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Originally Posted by 34_40

Does Momma read this page?

No, but I said the same thing at the gender reveal at both our familiy's gtg's recently. They're used to the joking.

One step forward, two steps back but the gauges are in with the new bezel, and it works for me! Now to get it put back together, wired, fired & stitched.
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The work on the roadster has been kind of hit & miss lately with more misses than hits with the frigid temperatures. Been working on the wiring and it's close with the headlights being the biggest part left. Of course when I started messing with the headlights I realized that they had not come out of the box when I was finishing the painting, so they're still black primer..... Arrrrgh! Plus to get the SoCal mounts bolted on the frame requires the radiator and grille to be removed to have room for a small breaker bar to swing.... Arrrrgh x 2!

With the grille shell off I decided that I ought to mount the grille before putting it back on, and Jim Robinson gave me a great tip of using strips of cotton t-shirt material to protect the paint instead of tape! What a deal! It pays to ask the guy who's done it many times before. "The T-shirt material is as thin as tape, but it's a lot stronger and easier to remove. Anything left behind can be trimmed with a razor blade." Thanks, Jim!!

I'd made myself a note, "Wire Neutral Safety Switch" and went out today when it warmed a bit and removed my tranny hump panel. After a long look I Googled "Neutral Safety Switch GM 700R4" and found that the NSS is not on the tranny, but is found on the linkage! My TKO600 manual on the '33 has an integral NSS but not an auto? And the LOKAR Shifter doesn't include the NSS? Back inside I find that LOKAR has a nifty High Zoot switch that functions either as a reverse backup light switch (one arm on the rotating actuator) or as a NSS (two arms on the rotating actuator, park & neutral). Now wouldn't it be nice for them to mention this when you buy their shifter? Wait! Wouldn't it be nice for them to INCLUDE the NSS with their HIGH ZOOT SHIFTER?? Nooooooo! Let's wait until he's wiring the car and figures out it's not there!

Amazon is bringing a nifty High Zoot LOKAR NSS on Monday! Might actually try to start this brand new 2007 ZZ4 some day!

Finding stuff you missed/forgot.....................................sounds like progress to me.

Originally Posted by rspears

Now wouldn't it be nice for them to mention this when you buy their shifter? Wait! Wouldn't it be nice for them to INCLUDE the NSS with their HIGH ZOOT SHIFTER?? Nooooooo! Let's wait until he's wiring the car and figures out it's not there!

Amazon is bringing a nifty High Zoot LOKAR NSS on Monday! Might actually try to start this brand new 2007 ZZ4 some day!

Glad to hear you're back on it. I'd want to say that it was good to see some progress.. but... alas.... we were denied any pictures!

HEE HEE HEE.... just teasin Mr.Spears! running for cover now!

Originally Posted by 34_40

Glad to hear you're back on it. I'd want to say that it was good to see some progress.. but... alas.... we were denied any pictures!

HEE HEE HEE.... just teasin Mr.Spears! running for cover now!

Yeah, without pictures it never happened.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

Yeah, without pictures it never happened.

OK then...........

The Amazon guy showed up a day early, which was a nice surprise. The Lokar NSS kit is well made and functions as it should. Another item done!
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The '57 Chevy upper radiator hose worked great with a couple of inches trimmed from the top end. The lower not so good. The '57 Chevy lower has a double 90 bend to clear belts, but mine was too close together. Of course I tried modifying it, so no return.... but I figured a plain 90 degree formed elbow would work, and it did! Another item checked off. Gotta pick up a 1/2npt plug for the bottom tank on the radiator and it's ready for coolant.

Thanks Roger. Does the switch "work" for park and neutral?

Originally Posted by 34_40

Thanks Roger. Does the switch "work" for park and neutral?

Yes. Using the part with 2 bent tabs is a NSS, closed in Park and Neutral. Using the single tab its for backup lights. Both are shown in the first picture, parts on the table. The installed pic shows the switch pushed to close in Park, then it rotates CCW to open in Reverse, then rotates to close in Neutral and open for all Drive positions.

Thanks for the info, good stuff.

I was actually crawling around the 40 the other day and I need to source a water neck and hose for it. I also need to dig out the shifter and figure out which one I will use. I need to get my floor finished so I can move forward. It's getting warm out and I am getting the itch......

Yeah, warmer weather helps for sure! I got the grille shell mounted on the radiator, did some measuring and tightened everything down hoping that it's right for the hood if I ever get it painted.... Then I looked through the grille and read "Speedway Motors on the protective cardboard I taped to the radiator to not beat up the fins, now nicely protected by grille. So off comes the grille shell once again, 30 minutes to remove the 5 year old yellow painters tape and residue, then back on again. If I didn't do each task two or three times I might make some progress!

Originally Posted by rspears

Yeah, warmer weather helps for sure! I got the grille shell mounted on the radiator, did some measuring and tightened everything down hoping that it's right for the hood if I ever get it painted.... Then I looked through the grille and read "Speedway Motors on the protective cardboard I taped to the radiator to not beat up the fins, now nicely protected by grille. So off comes the grille shell once again, 30 minutes to remove the 5 year old yellow painters tape and residue, then back on again. If I didn't do each task two or three times I might make some progress!

I have a good friend that always laughs and says, "We do it twice, to make it nice."

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Originally Posted by rspears

Then I looked through the grille and read "Speedway Motors on the protective cardboard I taped to the radiator to not beat up the fins, now nicely protected by grille. So off comes the grille shell once again, 30 minutes to remove the 5 year old yellow painters tape and residue, then back on again. If I didn't do each task two or three times I might make some progress!

If you were able to accomplish a complete build without repeating a task a time or two.. You'd be Superman!

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

I have a good friend that always laughs and says, "We do it twice, to make it nice." .

My favorite saying was, we "Put it together.... to take it apart..... to put it together... to take it apart... to put it together..."