|
LOL.....Just wiring for the Vintage Air unit in white mesh shielding ....
|
It's looking better now....... If Possible....LOL
|
Update....... Pretty much finished except for the Hydra-Boost system which hopefully will be here next week......... Got the wiring under the dash under control.... LOL.... The steering column cable shifter is adjusted and works perfectly..... Gas Pedal installed and hooked up....Under hood wiring all cleaned up.....One of the big surprises is the new Dakota digital features now available is the programming of the fan controller module using a Blue Tooth app.......So easy and simple..... one of the past concerns with these modules is having access to them for changing the settings....... Not required anymore.... Bury it in the dash with no concerns for access...... Great Job Dakota !!!!!!Got the dash installed and the new gauges .....Too Simple.....the Neutral Safety switch is now controlled by the Dakota gear position indicator....... Hit the key and everything works as it should..... Didn't want to start the engine yet as the power steering pump is not hooked up yet and don't want to ruin it......
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds |
----Does the knee knocker tach still work?.....Bill S
|
Looking awesome Ken!! :worship:
|
Quote:
|
Done..... Just waiting for the Hydra-Boost now !!!!
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds |
Now, you have a complete LS Shop.
Well done! Fast forward to 20 years (2041)....your son will be repeating your exact same process and footsteps....only this time....the LS engine will be replaced with Electric Motors....with all wheel drive 2000 hp....with batteries the size of an Iphone. Dan |
Quote:
Yep !!!!....... All part of the Green New Deal !!!!!!! |
Looks awesome as always, Ken!
|
Still waiting for the Hydra-Boost to show up.......... In the mean time I noticed I wasn't getting any fuel pressure to the rails and the engine wouldn't start...... Humm!!!......I hot wired the power feed on the Vaporworx controller and Bingo had fuel pressure..... Hummm !!!! After checking the only thing it could be was a bad controller or the wiring on the Delfi plug assy........ Ended up that when I cut the harness to suit and pinned the wires in the plug.... I had all the wires in the right position but didn't notice that when I plugged it together I had to rotate the plug 180 degrees to get the key feature on the plug to align........ Luckily Donnie at Frame-Up explained how to unpin the plug and get the wires in back to the correct position....... Duhh!!!........ Hit the key and the engine started immediately...... Don't want to run it until the power steering pump has fluid in it so I only ran it for a few seconds....... Video to follow when the Hydra boost shows up.....
Ken |
Awesome!
|
Chris mentioned that there was wheel bearing noise coming from the front end during the Road-Tour last fall..... Had some time so I figured I would take a look at replacing them....... Then I realized that when I built the car 15 years ago I put a stock GM front disc assy on the car..... Hummm!!!.... As long as we are updating everything we might as well give the Hydra-Boost system something to work with...... LOL....
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds |
New brakes installed....... Still waiting for the Hydra-Boost..... But now I have another issue that I have never experienced before......... The transmission has an issue, when starting the car and putting it in gear the trans has no function at all....... adding more fluid doesn't do anything...... The fluid level on the dipstick is above the full line but after starting and running thru the gears the level stays high and never goes down..... It seems the pump isn't working ........ no tire rotation at all..... Converter was filled with oil per spec before installing and keyed into the trans pump..... Humm...... Time to pull it out and take it to a trans expert to figure it out........
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds |
Bummer about the transmission....always something.
You’ll have her repaired in no time....stay warm. Dan |
If it was easy everybody would be doing it.........you will have it sorted out in short order I'm sure.
|
Isn't the rotation arrow on the rotors backwards ?
|
Quote:
Yes ..... All fixed.... |
Trans update....... Had to take the exhaust system down.....and pull the trans out....... Everything looks fine but the trans pump absolutely had "0" function...... the trans fluid would just stay at the level as added while running the car without any trans function.....The Connect and Cruise systems come with a warranty so I called the Performance Tech center in the Detroit area and spoke to a Tech..... I explained everything that was happening and my assemble procedure....... I explained the adding of fluid to the converter prior to assy..... The clearance 3/16" between the converter and flex plate prior to bolting it together.......then the filling and no results experience....... He asked if I had a Chevrolet dealer in the area..... Said yes.... Told me to go there and talk to one of the service writers to get the car in....... he then explained that since I didn't buy the assy from them they might not agree to look into the issues..... Then he explained that if they did agree to get it in and found out it was something I did wrong I would be billed at Shop rate for everything done at the dealership....... Easier to pull the trans out and take it to a local trans shop for them to look at...... So.... That's where we are at now........ Still waiting on the Hydra-Boost also.....Here I thought I was a couple of hours from completion..... LOL
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds |
Hopefully all goes well without a hitch at the dealer.
