Work continues. John Bentley came over to help with the blinker system
shorting out. It turned out to be the screw which holds the cover on to the
steering column was hitting the connection on the blinker switch,
causing an instant short. Many thanks to John Bentley and his family for
taking time out of their weekend.
I installed the new throttle cable assembly that JB made for me. This is a
great system. It took me awhile to get it adjusted properly. After hooking
up the new cable the motor wouldn't turn over anymore. I first thought it
was a bad connection so I used jumper cables to directly connect the
battery to the starter. I had to pull the start out to do that and even
though some pantera folks have to remove the headers to get the start out,
I am lucky. It comes out nicely after rotating it in various ways. Anyway
it turned out that the positive battery lead had a bad connector on it.
When I soldered it the first time I didn't do a good job.
I also hooked up the headlight bar motor and the switches that stop it from
moving too far. So the headlights and headlight buckets are next. I
installed the rear view mirror and the rear upper body brace as well.
I ordered a new tie rod end for one side of my car. It turns out one side
has about a good 3/4 to an inch of movement. I want the new tie rod end
before I have the car aligned. I think next weekend we will be ready for
carpet, passenger seat, roll bar padding, and headlights. I finished off
the day by going for an extended run around town and out in the suburbs a
bit. Everything ran well, nothing fell off, and everything still worked
when I got back. I'm gaining more confidence in the car.
shorting out. It turned out to be the screw which holds the cover on to the
steering column was hitting the connection on the blinker switch,
causing an instant short. Many thanks to John Bentley and his family for
taking time out of their weekend.
I installed the new throttle cable assembly that JB made for me. This is a
great system. It took me awhile to get it adjusted properly. After hooking
up the new cable the motor wouldn't turn over anymore. I first thought it
was a bad connection so I used jumper cables to directly connect the
battery to the starter. I had to pull the start out to do that and even
though some pantera folks have to remove the headers to get the start out,
I am lucky. It comes out nicely after rotating it in various ways. Anyway
it turned out that the positive battery lead had a bad connector on it.
When I soldered it the first time I didn't do a good job.
I also hooked up the headlight bar motor and the switches that stop it from
moving too far. So the headlights and headlight buckets are next. I
installed the rear view mirror and the rear upper body brace as well.
I ordered a new tie rod end for one side of my car. It turns out one side
has about a good 3/4 to an inch of movement. I want the new tie rod end
before I have the car aligned. I think next weekend we will be ready for
carpet, passenger seat, roll bar padding, and headlights. I finished off
the day by going for an extended run around town and out in the suburbs a
bit. Everything ran well, nothing fell off, and everything still worked
when I got back. I'm gaining more confidence in the car.
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