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    Ammeter intermittently pegs to charge

    Thanks for the responses. I have the 70 and up VR and the 2 field alternator. I will see if I have a spare VR and start from there.
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    Ammeter intermittently pegs to charge

    Couldn't find a thread dealing exactly with this issue. The ammeter gauge (Stewart Warner) intermittently pegs out on the charge side while at cruising speed (2000rpm). As the rpm's decrease, the needle moves back towards center than climb back to to fully charging as the rpms increase. Then as...
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    Loose two post

    There is a very thin narrow flat ring (like a C clip) of spring steel at the edge of the mirror head and glass. It has a split in it that I grab with a dentist pick to pull it out. Be careful that your glass doesn’t fall out once you remove the C clip. There is also a regular spring in there...
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    Loose two post

    Just an update on the mirror post. I see that my mirror started to loosen up again so I took it apart and realized that without flattering the two rivets it didn’t matter how tight the black metal brace was. Using the same method I compressed the rivets and now the mirror is very tight. Again...
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    Loose two post

    This is how I tightened my two post mirror head. After pushing in on the glass I removed the locking ring and then removed the glass and spring. I then used a pair on my welding vice grips as shown in the pics to compress the black plate on either side of the ball. Worked like a charm. I didn’t...
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    Shoulder belts

    So.....Well I appreciate the input for sure and I actually just installed the belts today so I can't say they will be getting much use till the spring. In my opinion, anything was better then just lap belts. I'm sure that at a reasonable speed crash they would help but I get the point. I don't...
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    Shoulder belts

    Compared to just lap belts , yes,yes I am
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    65 Barracuda Spear clip

    I got mine from Laysons and they were pretty snug but they did work with the help of dishwashing liquid and some persuasion. I also got the threaded end one from them.
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    Shoulder belts

    Sorry about the multiple doubles of pictures, clearly a boomer trying to use his phone!
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    Shoulder belts

    I have searched this topic but couldn’t find a post on how I wanted to do a shoulder belt install so here is how I addressed the shoulder belt issue in my early A body (Barracuda). I wanted to do the early 3 point system that I once had in my 68 Barracuda. The belts are PG Classics reproduction...
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    Finally

    Originally I was going to do bent Half inch electrical conduit as seen in the first picture. Then I contemplated doing the traditional trick of reversing the wheel opening from a pair of front fenders. I finally decided to go with these 55 to 57 Chevy gasser patch panels from eBay. It took a...
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    Finally

    Thank you
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    Finally

    Thank you. Lace painting with a curtain panel
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    Finally

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    Finally

    I think with the door jams and under the trunk lid around 16 cans. Then another couple cans of white for the lace painting. The car was then wet sanded and I shot it with two part clear from a spray gun.
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    Finally

    Thank you
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    Finally

    Thank you.
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    Finally

    Thank you.
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    Finally

    Thank you. Since I was going for an old-school look that’s an actual curtain panel and a technique is called lace painting.
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    Finally

    Finally done. Built in the yard and the driveway. That would be rattle can paint.
  21. midlifecuda

    AM radio static

    Well I went back to Later in the day to try the radio and now it’s not working again
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    AM radio static

    I’m just going to continue to babble here. Perhaps my ranting might help somebody else down the road. I had another old Gage cluster and swapped out the condenser but still the same static. At least I know I didn’t fry the first condenser. Yes maybe the voltage regulator got stuck. The static...
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    AM radio static

    Maybe I fried the condenser on the back of the gauge cluster
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    AM radio static

    But now I actually have static that I didn’t have yesterday with the car not running. But I will take everyone’s help to heart and figure out these different noise suppression techniques.
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    AM radio static

    OK so remember the part about me being an idiot? So this whole time we’re having this wonderful discussion my gauge cluster has been out of the dash but still connected to both the nine pin connector and the ignition. Then I thought well maybe the gauge cluster needs to be mounted in and somehow...
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    AM radio static

    I’m thinking that the smoke was coming from the condenser wire on the back of the gauge cluster if not from inside the gauge cluster and just seem to be by the wire of the condenser. I shut everything off immediately so I didn’t get a real good look but again it seem like it was coming from the...
  27. midlifecuda

    AM radio static

    OK so disregard power feeding the instrument panel lights and radio lights. The dimmer part of my light switch is not working correctly so I need a new light switch. Still need help about the radio not coming on
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    AM radio static

    Great stuff! Now I just need to figure out why my radio won’t come on even though it’s getting power. While digging around the fuse panel I also discovered that I’m not getting power to the instrument lighting fuse. All of the other fuse blocks are getting power. Just something else to try to...
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    AM radio static

    No nothing like that. I just have a battery cut off switch installed mostly for anti-theft purposes. I killed the power when I swapped out the starter relay and then turn the power back on to confirm the new starter relay was working which it is. But the back of the gauge cluster was touching...
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    AM radio static

    Thank you for the offer. I just don’t know what condenser part number is the one to put on the coil or if they’re all the same.
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