Dan |
Quote:
|
Wise decision :)
Dan |
It's the luck of the draw with dealer mechanic's....... LOL.....Back in 98 when I bought my first and last Corvette here's what happened..... Ordered the car and put down the deposit and told the salesman to time out placing the order so the car would come in around the beginning of April as I didn't have room in the garage over the winter..... He calls me on Dec 18th and said my car was in....LOL....I move things around and drive the car home.... Next day as the garage door is coming down I notice there oil all over the floor under the differential....... Call the dealer and tell them the car has a problem.... They say bring it back.....the car was there two weeks and they call and tell me that there was a porosity problem with some of the aluminum housings and the rep told them to clean the housing and put a coating of Epoxy over the unit to seal it up..... I told them it's a brand new car and you are going to fix it like that..... They said that's what the factory told them to do.....O.K..... Go with the flow...... They did it and called and said to come pick up the car......next day looking under the car the puddle of oil was back....... Took it back again and after a couple of weeks they called and told me the GM rep gave them permission to change out the transaxle..... Finally.....When I pick up the car three weeks later I noticed both quarter panels were all scratched up from the mechanic pulling the air line down from above so he could use his Air tools.....About lost it.....So, they kept the car another week to buff out the quarters........Picked the car up and the next morning I look and Oil again all over the floor....At this point the only miles on the car were back and forth to the dealer.......I take it back again and lets just say we had a heated discussion and I told them not to call me to pick it up until the car sits for a while and didn't leak any oil.......So.... three weeks later I get a call that the car was finished.... Brought it home and the leak was gone.... By the way it is now mid April..... LOL..... So a couple of months later I was at a car show and a mechanic friend of mine who works at the dealership asked me if they ever told me what the issue was..... I said no but it's fixed now.......He never worked on my car but after the last time I brought it back it was still leaking and nobody could figure it out, so it was out of his area but he walked over to look at it and noticed the axle grease seals were in Backwards... The guy that had been working on it all the time said how do you know that.... He said look at it...ended up it came from the factory with the seals installed incorrectly.... and when this guy installed the new trans axle assy he installed the seals the same way as they were in the unit he replaced...... LOL....Switched the seals around and never leaked again.....Like I said.... Luck of the draw.......Never again
|
Wow...that's crazy, but not expected. We've had issues in the past at dealerships, too!
Hope you get it figured out soon...so you and Chris can do this :3gears: :burnout: |
So...… I Are Smart...…. Found the problem...…. I thought I knew everything as I have done this many times in the past...….. Let's just say I ruined the converter and the trans pump and leave it at that...…. It's in the hands of Experts now being fixed...… Ends up I didn't have the pump engaged properly with the converter......Darn this car stuff is hard and $$$$$$$
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds |
Wow...glad you figured it out :)
|
Damn! I (almost) had that same problem putting the trans back in my grampa's old 71 Lincoln. Well in all that excitement I couldn't remember if I heard three "clunks" or only two when I installed the converter. (I know it sounds like the old Dirty Harry line). Got the entire trans installed and noticed it was a bit tight against the engine. Pulled it all back out and yup - only two clunks. Pulled the converter back out and reinserted it with three clunks to fully seat it in the pump lugs. Now I feel lucky! ;-)
|
Exactly !!!!!!
|
Glad y’all got it fingered out!:dunno:
|
Uhhhhhh
|
Got the transmission back and and a "Lesson" well learned......100% my fault because I didn't have the converter positioned correctly..... How can that be, I have done this many times before...... Seems that with the converter not in correctly and mating the trans to the engine while tightening the bell housing bolts it pushed the converter into the trans and broke the parts inside the pump..... I used a electric ratchet and didn't feel the resistance of the bolts telling me "Hey Dummy" stop you have a problem here..... After tightening the bolts and putting the Converter to Flexplate bolts in everything seemed normal....... Duhhh !!!....... So.... If you think you know everything like I did,,,,, Double check as it was an expensive fix...... and Embarrassing !!!!!
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds |
Life lessons happen to us all. Glad you`re back on track.
Dan |
Knew you'd get it figured out! :biggthumpup:
|
Quote:
|
As stated, that happens to everyone. My family calls me crazy, but I almost never use my air tools when working on my Camaro. I guess I'm old fashioned and got that from my dad. If I can't "feel" what's going on, then the potential for mistakes is magnified.
Glad you got it fixed. |
You should arrange those broken parts into a shadow box for garage art.
|
Update....... Trans back in and working correctly .......LOL..... Exhaust system back on .....everything hooked up and working except for the HydraBoost which still hasn't showed up yet...... Been waiting 4 months..... Hummm !!!!.....Probably 4-5 hours away from being finished once the HydraBoost shows up......
|
Finally got some info on the HydraBoost........ Supposed to be delivered next week.....Finally !!!!!
|
Finally got the Hydro Boost and got it installed..... Had the high and low pressure hoses made and installed.... Had to reposition the proportioning valve...... LOL..... Had to take the fender well out to get at the brake lines to make new ones to suit....another one of those simple things that turned into a multi-hour fix......Anyhow got the reservoir installed and hooked up .........filled the system with fluid and have to go thru the process of bleeding all the air bubbles out of the hydro boost system...... Then all I need to do is bleed the brakes and put the Hood on.....Then it needs to go for a Dyno-Tune to get the system balanced.......Another one finally finished......
https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/imag...080&fit=bounds |
Excellent!!!!! Well done :)
What number LS install was this for you Mr. LS. Thanks again for yet another awesome install. Dan |
| All times are GMT. The time now is 04:46 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.