68 GT convertible project
I haven't posted anything on this for a long time. There hasn't been much to post. The car is still sitting in the garage and looks pretty much the same. I burned out and didn't work on it for quite awhile. I've started working on it again...doing some small jobs so it's ready to be assembled as soon as it gets painted. I got most of the stainless trim sanded and polished. I just have the small vertical stainless pieces on the door glass and 1/4 glass to polish. Everything else is done. That took a long time.
Previously I had purchased a headlight relay kit from member "crackedback". I just purchased a convertible top relay kit from him as well. I wasn't completely happy with how I had the headlight relays mounted so I redid it and added the convertible top fuse holder to the bottom of the battery tray. I made up a small mounting plate out of 20 gauge sheet metal. I put a few dimple died holes in it to add strength and added some rivnuts for easy attachment to the tray.
The relays are almost completely hidden under the tray.
I mounted the convertible top relays to the rear seat x-member by the top pump.
I also got the plug wires cut to length and routed cleanly. With the Pertronix distributor the boots are extremely close to the wiper motor. I "think" it should be OK though. I made sure to set the timing at 15 degrees(with the 20 degree limiters in the distributor) before making the wires. I have the distributor turned to maximize the clearance at the wiper motor.
I haven't posted anything on this for a long time. There hasn't been much to post. The car is still sitting in the garage and looks pretty much the same. I burned out and didn't work on it for quite awhile. I've started working on it again...doing some small jobs so it's ready to be assembled as soon as it gets painted. I got most of the stainless trim sanded and polished. I just have the small vertical stainless pieces on the door glass and 1/4 glass to polish. Everything else is done. That took a long time.
Previously I had purchased a headlight relay kit from member "crackedback". I just purchased a convertible top relay kit from him as well. I wasn't completely happy with how I had the headlight relays mounted so I redid it and added the convertible top fuse holder to the bottom of the battery tray. I made up a small mounting plate out of 20 gauge sheet metal. I put a few dimple died holes in it to add strength and added some rivnuts for easy attachment to the tray.
The relays are almost completely hidden under the tray.
I mounted the convertible top relays to the rear seat x-member by the top pump.
I also got the plug wires cut to length and routed cleanly. With the Pertronix distributor the boots are extremely close to the wiper motor. I "think" it should be OK though. I made sure to set the timing at 15 degrees(with the 20 degree limiters in the distributor) before making the wires. I have the distributor turned to maximize the clearance at the wiper motor.
