my buddy came and talked me into it!i yanked the wire harness out of the firewall and am gonna fill that now too,gesh its tiring lol.should be ready to paint dash and firewall this weekend then i can get to getting the motor back in!anyone know what kinda seats these are?i am hoping the plug is for heated seats...i tried to trace it but cant it goes to the back and then up where it hinges.im thinking its for the seatbelt alarm or something.also what is the wire off the porportioning valve?
the wire off the porportioning valve is a trigger for the brake light on the dash. this style looks like a 70's GM porportioning valve, if you were to pop a brake line the piston would jump to front or rear brakes only, depending on which line is leaking and the switch would be pushed in and turn on the light.....
oh thats what the valve body is on the front.so how do i hook that light up?is it a ground switch?light only comes on if the porportioning valve detects a leak...?
Yes the light should come on when detects any loss of pressure, like a broken line or a leaky wheel cylinder. the wire should hook up right on top between the 2 lines that hook up to the master cyliner. any 2 pin light should work one side is power and the other goes to the switch, when the little piston inside the porportioning valve jumps because of a pressure loss it will push the switch in and make the light come on letting you know of that there is a problem.......
by valve body on the front do you mean the little ****on? that would re-center the pistion inside if it had jumped at one time.......
exactly what i meant.got my tail light stands and lights all in.soldered the wiring harness for the headlights and etc for the front cause i moved it down on the firewall.waiting on brake lines so i can bend up for the front and from the master thru the firewall.already have my bulkhead fittings.painting the firewall this weekend or early next week.slapping the motor back in and might drive to the portland swamp meet.
brake lines all bent have to flare them in morning.dont buy a harbor freight double flare tool its garbage.loading on the trailer in morning to go get firewall painted then get to putting the motor together and back in.should be road worthy by next weekend.
heres an update.motors in gotta hook up throttle linkage waiting on some an fittings and ignition back from msd.im running a msd 7al2 with hvc coil and msd billet dist.also need to get new valve covers and misc bolts.
well ran motor for first time tonite on my back up ignition started first turn.got cooling system all bleed and am waiting on oil sender and thru firewall connector for coil.should have her maiden voyage tomo afternoon.got my stainless rad brace today and just gotta zip tie and clamp some misc and put the ****** cover back in oh and my windshield as well!
hey looking good, glad you got to drive it mine is alittle far out still to take for a ride, maybe another month or 2!
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