60Patrol

You definitely need to correct this problem, i believe you have a bad ground in the dash harness. Double chech all your ground points throughout the entire dash.

Yeah, I definitely do not need a fire on this thing. I have worked too long and too hard on it to have it burnt to a crisp! I'll probably be at the shop all night going through each wire one by one. I was hoping to send it to the paint shop tomorrow... oh well, it is still too hot to drive it now anyway.

The dash looks nice, BTW. Good job.

RiverPatrol wrote:The dash looks nice, BTW. Good job.

Thanks!!
I just need to find a speedometer and cable for it. It has a speedo but is missing the needle and who knows what else. Also the little button where the needle comes out of is like hanging out. Tracking down a new one is seemingly impossible.

Patience. These rare parts don't turn up overnight.

XploreNV wrote:

RiverPatrol wrote:The dash looks nice, BTW. Good job.

Thanks!!
I just need to find a speedometer and cable for it. It has a speedo but is missing the needle and who knows what else. Also the little button where the needle comes out of is like hanging out. Tracking down a new one is seemingly impossible.

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That button is the base of the needle -- Is it pointing inside the odometer and actually still there? While pulling mine apart, I was wondering just how many Japanese cars of this vintage use the same speed internals...

I can probably scrounge up a needle and possibly other internals for you. PM or text if interested.
Looks like no interchangeable parts (except glass and pointer between my "68as69" and my true 1969. The later construction is stamped steel, the earlier is a heavy casting.
I am in need of the mileage drum for the 69, as it's tiny internal gears are stripped.
I do not have a pre-68 speedo to know anything about them.
Mild Bill

I haven't taken apart the speedo yet to see what all it needs. I spent all night last night in the shop going through all the wiring... What a nightmare and a half. Nothing was original, everything had some sort of bypass or extra switch added on.. I have no idea when any of that was done or who did it but I am amazed that it even ran like it was.. I'm no wiring expert by any means so I just did what I could to make it all work, and most importantly, make sure everything was grounded properly.. My multimeters batteries died in the middle of everything adding to the chaos....

One day this will all be worth it.... One day...

It's looking good!! Miss the old girl, my kids still talk about going out for a ride in it.

Chucks67 wrote:It's looking good!! Miss the old girl, my kids still talk about going out for a ride in it.

It is getting there.. Had to take a break from working on it for a while.. Finally got the stupid wiring issue figured out and got it running again without catching the dash on fire... Hopefully some time this month I'll be able to dedicate some time into finishing up the body work and getting some paint on it. Now that the weather is cooling off, I'm anxious to start driving it around!