RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
OK I think I'll order that & the distributor with the tan cap, not that the color matters, but what the heck!
Rusty's not very quiet cuda progress
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RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
OK 2 more parts ordered.
Earlier I ordered the 2 metal clips & the passenger splash shield.
Earlier I ordered the 2 metal clips & the passenger splash shield.
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
I'm starting to get quite frustrated now, just can't even get simple little things done.
I put the gas pedal in YEA one tiny victory!
So I figure I can mount the rear speakers & get those wired up, well not so fast, can't find the screws, dig around in my extra screw stash & nothing great in there, a few I could maybe get away with, go to my old sheet metal stash & the
1"ers got it in, I do have 3/4 not sure if they would catch good yet?
I dug out the old deck cover & looks like even the 1" shouldn't be a problem, I thought I had the new one but that's another one of the back orders.
I guess I don't need the old plastic spacers, the speakers had slightly smaller ones?
Also noticed, damn, there's a gaping hole over the speaker, I will need to buy or fab some kind of cover, & after not using the one speaker I had that had 2 covers in the box I threw them away!!!!!!
I put the gas pedal in YEA one tiny victory!
So I figure I can mount the rear speakers & get those wired up, well not so fast, can't find the screws, dig around in my extra screw stash & nothing great in there, a few I could maybe get away with, go to my old sheet metal stash & the
1"ers got it in, I do have 3/4 not sure if they would catch good yet?
I dug out the old deck cover & looks like even the 1" shouldn't be a problem, I thought I had the new one but that's another one of the back orders.
I guess I don't need the old plastic spacers, the speakers had slightly smaller ones?
Also noticed, damn, there's a gaping hole over the speaker, I will need to buy or fab some kind of cover, & after not using the one speaker I had that had 2 covers in the box I threw them away!!!!!!
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
Found a pic of the tray, looks like they were dropped in from the top, there was some kind of cover on there but I can't seem to find them either? 
Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
One drawback to buying the OE-type replacement speakers is they generally don't come with hardware or grilles. Brand-name stuff will come with both, but at far greater expense. I don't care for the look of aftermarket grilles, especially since they suggest the car might have parts worth stealing, but the clip nuts, screws and studs can be invaluable.
As far as backorders go, have you tried any other sources? Dante's shows them as available, so it might be worth a call.
I'm not sure what you mean about gaping holes. Are you talking about the cutouts in that thick blue home-made disaster? If you have a new package tray ordered, what does it matter? As long as you ordered one for rear speakers you'll be fine. The tray has slits in it for the sound to come through. It'll look stock too, instead of those ghastly grilles the speaker companies provide.
As far as backorders go, have you tried any other sources? Dante's shows them as available, so it might be worth a call.
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
I have them ordered at year one, but if they have slots I'm good to go, the way I read it was cutouts for the rear speakers, I assumed the ole dotted lines to cut around?
You didn't like his handy work, part of the reason I went black on most of the interior, there were 5 or 6 different color blues in there, what little was left looked horrible.
there's no rush on those parts, but I will check Dante's I can always cancel out at year one!
You didn't like his handy work, part of the reason I went black on most of the interior, there were 5 or 6 different color blues in there, what little was left looked horrible.
there's no rush on those parts, but I will check Dante's I can always cancel out at year one!
Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
No, there are slots that look like grilles as part of the tray itself. No cutting required, no dotted lines.
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
That works for me!
Jass I have to put you on the payroll, your help has been a life saver.
Jass I have to put you on the payroll, your help has been a life saver.
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
Well today was a tad better, my mechanic finally called my axles were ready, so I picked those up & dropped off the drive shaft for new universal joints. 
New parts are starting to stack up now.
So I then attempted to mount the speakers, managed to make a project out of that too.
Didn't feel secure with the sheet metal screws, so I switched to nuts & bolts, of course I couldn't find 8 of the same length so I had to cut four down. I found 6 cool nuts with gummy backs, but I needed 8 so 2 got reg. nuts!
& wired up, found a couple of places I could use wire ties to keep the wires out of harms way.
Car didn't have the rear defrost option, so I used those holes, top side one actually had a zip tie there, not sure it did anything cause the speakers were never wired?
& finally taped some plastic over them to keep em clean & maybe a little protection till the cover gets here.
New parts are starting to stack up now.
So I then attempted to mount the speakers, managed to make a project out of that too.
Didn't feel secure with the sheet metal screws, so I switched to nuts & bolts, of course I couldn't find 8 of the same length so I had to cut four down. I found 6 cool nuts with gummy backs, but I needed 8 so 2 got reg. nuts!
& wired up, found a couple of places I could use wire ties to keep the wires out of harms way.
Car didn't have the rear defrost option, so I used those holes, top side one actually had a zip tie there, not sure it did anything cause the speakers were never wired?
& finally taped some plastic over them to keep em clean & maybe a little protection till the cover gets here.
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
This got here quick, I think the guy is here in jersey.
Proper plug too, now did they cut mine off to hook up the other distributor!
