Took me some more looking and a little rewiring and testing but think I have it all sorted out.

Path is such:

• Yellow wire (included in kit)  powers fuse box – 4 circuits that are always on – circuits are labeled Relay, BrakeSW,  Headlight, and HAZ/SPARA
• Fuse Box wire labeled “Power Feed Key Switch” goes from Fuse Box to ignition switch pin 3…

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So…I’ve learned a lot in this process.  One part of which is the cost of going cheap. I got a “WMPHE 12 Circuit Wiring Harness Universal Street Rod Wiring Harness 12 Fuses Standalone Wiring Harness” from Amazon for ~$50 and figured I’d rock and roll.

Gutted the pre-existing wiring and started mapping things out. Wires were labeled and color…[Read more]

Thanks for the response…I wish I had either a thick enough and fully intact fiberglass bottom or enough floorplan metal to do what you did…

Thanks!  Oddly enough, that was the same one I had in my browser window!

Do you recall which kit – even generally? A quick look showed me ~70 different kits.

Where’d you get this cover? Very cool.

Closing some loops here…

Turned out to be a stuck pressure plate or disk (according to the experienced gentlemen who did the repair)

They also adjusted the cable and added some transaxle fluid

Now I need to go back and redo the adjustments that Eric mentioned above – was having difficulty finding first and second today.  But, at least I am…[Read more]

You should have about 1/2″ of light pedal travel before you feel heavier resistance as the throwout bearing engages

This is my next step – sorting out how tight to make the clutch cable.  I already know it should be replaced down the line – it has a  repair with a couple of wire clips.

Anyway…looking to see it I can tighten the clutch cable muc…[Read more]

…so bushing swapped out, all reinstalled.  Changed out the turn signal switch and refinished the steering wheel since I wouldn’t be driving waiting for parts.

And while getting in the car, steering wheel still removed, my pants caught the turn signal lever and broke it. 😳 👿

And, the problem I was hoping to correct – grinding gears…[Read more]

@mcgruff – thanks!

@mcgruff – definitely mouse nest.  Already replaced the seat foam and plywood base…thought that was it.  Got a ton out but will need to get the rest some other day…with a good shop vac.

My rod was welded – and thank you for the great explanation because I saw the weld when I cleaned the rod up but had no clear understanding of why.

Feeding t…[Read more]

Updating as I take a break…

Found the inspection port…and…well…I’ll let the pics speak for themselves.

And PEX tubing was my friend.

Since the shift rod wouldn’t move past the obstructions in the tube, I ran PEX in from the front, fished it through the shifter hole then back out with parachute cord attached.  Attached that…[Read more]