deja Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 BTW you guys are all youngters... LARRY Not by much. I was thinking I was the only old goot attemting this, good to know I'm not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-ManQ45 Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Congrats Deja! Us old coots still like to mess around fixin' up cars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxtor Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Way to go... BTW you guys are all youngters... LARRY Geeeez... In other websites, I am the OLD MAN (61), here I am at maybe fourth place..... Does this mean that only Old Geezers drive Datsun Hybrids, or is it that because we are older, we have more money and time to spend on them. The only problem with that is, it is more difficult to get up and down to work on the cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja Posted June 18, 2007 Author Share Posted June 18, 2007 Geeeez... In other websites, I am the OLD MAN (61), here I am at maybe fourth place.....Does this mean that only Old Geezers drive Datsun Hybrids, or is it that because we are older, we have more money and time to spend on them. The only problem with that is, it is more difficult to get up and down to work on the cars. LOL, I know that's right. I spent this weekend cutting and grinding stuff. My back feels like I got hit by a linebacker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teekass Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Sorry, I missed this thread somehow. Belated congrats Dale. How's the project been going the last 2 weeks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 Sorry, I missed this thread somehow. Belated congrats Dale. How's the project been going the last 2 weeks? Slowely. I got the driveshaft installed, some of my AC installed and did some more wiring done. I'm still a ways off for a road test. I've decided to go ahead and swap out the springs and stuts now rather than waiting. I'm told it will be easier without the exhaust to deal with. This weekend will be more wiring. I still have no wipers, turn signals or dimmers. I've also started putting in sound deadener and will continue on my dash fabrication. Too many projects, not enough time, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teekass Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 That's great, sounds like your chipping away at it! Sound deadener.....cool! Speaking of having no turn signals, I pulled my hair out for a day and half trying to figure out why my turn signals were intermittent . Come to find out it was corroded contacts in the hazard switch. It appears the hazard switch is a On/On switch (as opposed to an On/Off). When the hazard switch is selected Off, it actually allows the current to go through it to supply the turn signals.....and when you turn ON the hazards, it kills the power to the turn signals, and supplys current to the hazards. In other words, the hazard switch is either On for the turn signals, or On for the Hazards. Wish I would have know that a week ago, LOL. Please keep us posted on your progress, and good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja Posted June 30, 2007 Author Share Posted June 30, 2007 That's great, sounds like your chipping away at it! Sound deadener.....cool! Speaking of having no turn signals, I pulled my hair out for a day and half trying to figure out why my turn signals were intermittent . Come to find out it was corroded contacts in the hazard switch. It appears the hazard switch is a On/On switch (as opposed to an On/Off). When the hazard switch is selected Off, it actually allows the current to go through it to supply the turn signals.....and when you turn ON the hazards, it kills the power to the turn signals, and supplys current to the hazards. In other words, the hazard switch is either On for the turn signals, or On for the Hazards. Wish I would have know that a week ago, LOL. Please keep us posted on your progress, and good luck. The Camaro harness I am using is worse than that. Since the hazard swich in a Camaro is in the steering column and I'm not using that i have to figure out how to hook one up. I ended up with a ST4P switch! the schematic for the hazard, brake lights and turn signals is a nightmare. I think I have it figured out....I hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teekass Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 The Camaro harness I am using is worse than that. Since the hazard swich in a Camaro is in the steering column and I'm not using that i have to figure out how to hook one up. I ended up with a ST4P switch! the schematic for the hazard, brake lights and turn signals is a nightmare. I think I have it figured out....I hope. Whoa! Camaro harness...sounds complicated, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Check out my new thread if you get bored.. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=123434 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja Posted July 1, 2007 Author Share Posted July 1, 2007 Whoa! Camaro harness...sounds complicated, I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Check out my new thread if you get bored.. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=123434 Very nice report. would have used the Datsun hazard switch but the one in my car was trash when I got it and when I built my custom console I never put in a hazard switch. In over 40 years of driving I don't think I have ever used the hazards! The Camaro is a bit different. It has 2 paths for +12v, one to the hazard flasher and one to the turn signal flasher. As long as the turn signal and hazards are not being used you have brake lights. If you turn on one turn signal that brake light is disconnected, the other one still works. But if the hazards are on neither the turn signals or the brake lights will work. Most of this is done in the hazard switch from hell a 4PDT beast and some of it in the turn signal switch. I have not determined if the Datsun turn signal switch is going to allow this to work yet, keeping my fingers crossed. I still haven't wired it up, may do that today. Just to complicate things I am using LEDs for my marker/turn signals and tail/brake/turn signals, so that requires solid state flashers or load resisters because LEDs draw very little current. Some times on this project I just have to say "What the hell were you thinking" LOL. LOL, Using the Camaro harness seemed like such a simple idea at the time of commitment! The wiring in my Datsun was in horrible condition, previous owner should be shot! My original plan was to use the Camaro steering column but that turned out to be beyond my fabrication abilities. Therefore I have to adapt much of the controls. I am an electronic tech so it isn't like I'm going in blind. But Datsun and GM sure have different ways to accomplish the same thing. And automotive schematics SUCK! If you have many hours to kill and wnat to read my ramblings http://www.dejavideo.net/280z8/home.html Cut out the 280Z part you'll get to my other hobby, scuba diving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teekass Posted July 1, 2007 Share Posted July 1, 2007 LED's for signals, that sounds neat. I'll have to do searching and read up on that. Thanks for the link...neat site! Can't wait to see some LT1 pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deja Posted July 1, 2007 Author Share Posted July 1, 2007 LED's for signals, that sounds neat. I'll have to do searching and read up on that. Thanks for the link...neat site! Can't wait to see some LT1 pics! http://superbrightleds.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragefear Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 Ha! See and I thought it was the other way around. I thought I was one of the few college aged kids on here in a sea full of 40 yr olds and up reliving their childhood. Cool! Tho, the older crowd is a lot of fun as well. Its nice to see this brings us all together! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1noel Posted September 18, 2007 Share Posted September 18, 2007 RELIVING MY CHILDHOOD?????? Almost 50 here, and how could I be reliving my childhood when I have been living it every day of my life? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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