Proper plug too, now did they cut mine off to hook up the other distributor!
b-body-bob
Well-known member
Both the RB and LA distributors that I'm using in the Duster had been hacked like that, so they both got new pickups. They needed it anyway.
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
I haven't decided on a new harness for the bay yet, I want to lay it out & see what's been hacked up & how bad?
I think I do need at least the A/c harness, A/C did not work, have no idea why & there was at least one wire I remember hanging near the compressor?
I think I do need at least the A/c harness, A/C did not work, have no idea why & there was at least one wire I remember hanging near the compressor?
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
I think I will buy a new engine bay harness, mine is really been messed with!
Start with the forward light harness, That I can work with, a few tiny bare spots & one set of connections that I can redo.
I looked at the other side & there's an extra wire there too?
The BAY!!!!!!!
Looks like that extra resistor was jumped off the normal one?
Looks like he had a kill switch, that was all chopped up, but there's a bunch of other wires just cut & hanging? 
Not sure what this was yet?
The main, so on mine off the main firewall plug there's only I wire going to the secondary junction?
the others go into homemade connectors
I have a parts harness for Mr340, all the wires go to the secondary on his! 
Another mystery tidbit?
Funny I don't see anything that would plug into that distributor connector, looks like the reg one is still on the harness, If I have any chance of going back to factory I will need the new harness, time to go shopping again!
Start with the forward light harness, That I can work with, a few tiny bare spots & one set of connections that I can redo.
I looked at the other side & there's an extra wire there too?The BAY!!!!!!!
Looks like that extra resistor was jumped off the normal one?
Looks like he had a kill switch, that was all chopped up, but there's a bunch of other wires just cut & hanging? Not sure what this was yet?
The main, so on mine off the main firewall plug there's only I wire going to the secondary junction?
the others go into homemade connectorsI have a parts harness for Mr340, all the wires go to the secondary on his! Another mystery tidbit?
Funny I don't see anything that would plug into that distributor connector, looks like the reg one is still on the harness, If I have any chance of going back to factory I will need the new harness, time to go shopping again!
b-body-bob
Well-known member
wire nuts are never a good sign
Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
Here's the problem with a wiring mess like that:
The previous owner made all these changes over time, and apparently all with yellow 14-gauge wiring. But each change, in his mind, made sense at the time. It all worked just duckily for him, I suppose, and so no thought was given to changing anything.
Now you've got it out on the bench and are trying to make sense of several years worth of changes all at one time. You can't even get in this guy's head to imagine what he was doing during one modification, never mind a dozen over the span of untold years.
Year One literally sent me a sales code this morning, but I've already deleted it. Their wiring harnesses are not discount exempt, so wait until you get a 30% code (this happens at least weekly) and order any wiring at that point. Personally, I'd recommend doing both forward harnesses (lamp and engine) just based on the disaster I see in your photos.
The "mystery tidbit" sure looks like part of the neutral-safety/backup lamp harness. That black one-wire plug is almost definitely for the starter relay. Hard to tell if it's a brown wire with a yellow tracer, but it looks like it is.
The previous owner made all these changes over time, and apparently all with yellow 14-gauge wiring. But each change, in his mind, made sense at the time. It all worked just duckily for him, I suppose, and so no thought was given to changing anything.
Now you've got it out on the bench and are trying to make sense of several years worth of changes all at one time. You can't even get in this guy's head to imagine what he was doing during one modification, never mind a dozen over the span of untold years.
Year One literally sent me a sales code this morning, but I've already deleted it. Their wiring harnesses are not discount exempt, so wait until you get a 30% code (this happens at least weekly) and order any wiring at that point. Personally, I'd recommend doing both forward harnesses (lamp and engine) just based on the disaster I see in your photos.
The "mystery tidbit" sure looks like part of the neutral-safety/backup lamp harness. That black one-wire plug is almost definitely for the starter relay. Hard to tell if it's a brown wire with a yellow tracer, but it looks like it is.
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
I have a code, get one every weekend now.
One problem, they have 2 for my year, one for before & one for production after oct 12,
Here's the vin, is the info there? can you translate?
BS23L4B271058
Would the 10/5 be it?
Code is good till monday night.
One problem, they have 2 for my year, one for before & one for production after oct 12,
Here's the vin, is the info there? can you translate?
BS23L4B271058
Would the 10/5 be it?
Code is good till monday night.
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
Just got a shipping notice on the exhaust system, for 9/8
With all these parts coming I won't know what to work on!
With all these parts coming I won't know what to work on!
b-body-bob
Well-known member
The scheduled production date (SPD) will be on the fender tag or build sheet
The last 6 digits in the VIN are just a sequence number, but that seems like a high sequence so it's probably not an early build.
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
crap, don't have either on this car.
You think if I call them (year one) they would know what the difference is & maybe I could figure it out from there?
You think if I call them (year one) they would know what the difference is & maybe I could figure it out from there?
RUSTY Cuda
In over my head!
Last 5 are production #, it is high, I think they only build 31K that year?