morfing a 58 custom into a 57 custom 300

[57 imposter]

Well " Frankenford" left Friday for the body shop. Hung all the 57 front sheet metal on it and remembered just how bad I am at it and threw in the towel. They are going to hang the panels correctly, do all the body work from the firewall forward and get it in G2 primer. Hopefully, when it comes back, I will get re-motivated to work on the thing. I have just been walking past the car two or three times a day with no intrest in making any progress. This is a big step in the process and should relight the fire.

[Ecode70D]

Well " Frankenford" left Friday for the body shop. Hung all the 57 front sheet metal on it and remembered just how bad I am at it and threw in the towel. . This is a big step in the process and should relight the fire.

Did you take a picture of it before you sent it to the body shop?  We sure would like to see it.

[Ford Blue blood]

I have just been walking past the car two or three times a day with no intrest in making any progress. This is a big step in the process and should relight the fire.

Don't be too discouraged by the lack of motivation.  That happens to everybody at some point in a project as deep as yours.  When I fall into those doldrums I start something else to get my mind off the "project" and when the second item is completed the motivation comes back.  Also quite normal to just need a "rest" and clear the head, that's why we take vacations....

[RICH MUISE]

Doug, I hear ya on the lack of motivation, but that's a huge step you just took. I'm with Jay and I'm sure everybody else...we need pics! If you need help posting, let me know. I can lead you thru it over the phone if it'll be easier.
When my project was in the earlier stages, I would work on body work until I couldn't stand it no more, then do something mechanical, then started the interior, etc...crazy way to do a car but for me it was the only way I could keep going on the project. There were times when I would go months without touching it, but eventually it started coming together and I could see the light at the end of the tunnel. I like to make things look pretty, so once I finally got the paint on it, that perked the inspiration to get it done about 1000%!

[57 imposter]

Finally got the doors and trunk lid out to the body shop for finish body work and primer. A couple of friends helped push the body back into my half of the garage. My original wire job, while functional, looks like someone threw up wires under the dash so while its out, they are going to get a major clean up I  also have to finish the wiring on the new Telovek system for the EFI. Both rocker panels have damage so I got one new one from EMS and there is enough material to fix both sides of mine. The big project for this winter and probably the most fun is going to be the frenched tail lights. I was going to bond the pot metal housings on but kept having a reoccurring nightmare of coming out and finding the hairline crack in the paint so became obsessed with finding an option. Right now, I am working with a pair of 50 Merc headlight frenching rings. They are a little bigger in dia. so I took about 3/8 inch off and it matched up with the drivers side fender very well. Note to self, don't assume when you make a part for one side of the car that a mirror image will fit the other as there can be quite a difference. I will probably have to order another pair so I can get a better fit on the passenger side. I think the big deal will be getting the tail fin extensions made but I'll deal with that when the time comes. throw in all of the miss. little problems that will come up and I should not have any reason to be bored this winter.

[RICH MUISE]

Glad to see you're back at it, Doug....post some pics when you can. I'm trying to get mine assembled to the point where I can start my engine wiring harness (Televek also). I'm looking forward to it for some strange reason. I was in the middle of installing the Gen IV evaporator unit, got sidetracked for a while...that's about the last electrical thing I need to install.

[57 imposter]

I have some pictures to post but this lousy windows 8 makes almost everything impossible, for me. you'll enjoy doing the Telovek harness. it looks a little intimidating but is one of the easiest things I have ever done on one of these projects. right now, the car is like a giant ice cube sitting in the garage. Gonna take two days to get it up to room temp.

[65kcode]

Would like to see pictures as well. Gotta love living in the PNW during this time of year. I'm just glad you kept the snow down there!

[RICH MUISE]

It's cold all over...here in N Texas Tuesday it was 84, wednesday morning... 18, got down to 14 thurs. morn.

[57 imposter]

The snow missed us butt it is or at least was all around us. 16 degrees with no snow is bad enough. will keep trying on the pictures but right now I think it would be easier to make prints and mail them than to get them on this computer.

[57 imposter]

I have had a catalog laying around here from  Waytek wiring for ever. I am involved in a couple wiring projects plus trying to clean up the mess that was under the dash of my own car. I needed to replenish my wiring stock so thumbed through their catalog and found everything I needed, then went to their web page for current pricing and was shocked at how good it is. A couple of examples, non insulated ring connectors are about 5 cents and the 10-32 nuts with the star washers that are intended to be used on circuit breakers but will work on anything are .013 cents each. some items have minimum purchase but I didn't see anything that was unreasonable. they are located at
www.waytekwiring.com  Worth checking out.     

[RICH MUISE]

Doug...that link wasn't working, for me at least. I'm curious to see what grade wiring they sell. I've been getting my wire at www.wiringproducts.com but the gxl and sxl are expensive.

[BBoswell]

That link didn't work for either so I tried changing the http://www.waytekwiring.com to http://www.waytekwire.com and it popped right up. I'll take a better look this evening but mucho thanks for the heads up. I'm always looking for non-insulated connectors because I soldier all my connections.

[RICH MUISE]

That link worked. Going from memory,their wiring prices are roughly 1/2 or 1/3 of what I was paying, however, I'm concerned about the country of origin as I couldn't find any "Made in USA" on any wiring products. I may be overly concerned about this, but I worry about made in China wiring. For sure the better grades available there will still be better than the primary wires all the local stores sell seeing as they are made in China as well. I don't know that their wires aren't made here, just a guess since most "made in USA" stuff is emphasized as such.
The fine print...Also read their quality statement in the "about us" menu. They, or their products, are no longer certified.....blah blah blah...due to cost issues. It was aa explaination I admittedly skipped thru, but I think they were basically saying don't worry about the U.S. standards certification, our quality is still good. They are not a manufacturer, they are a distributor, which may lessen the worries about them not being certified...I guess it depends on what they're selling
Doug..if you get wire from them, let us know what the markings on the wire are.
price comparison...10 ga sxl wire..wiring products 10ft=1.20 ft, 100 ft=.72 ft
                                                  waytek .37 ft w discounts for larger qtys

[57 imposter]

I hadn't thought about getting wire from them but you make a good point. I was only dealing with getting my wire terminal supply back up. Most of what I do is installing components that come with their own wire ,i.e. the telovek harness, so I am usually just terminating the wires and get tired of having to remove the plastic shield from all of them so they can be soldered. I'll be placing an order in the next few days and I'll include a roll of something just to have a look at it.