Rusty's not very quiet cuda progress

[Nick]

Yes my friend.. but you're so damn good at body work! :toot:

 

[68R/T]

The first thing I would try;

Carefully mask the surrounding area with tape, then drip some Loc-tite around the insert, Let it set overnight, have a rum & coke, try again tomorrow.

 

[mr340]

What size threads are they, I have a nut-sert assortment with the tool, maybe it just needs a little squeeze... oh wait, that's what I need :shifty:... But I'll send my tool down with Greggles on the next trip.

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

It would be HARD to INSERT your TOOL with the tap in there!
Gonna try & wiggle my arm in tomorrow & grab the nut with needle nose vise grips don't know if my old body can contort into a position to do that & turn the tap at the same time, I feel the need for pain killers already!
If that don't work 68's idea will be next!

 

[68R/T]

The second thing I would try;

Drill an appropriate sized hole in a piece of sheet metal to slip over the tap, then heat the tap with a propane torch until it burns off the paint in the threads.

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

K more room in there than I thought got the vise grips on & finished cleaning out the threads, other one went without a hitch & still snug.
could not get the nut & washer on the back to snug it up so Don put the nutsert tool on your loan Rusty list(will need it for putting in the nuts on the pass side too) those are just holes in the sheet metal(after market mirror)
Kinda cold out there so I didn't drill em out yet.Rich.

 

[mr340]

What size inserts do you need?

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

I have new inserts just need the tool, pretty sure they are 1/4 - 20 ? Rich.

 

[Fishy]

So you itchin to drive it yet? Looks friggin sweet and I don't really care much for the E body 'Cudas but yours might just change that opinion! Sweet color on it too! Well done Rusty!!! :bravo:

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Well not a lot of car time latley, lifes little monkey wrenches have ben flyingh my way, but since the grand poo bah wants me to post anyway,I'll post some crap!
Fishy, for some reason I'm really not in any hurry to drive the car, maybe it's the fear of leaving a trail of parts as I take off?
Went out for a while today & got more electrical stuff workin. 340 bros, I used one of those fuses,thanks for the overkill on the fuse supply! that got most workin, scrapped up some grounds & got the top dash lights on, heater control & rear plate light still not on, but really didn't dig too deep on those.
but now (after the plate light) I'll be night leagle!
Got a front bumper filler, clean,paint that & I can drille out the grille for mounting(must be a 72 grille, no holes for the filler screws.)
So thats about it for car stuff for now, see yas around! :toot:Rich.

 

[mr340]

Sure you don't need more fuses?:shifty: :bwuhaha:

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

The way I test circuits maybe sooner than you think!:shifty:
thanks again, you gotta get over here, been a while. Rich.

 

[mr340]

Gonna have to have a East Coast Nuts Nats again this summer....[smilie=::

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Gotta rebuild the deck first, not high on the priority list right now! :dgt:
got the rear plate light on by adding another ground, so only the heater light still out!
Got some other crap done, too tired to type, look at the pics! :shifty: Rich.

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

tach 4 wires, blk/green/white & red , where do they go, it's an autometer if that helps!

 

[gomopar440]

Most all tachs follow this pattern

Blk = ground
Red = ignition switched +12v
White = dash light (coming from dimmer switch)
Green = negative (-) post on the coil

Hope this helps.

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

That should do it, thanks Go!

 

[mr340]

Looking good there Rich!!! :bravo:

 

[greg340 "GREGGLES"]

Hey Rich ya get anything done on the car lately??? How about the windows??

 

[RUSTY Cuda]

Not a damn thing in months, got my fader switch wires off ebay, still sittin in my desk drawer. work got busy & the weekends have been filled with some family problems, my mother got a new knee, my father is in need of help with his tax returns & My bro in law is recovering from another cancer operation. I think I started it up for 20 mins last "holiday" weekend, of which I worked & visited someone every day. Maybe in the fall when everything settles down a bit! :huh: Rich.