Now Complete Restoration / Pulling my 1969 'Bee down for strip and paint

[birdsandbees]

Pretty sure I got if from National Moparts here in Ontario. Will look for you tomorrow, both through my bills and I also didn't burn the cardboard box yet.. so it probably has their part number on it and the distributor / mfg they got it from as well.

[BDF]

Thank you

[birdsandbees]

Just looked in my bill stack beside my computer.. AT0024 Speedo Cable All 68-74   $111.95 Cdn from National Moparts.

I will look tomorrow at the packaging, as I'm sure it had another number / mfg on it and there is no doubt in my mind you can get it cheaper!

Wayne

[birdsandbees]

Sorry Brent.. the only packaging they actually took the time to strip the original part number sticker off of, so all I can offer is what I already did. I bought it from this side of the border, but I know I saw it available many other places in the USA.

Today I got my dash harness bulkhead connector wires all transferred over to the new block. Can anyone guess which terminals are the in and out to the Amp meter??? 

A note of interest, to any that have also bought this kit for $200 US, it does not come with any female spades with tabs large enough to take the red and black wires that feed the amp meter. I ad libbed using some spade connectors I had in the drawer. Took two shots with the dremel, but I got the lock tabs in the right location to work and the better crimp barrel worked very well for these larger wires.

Dash is now ready to put back in the car!! Tomorrows work...

[birdsandbees]

 

[BDF]

OK, thanks! What caught my eye was grommet pre-installed. Looks like a lot more progress there!

[moparnation74]

Holy Crap! Doubly Sorry!  Wish I could attribute my brain fart to something but I cannot, lol

I will start back....Sorry about that previous reply Wayne!

Sounds like you and the family had a great time Congrats....Heads all clear, love it!  Looking forward to your progress, nice job all the way around...


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[birdsandbees]

Thanks.. will clear some stuff out!

[birdsandbees]

Dash still on it's refurb "rack" and lifted into car.

Hooked up the heat / defrost and temperature control cables.

Test run on the cables actuation.

Dash assembly up into place and bolts in place.

Dash installed, ready to tighten bolts. Thankfully what looks like a scratch is a piece of lint on the dash pad!! 

Dash harness bulkhead locked into place and wiper motor / reverse light switch harness snapped into place. Single wire and grommet to the right is for the tach hook up to the - lead on coil.

Put the new windshield rubber into place so it can straighten out, ready for windshield installation.

Making progess.. next will be voltage reg, coil ballast, starter relay and front brake lines.

[birdsandbees]

 

[darbgnik]

It's coming along!

[green69rt]

I went back through your rebuild and didn't see what you painted your dash with.  Any specifics available?  I'm close to doing mine and more info is always appreciated.

[birdsandbees]

Post 94 on page 4. Dupicolor Black Trim (not bumper and trim..just trim) CTP700000. I probably should have cleared it with flat clear, but I didn't.

Funny looking back.. just over a year ago when I did the dash and I was doing tax returns.. same deal today and tomorrow! 

[green69rt]

Post 94 on page 4. Dupicolor Black Trim (not bumper and trim..just trim) CTP700000. I probably should have cleared it with flat clear, but I didn't.

Funny looking back.. just over a year ago when I did the dash and I was doing tax returns.. same deal today and tomorrow! 

I guess taxes and dashes just go together, maybe it's fate.....

[moparnation74]

Coming along ncely

[birdsandbees]

Finished up the taxes and got back to the shop this afternoon.

Made sure my windshield seal is perfectly centered so the top corners are sitting nice and weighted down a couple spots at the bottom by the drain "tabs" hoping it straightens outs.

Got out the old, never removed (before I did) seal, and checked it out for where the factory put sealant.

Went over to the local NAPA and ordered the correct 3M08509 setting and glazing BUTYL to use and will have it on Monday.

Started putting my brake lines in place. Need to clean up my splitter block tomorrow and get it cleared ready to install.

[birdsandbees]

 

.. and for the "CORRECT" crowd, note the "S" clip on the master cylinder to splitter lines. Amazed it's still there 48 years later! 

[birdsandbees]

Minimal accomplished, wife still not doing well.. but I got out to the shop for about 2 hours today.

My 1989 paint shop were absolute idiots with a lack of tape it seems, and got blue on the interior plastic trim pieces that run up the A pillar, as well as some other places on lace trim.

Searching with Google, I found that the plastic model guys are stripping paint with Castrol SuperClean degreaser. Test spot after 24 hours and it certainly works! Now doing another test to make sure it doesn't fade the black before I soak the entire part.

Media blasted my brake line splitter / brake failure switch block

Cleared it with tarnish preventer.

Disassembly of the throttle actuator / cable assembly so I can degrease and restore same. 510 hours in my log book to date..

Roller wheel and how it's retained for reference. The throttle pedal itself runs against this wheel.

The little things that tick you off. A perfect reproduction of the speedo cable, starter wire and brake line clips for below the master cylinder. Even made of stainless so they won't rust and they supply regular steel screws and an incorrect bolt. Deciding whether to use them or blast and refurb the OEM parts. I have boxes full of #10 stainless screws on the property, but not the point!

[birdsandbees]

 

[billssuperbird]

 

[birdsandbees]

Thanks Bill !

Still watching the wife most of the day, but we went for groceries and I picked up my old school Butyl (3M08509) to install my front windshield.

Throttle assembly out of degrease and heading for the Evaporust bucket.

Got my new stainless brake lines in place, with my cleaned and cleared splitter block, and reinstalled the OEM "S" clip.

Also installed the new speedo / brake clip and starter wire clip using stainless screws. Have the bolt for the clip that mounts to the frame rail soaking in degrease so I can use it with the correct washer installed to it.

[birdsandbees]

BTW.. if you look closely, at the picture above, you will see that the very tip of the throttle cable attach was dipped in black rubber like the wiring clips were. I presume to cushion the cable end and hold it tight.

Best shot I have at this point to show coverage ..was pre-degrease. Can get a better shot tomorrow for the concours guys if anyone cares?! 

[birdsandbees]

Ignition ballast resistor needs a bit of TLC.

Carefully disassemble.

Media blast and paint mounting clip with Champagne Pearl to match the wiper motor. Should be yellow zinc, but not paying for plating.

Resistor terminals cleaned up and ceramic soaked in Superclean degreaser to remove the old paint overspray and grease.

Not bad for an hours work.

Throttle pedal cable grommet, just happened to be an exact match for a tray full of new ones I have!

Throttle pedal ready for a wipe down in preserve oil and then installation to the car.

[birdsandbees]

 

[birdsandbees]

Another slow couple of days.

New gasket on the throttle bracket and it into place.

Got the new AMD windshield out of it's plastic and ready to install, which included trimming a few spots where they missed cleaning off the oozed out material from between the two glass layers. Don't want anything hanging the glass up as it goes into the rubber seal.