Karman Sutra

[Fiatdude]

In the never ending saga of the weirdest chit happens to me -- -- -- -- I bring you the ordering of the Metri-pack Crimpers

So, I had bought a chit load of Weather-pack connectors thinking that they were the best, I run into Scott Featheroff at Drag Day and he proceeds to tell me the only way to go is Metri-pack and points me at all the problems the Scorpion were having with their ignition cutting out during tire shake. So I talk to Chad and I'm converted.... SO, I buy a big box of Metri-pack connectors, stupidly thinking that the big buck weather-pack crimper I've got will work .. .. .. oooops, Stupid me -- -- So now I'm needing a Metri-pack crimper -- -- OK, I go on Flea-bay last Monday and buy a moderately priced one and click the 2 day shipping box -- cool, I'm ready to go -- -- I get the shipping confirmation, and with nothing else to do while waiting for these crimpers, I start following their journey to me -- Tuesday they're shipped from Texas, OK -- -- Wednesday they are in Oklahoma, --- Thursday they are Kansas, WTF -- Friday they are Colorado, This is getting plain stupid -- Saturday they are in Vernon, CA,,, Cool at least its the right state -- Sunday,,, Nothings happens on Sunday -- -- MONDAY 7 DAYS LATER, at 4pm I receive them,,, That's right, I get 2 pairs of crimpers. I only paid for one -- -- And the kicker, the return address is from Orange CA

So, in my best Ricky Ricardo voice "Lucy, you got some 'splaining to do !!!"

[Fiatdude]

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[Fiatdude]

It is called 'The NoGhia Project' -- I think I'll just call it BadAss

[Fiatdude]

Finally found a little time today to finish wiring up the cam and crank sensors -- -- The AEM cables to both has some strange stuff going on that I was waiting to hear from AEM before I finished wiring them in  --- through out the harness they have used black as ground, red as power and white or green as the signal wires -- WELL,,,,  suddenly in these cables, the ground was the white wire and black and green were signal and at least red stayed power -- .. .. .. -- It didn't make any sense to me either, that is why I checked with the factory and asked why they went stupid -- -- Put a good work out with my new Metri-pack crimper and it worked neat -- requires two crimps to do each connector unlike the weather-pack, but it was still nice



I'm switching over to Mario's crank wheel and also going to a Honeywell GT101 hall effect sensor -- Mario's wheel comes with a VR sensor and it required a bunch of playing to get the 101 a place to fit as it is 3/8" longer, So I made a bracket and had to move it up a few degrees from where Mario has his placed... Big difference between the Electromotive (60-2) and Mario's (30-1) ...... here's a picture of the back of both crank pulleys

[Fiatdude]

LMAO -- Google Street View -- Me and the Ghia

[Fiatdude]

Had the infamous ice maker leak which destroyed the wood and carpet flooring on the whole bottom floor -- and a couple of cabinets -- -- so been fighting the good fight with the insurance company and the hardest part has been trying to get in touch with the adjustor -- he has the whole Orange County, plus the San Bernardino and Riverside counties -- which is almost half the total area of SoCal --

Needless to say the Ghia isn't going to be ready for Fontana next weekend -- THIS has been my current project -- 1/4 of the way done and this is sucking so hard to get it right -- --

[spanners]

Yes, but you'll be o.k Fiat, VW's float, but your Scotch whisky won't be right with no ice!!. Hope it comes good soon, no doubt it will.

[Fiatdude]

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[Fiatdude]

I was cleaning up a old tool box I don't use anymore, giving it to the brother-in-law, and I closed it for the first time in years -- -- Damn, I've had this for a long time LOL

[Fiatdude]

Wellllllll, It's almost officially finished -- "The Kitchen Fixin' From the Ice Maker Flood" -- Still got a 20' container of stuff out in the driveway to get back into the house, but as far as I'm concerned my part is finished LOL -- -- 72 days of H E L L -- Now I've got two days to get the Ghia ready for FASATIVUS at California Speedway, It ain't gonna happen kiddies, not unless 25 people are knocking at the door tomorrow and are planning on camping out for 2 days (teach me to buy tickets in advance)....

