Fitzy's GP is back!

[Fitzy]

When you're sporting a chrome dome, it's important you have a nice round head without any unsightly lumps or bumps. Fortunately, I have a nice round head so no need for any wigs or other accessories. I could be a total wanker and grow a ponytail whilst retaining my baldness. In total denial. You blokes in Porsches - take note.

[JUSTA6]

I was thinkin I'd take the blond one w/red visor.  Whatcha think?

[Fitzy]

As long as it doesn't clash with your gorgeous blue eyes. 

Disclaimer: I have no idea what JustA looks like. I certainly hope he doesn't have a ponytail.

[Frosty]

7 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

I was thinkin I'd take the blond one w/red visor.  Whatcha think?

[JUSTA6]

7 hours ago, Fitzy said:

As long as it doesn't clash with your gorgeous blue eyes. 

Disclaimer: I have no idea what JustA looks like. I certainly hope he doesn't have a ponytail.

I'm one of theses guys, dresses as Havoc

[Ringo64]

1 hour ago, JUSTA6 said:

I'm one of theses guys, dresses as Havoc

Man, been a minute since I've seen this pic.

[JUSTA6]

4 hours ago, Ringo64 said:

Man, been a minute since I've seen this pic.

Been a couple minutes.

[Fitzy]

I'm gonna guess the one standing closest to the GTO. Is there some significance to the pic you guys are holding up?

[JUSTA6]

6 hours ago, Fitzy said:

I'm gonna guess the one standing closest to the GTO. Is there some significance to the pic you guys are holding up?

Guy that was on here many years ago. He still is, see his car every once in awhile in this N that.  Got so pissed at us over this shot he stopped talkin to us.  For the record....Frosty made em.  We JUSTA gamefully played along!

[Fitzy]

It's important to have a scapegoat - this one's called Frosty! So...is that you closest to the other Goat?

Had a bit of a day today. I thought I'd start with the easiest electrics which is anything behind the rear seat. All I had to do was clean the various bulb contacts and shine up the little spring loaded pin that provides the juice to the globe. I did the reverse lights, number plate light and the stop/tail/indicators. Oh, and I fitted my spanky new red LED bulbs. I need to check the fuel gauge sender unit earth to ensure it's a good contact and the back of the car is sorted. Then I threw myself into the engine bay. I pulled apart and then meticulously cleaned the bulkhead connectors. I can't see a need to rewire if everything already works. I figure as long as all connection points are clean & tight and that the wire ends are in the same clean condition, shit should work. Whilst in there, I cleaned up the horn wires, blower motor wire and oil pressure & temp gauge lines. I also cleaned up the wiper wires and neatened everything so that it is all virtually hidden. I drilled a small hole under the blower motor housing and routed the right hand engine bay wires through there to avoid having them snake around the firewall. I enclosed whatever I could in split tubing conduit and am pretty happy with the result.

Will fit LED flasher can and front indicator LEDs tomorrow. The rat's nest under the dash is the job that's gonna take a little time. I'll post extra pics tomorrow.

[Frosty]

20 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

I'm one of theses guys, dresses as Havoc

 

19 hours ago, Ringo64 said:

Man, been a minute since I've seen this pic.

Wow! It has been awhile since I last saw this photo!!!! 

Yeah, I was the mastermind of this particular prank (go figure, right?). Guilty as charged! I certainly didn't expect him to react the way he did.

[JUSTA6]

5 hours ago, Frosty said:

 

Wow! It has been awhile since I last saw this photo!!!! 

Yeah, I was the mastermind of this particular prank (go figure, right?). Guilty as charged! I certainly didn't expect him to react the way he did.

Pic included Mike N Professor.  Did we piss them off too?   Actually remember something about Pro's station wagon, then he hung up and never came back. Maybe he went to play tractors with Havoc??

[Andy H]

17 hours ago, Fitzy said:

It's important to have a scapegoat - this one's called Frosty! So...is that you closest to the other Goat?

Had a bit of a day today. I thought I'd start with the easiest electrics which is anything behind the rear seat. All I had to do was clean the various bulb contacts and shine up the little spring loaded pin that provides the juice to the globe. I did the reverse lights, number plate light and the stop/tail/indicators. Oh, and I fitted my spanky new red LED bulbs. I need to check the fuel gauge sender unit earth to ensure it's a good contact and the back of the car is sorted. Then I threw myself into the engine bay. I pulled apart and then meticulously cleaned the bulkhead connectors. I can't see a need to rewire if everything already works. I figure as long as all connection points are clean & tight and that the wire ends are in the same clean condition, shit should work. Whilst in there, I cleaned up the horn wires, blower motor wire and oil pressure & temp gauge lines. I also cleaned up the wiper wires and neatened everything so that it is all virtually hidden. I drilled a small hole under the blower motor housing and routed the right hand engine bay wires through there to avoid having them snake around the firewall. I enclosed whatever I could in split tubing conduit and am pretty happy with the result.

Will fit LED flasher can and front indicator LEDs tomorrow. The rat's nest under the dash is the job that's gonna take a little time. I'll post extra pics tomorrow.

Nice, I wish my bulkhead connector housings look that good, mine has been cooked to much and are al crispy.

You can always add some relays for things like headlights and starter even without rewiring the whole car.

