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It's been a very busy few weeks, with a trip to Denver for a gig, a few camping trips, and quite a bit of work preparing for some special shows. As a result the poor Tunebug has been sitting around, waiting for me to get back to work. This weekend I finally had some time available so out to the garage I went.
Saturday I spent a good portion of the day running the wires for the new electric fuel pump. This entailed spending a goodly amount of time jammed into the rear area of the Tunebug. I'm really too big a guy to do that, but somehow I managed to fit. A few hours of work (interrupted by some leaf raking) and I was done with that project, and the Tunebug was back on his wheels again.
Sunday's work involved finishing up two more areas. First up was to run the rest of the fuel lines. I ran the soft lines to the front carb, and with a little bit of finagling got a line run between the two carbs. I'm not entirely sure this is the proper way to do this, but I think it will work. I ran a new line in the proper spot, but the line I ran was just a rubber one -- the original had a braided metal sheath. Not sure if this matters, but it's easy enough to fix later if necessary.
Finishing up the wiring was the next order of business. I wired up the fuel gauge and reattached the wires to the generator and distributor. I also reinstalled the high beam dipswitch in its original location; I was going to replace it with a relay and switch, but decided that could wait for another time.
<span style="font-style: italic">Generator wired in</span>
<span style="font-style: italic">Gauges should all work now -- we'll see!</span>
This was a good weekend's progress. I've still got a bunch of little things to do, but at least I'm making headway. Almost no way I will make the November 20th target, but such is the way of deadlines. I will have the car running this winter so that it will be ready for driving in the Spring!
Saturday I spent a good portion of the day running the wires for the new electric fuel pump. This entailed spending a goodly amount of time jammed into the rear area of the Tunebug. I'm really too big a guy to do that, but somehow I managed to fit. A few hours of work (interrupted by some leaf raking) and I was done with that project, and the Tunebug was back on his wheels again.
Sunday's work involved finishing up two more areas. First up was to run the rest of the fuel lines. I ran the soft lines to the front carb, and with a little bit of finagling got a line run between the two carbs. I'm not entirely sure this is the proper way to do this, but I think it will work. I ran a new line in the proper spot, but the line I ran was just a rubber one -- the original had a braided metal sheath. Not sure if this matters, but it's easy enough to fix later if necessary.
Finishing up the wiring was the next order of business. I wired up the fuel gauge and reattached the wires to the generator and distributor. I also reinstalled the high beam dipswitch in its original location; I was going to replace it with a relay and switch, but decided that could wait for another time.
<span style="font-style: italic">Generator wired in</span>
<span style="font-style: italic">Gauges should all work now -- we'll see!</span>
This was a good weekend's progress. I've still got a bunch of little things to do, but at least I'm making headway. Almost no way I will make the November 20th target, but such is the way of deadlines. I will have the car running this winter so that it will be ready for driving in the Spring!
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