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    Thing is, unlike the Ron Francis fuse panel which has fuses to check or service, there's nothing to look at or service with the DD box. It's either working or it isn't. Sometimes everything can't be totally accessible or worth the trouble to have access.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick_L View Post
    Thing is, unlike the Ron Francis fuse panel which has fuses to check or service, there's nothing to look at or service with the DD box. It's either working or it isn't. Sometimes everything can't be totally accessible or worth the trouble to have access.
    Totally agree with Rick. If it's not working I can troubleshoot the wires and sensors from the other end and I don't need to access the unit. If the wires have the right signals and it's still not working, then the unit probably needs replaced anyhow since nothing inside is serviceable. The most likely culprit in the event of a problem is a sensor or wiring problem. I'll verify everything is working before installing the A/C duct hoses, and they aren't that hard to remove. It's not like I'm welding a panel over it. There's nothing to blow like in a fuse panel which you do need access to. Do you need to access an ECU? Only to replace it.
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    Well there's the wiring connections too, but those are pretty solid with the DD stuff, not to worry after initial verification.

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    Got the hood assembled except for the hood latch. All new Danchuk hood bird, crest, vee, and hood bar.

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    I'm really liking the braces and hood bar covers I made....the covers really clean up the ugly backside of that casting.

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    Now it goes into storage until it's needed.
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    Sweet!
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    Hood looks fantastic!
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    Wow! Looking sharp

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    That color just pops!
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    Quote Originally Posted by WagonCrazy View Post
    That color just pops!
    The pictures just don't do it justice. You have to see it in person.
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    I've been working on wiring lately and have been stringing wires to build a harness from scratch. So far I counted about 65 wires that come down from the dash into the console area, but some of them will just go to the right side of the car. There should still be over 50 wires not counting the engine harness which has around 30.

    Starting on the driver's side, I've been terminating the wires and trying to make sure I have all the wires I need. I installed the lower door hinge and have attached a 12-pin connector to the wires coming out of the hinge, then attached the other connector half to the wires in the harness. I also built a rear body harness for the wires at the rear of the car and attached a connector in the kick panel area for that. I ran wires up to my auto-dimming mirror with map lights, compass, and temperature. I almost forgot the wires for the tweeters that will be up next to the visors, but they're routed now.

    I have the brake switch, headlight switch, wipers, and all the relays on the firewall wired up. I just finished wiring the column connector today. I'm working from left to right to make the wire terminations, and I still have the ignition switch only partly wired. I'm designing some of this as I go so I have schematics all over the place.

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    I have been wondering how I was going to control the electric exhaust cutouts and today I tried using a one-touch window controller.....and it works! All you have to do is hit the button and the cutouts open or close, or you can stop them in the middle if you want to. Not sure why I'd want to do that but I can. The good thing about this is my switches are not meant to switch power, only to provide a signal. The window controller will take either + 12V signals or ground signals to operate it. My keyless entry/alarm system has outputs to roll the windows up remotely.

    The bad news is I was planning to control the vent window motors with the same controller. However, the vent windows are a strange creature. On the cutouts and power side windows (I think) the two motor wires get reversed to run the motor one way or the other. It took me a while to figure out that the vent window motor has to be grounded, then powering the two wires separately while leaving the other un-grounded runs the motor. Not sure why they did it that way since it's different from everything else.

    Also, after sending back one of my vent window motors since they gave me two of one side, I discovered that one of them is junk. The motor ran for a while, then it got slower and slower until it would no longer run. The one that does run gets jammed when all the way open or closed and it won't reverse. Not sure what to do about that, but I know I don't want any vent window handles on my door panels.

    I got my rear bumper back from Ogden Chrome today. It looks great but it sure looks like there's a lot of copper on it. I think it's 10 pounds heavier than when I sent it and it looks noticeably thicker.

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    56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension


    Other vehicles:

    56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
    56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
    57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
    1962 327/340HP Corvette
    1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
    2001 Porsche Boxster S
    2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
    2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax

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