Here's what the kitchen looked like after the flood and the flooring removed------





And here is the kitchen and Family room today -- -- ---

[Jeff68]

Looks great Man! Did you replace the cabinets or paint them, they look great white. I had the water line from my refridgerator leak in my kitchen as well but it only ruined the laminate flooring in the kitchen, now I'm going to tile where the damage occurred. I see you got a new refridgerator.......I would have taken the old one somewhere, destroyed it and danced on it's grave.

[Fiatdude]

Thanks Jeff -- We are trying the painted route first and seeing how it goes -- -- We lost two cabinets in the flood the ones on each side of the frig. It was like $2K to replace the Cabinets and paint, or $10K to reface, or $15K to replace -- so being the cheap bastard .. .. .. LOL The painter had some type of paint that took forever to dry but is suppose to be super hard when dry and it is suppose to resist chipping and scuffing -- we'll see how it goes,,,, I thought we should of tried wrapping them like a car, but she didn't like the patterns I was choosing LMAO -- -- Actually the new floor is tile, just designed to look like wood -- I've already lost 2 wood floors now in 25 years and told the wife I'm not going through this again LOL

As far as the old frig, it has been placed into a like of servitude at a buddies shop -- -- chilling and dispensing brewskies -- He told me I must of had it trained pretty good. He just hasn't been able to get it to learn how to replenish itself, because it always seems to be empty when he goes to get one -- -- I told him he should start keeping a closer eye on his help and those people dropping by -- LOL

[Fiatdude]

Sooooo, When having to redo the Kitchen and Family room, the wifie was looking at the Front/dining room and said "I JUST HATE HAVING CARPET IN HERE, let's put the tile in here too".......  So being the good husband, I put the tile in there..... and then I come yesterday and .. .. .. ..



a freaking $500 rug in the middle of the room WTF

[Neil Davies]

I did the same - took the carpet out and put an engineered wood floor in. Within 3 days there was a rug down...

[spanners]

Me too, but I came home to find an oil down...... 

[modnrod]

Coz now you can get a new one every year to go with the season silly!
 

[KRS808]

Is this the Cal Look "Lounge" or the Home Look "Lounge" ?....Always a fan of your posts and threads (Fiatdude), please get this one back on track!   

[Jeff68]

He's just showin what's interfering and taking funds from his car.....But...get it back on track...more Karman Sutra developments now please

[Fiatdude]

The Ghia might get a room mate -- went and looked at this this morning

[spoolin70]

YES !

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[andy198712]

Nice floor! really does look lilt wood!

I'd be tempted to sell on the spare crimper, you paid for 2 days shipping and got 7.... if it was a small company i'd feel differently but big companies make big money so....

Mario makes some nice stuff, i keep browsing his website!

Best of luck!

[Fiatdude]

So way back in November of last year, there was that thing going around where California was going to reissue Black and Yellow plates for cars up until 1969 -- Well, my '70 Ghia was manufactured and sold in late '69, so I thought I'd give it a shot and mailed my documentation in -- It has been so long I had forgotten about it in fact --

And then today in the mail, -- -- -- Oh happy day

[Neil Davies]

Nice one! I've never quite understood how the numberplate thing works over there, but i know that black plates look far cooler than the white ones!

[Fiatdude]

OK -- -- I have been using the Honeywell GT101 Hall effect sensors for most of the applications on the Ghia

Now I'm installing a speed sensor onto the Ghia -- The bracket and pulse ring I got from Pacific Customs in Corona

pulse generator ring:
http://www.pacificcustoms.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PC&Product_Code=ac957812&Category_Code=autometer-senders-hardware

bracket for my 091:
http://www.pacificcustoms.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PC&Product_Code=ac957811m&Category_Code=autometer-senders-hardware

But with this bracket a standard GT101, which has a tab that you bolt to your bracket, will not work -- I need one that is threaded on the outside so that adjustments can be made -- -- SOOOO after spending half of today cross referencing parts I finally found someone that had the knowledge to finish my quest -- The part number I need from Honeywell is SR4P3-A1

http://sensing.honeywell.com/product-page?pr_id=56074

They are about $5 dollars more than the GT101 at $43 each at Mouser Electronics.....