I would like to know what you think about your new LED taillight bulbs when you are done and what brand they are, seems like every time i do a LED upgrade job (car or at the house) it turns in to a full on investigation to find something that looks the way i think it should.

[Fitzy]

Another productive day today. I pulled all headlight & front park/indicator connectors out, released the little tab that holds the spade connectors captive inside the plastic plugs and sparked them all up with some emery and a small wire brush. There was nothing dramatic to report but at least I now know when juice gets there, it should be unhindered juice. Whilst there, I found lotsa mud wasp eggs inside the chrome headlight surrounds. This damn place is alive with critters and they will invade whatever space is open to them. I also installed the new LED park/indicator bulbs. The bulb is dual purpose - a different set of coloured LEDs depending on the function selected. I also installed the new LED specific flasher can. I can't test anything yet coz battery is out of the car being trickle charged.

I pulled my fuse box out and am going to modify it's mounting board so as to accommodate the relays I have planned (hi Andy!) One each for high & low beam headlights, one for blower motor and one for the air horn.

Engine bay wiring is now complete and I am satisfied with it. Front & back of car is all done. The dash wires will take some time, a commodity of which I have plenty of.

After it's all done and I start testing stuff, if I'm still not getting a healthy 12+V to the fuse box I'll have the alternator & reg tested for output.

Oh, and I sent my fuel gauge and the Frosty tach to a specialist in southern Queensland and asked that modern mechs be installed in both. It'd be nice to have a fuel gauge that actually tells me what's going on.

I also picked up a labeller and some clear shrinkwrap so as to label all wires that feed into the fuse box. Yes, that one in the pic is my first attempt so it's a bit wobbly. They will improve..

 

 

Edited March 30 by Fitzy

[Fitzy]

You guys wouldn't have heard about the cyclone that hit Groote Eylandt where I work - I forgot to mention it. Whilst I was on R&R at home, a Cat 3 cyclone hit Groote and has caused so much damage to infrastructure that we all thought it would close. Anyway, apparently there's a LOT of manganese still to be mined and the Mine will rebuild but it's gonna take months. There was massive damage to the highway (we use road trains to shift processed product to the port area) the haul road (dump trucks take raw earth to be processed) and to the port area (where a conveyor loads bulk ore carriers.) All suffered huge damage and so there's not much happening right now. All contractors & casual workers were told that there's no more work. I am very fortunate that I am once again driving coaches and am therefore considered 'essential,' so my job is secure. I am lucky to be able to fritter money upon the car.

[Wrongway]

That sucks, glad you're ok bro!

[64 kiwi boni]

The label maker works good mate 

i use mine all the time , but I don’t bother sticking them along the wire , it will fall off . I just wrap the label around so it adheres to its self , that will never fall off . 
also make your board for the relays a little bigger and you can have space to stick labels so in future you know what’s what 👍

When I get home from the beach I will show you a picture of the relay board I made in the cortina …

Easter weekend has been nice and we caught heaps of fish 🎣 

[64 kiwi boni]

her ya go mate , this is what I did !!

oh and my fillets !!!!😋

 

Edited March 31 by 64 kiwi boni

[Fitzy]

That looks good. The fish look GREAT!

Another day of my life dissolved as I spent it under the dash grunting & swearing. I managed to fabricate my Mark 2 nylon chopping board adapter interface between the old fuse box and the new one- this time with room for relays. I also managed to neaten up not one but two wires, so it's a start. Some prior person had butchered one of those wires and it was held together with 2 scotchlocks but with abrasion & cut marks in between. That's all fixed now - only 50 wires to go.

Oh, and I wrapped an oil soaker pad around the exposed floor shifter because I almost sliced my head open on it, again. My head seems to find every hard unyielding surface it possibly can whilst I am twisted into inhumane positions.

[64 kiwi boni]

On 3/31/2024 at 9:12 PM, Fitzy said:

Oh, and I wrapped an oil soaker pad around the exposed floor shifter because I almost sliced my head open on it, again. My head seems to find every hard unyielding surface it possibly can whilst I am twisted into inhumane positions.

This is due to lack of hair 

That’s going to look good 👍 

[Fitzy]

You will now all bow before me - Ringo reckons I'm now a Grand Master. (Claps hands twice) Bring me a goblet of wine and some grapes, the latter to be administered to me by a nubile scantily dressed young maiden.

Man, I'm gonna love this. I wonder if she's good with wiring?

[64 kiwi boni]

all hail monty pete 

 

[Fitzy]

BE QUIET, Peasant!

Ah, Monty Python. They certainly nailed it with that little clip. The Autocrats vs the Great Unwashed. Not a lot has changed, except that the Great Unwashed now drive Pontiacs. Peel me another grape, Deirdre.

[64 kiwi boni]

Yes master 

[64 kiwi boni]

1 hour ago, Fitzy said:

BE QUIET, Peasant!

Ah, Monty Python. They certainly nailed it with that little clip. The Autocrats vs the Great Unwashed. Not a lot has changed, except that the Great Unwashed now drive Pontiacs. Peel me another grape, Deirdre.

Haha @ where the commoner says, oh that’s the king , cause he hasn’t got shit on him …. So can relate that to today’s world !!! 

Edited April 10 by 64 kiwi boni