I'm gonna finish this damn thing on of these days LOL

[Fiatdude]

I'm STILL working on the AEM EMS4 install -- the engine compartment wiring is done -- so mainly it is bringing all the wires together into one big bundle that doesn't hurt my eyes -- just decided to do a speed sensor, so the sensor should be here middle of next week,,,,

OH CRAP, it's coming UPS,,,, who the hell knows when it will get here

Oh Well, I've been cleaning up all the wiring as I go along, so there is a lot of 2 steps forward and one step back chit.... I just installed new positive and negative cables from the back of the car up to battery in the front.... Been thinking about installing a new starter when I get under the car to put in the speed sensor and connect the new positive to the starter -- --

I'm too frigging BIG to start with and now I'm getting to frigging old and blind to be snaking my big azz through this cage to get to chit I tell you LOL

 

[Fiatdude]

Well, a lot on my plate today -- LOL -- Last night decided to run the oil lines down the tunnel and also put in a new starter and do the associated wiring with that chore -- -- So I had a choice of 2 starters setting on the shelf a new 16300, which is the auto-shift starter that I love in almost any situation, and an almost new Hi-Torque starter -- -- I decided to use the Hi-Torque and then remembered it was a IMI105 which is for use on a 6 volt flywheel -- damn -- Then I remembered a friend who was a neighbor of Chris Isom on of the owners of Hi-Torque, so I called my buddy who called Chris and Chris was nice enough to talk to me about what needed to be done -- seems as if they are both the same starter except for the pinion gear is bigger for the 6v flywheel -- so for $15 I got a kit to change over the gears. -- That little clip is a mother to get off and even harder to put back on LOL -- I must of had it spring off 5 -10 times while trying to get it on -- that little bastard is hard to find too LOL

with old gear removed and ready for new gear install--



old gear and new gear kit on left--



I'll need to orient the starter since it was last on the Porsche 901, but that is just R&R 2 bolts -- --

but before I do that -- I have to take the cat ((a few of you remember THE CAT)) to the vet to have her ANAL GLANDS expressed -- -- OH Joy!!!!!

[Fiatdude]

Dagmabit -- -- Sometimes it a MFer having an old mans memory in a 18 year-olds body -- --

Like having a 3/4" sensor hole and swearing you need a 1/2" sensor -- -- Oh welllllll, nothing a couple of fender washers won't fix -- -- I hope LOL

[andy198712]

anal glands and baggy holes...... 

the ECU board looks good! is that a common ground on the left and a sensor ground area on that right that goes to the ecu's ground pins?

[Fiatdude]

Yes Sir,,,,

[Fiatdude]

Finally decided on a plan for the oil coolers move the front of the car -- -- I know, I know, but sometimes it just takes me a while to decide on a course of action -- I decided that since the shift rod was now run on top of the tunnel, I'd run some 5/8" aluminum tubing thru the tunnel -- - -- Since the PO cut the bottom of the tunnel at the rear to do the shifter for the 901 trans is should be a cake walk -- -- I got some water hose and cut it into 2" lengths and placed them every 1.5 to 2 foot along the tubing to hopefully reduce rattling -- I was going to put over the entire distance but I was wanting the tubing to act as a heat sink to also help lower the oil temps so I didn't --- --

I did some work on the front vents so that I can maybe add some ducting to the coolers



Here is a picture of the tubing exiting thru the PO's 901 hole:::::::



I'm still playing with a couple of different ways to mount the coolers in the nose -- and the mounting brackets -- but here is kinda what I'm leaning towards----- (you can see the tubing exiting thru the shift rod access hole)



Hope to finish this up tomorrow and get some brackets made and all the hoses ran to the coolers................