So my electricals are completely buggered

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

That's all good, but for one thing, that duckbill just does not suit your
car, so get a proper air dam and send that ugly thing to me...
Cathy

PS, fight the good fight, electrons should be allowed to flow free, I'm all
for that...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces+rfkellner=snet.net@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+rfkellner=snet.net@scirocco.org] On Behalf
> Of GGehrke
> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 8:33 PM
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> Subject: So my electricals are completely buggered
>
> Yea, my 80's electrics are shot.  It won't start on it's own now,
> which was sort of the last straw, but I've been having problems with
> tail lights, dash lights, etc.  I've got my headlights on toggle
> switches that I just stuck through my dash.  My positive battery
> terminal looks like medusa with probably literally 12 different wires
> coming off it.
>
> So I've resolved myself to fix it this coming weekend.  I bought some
> of the parts I need at autozone tonight, but I want to look around
> online as well.  One of the things I know I'm going to need is a power
> distribution block.  They had them at autozone but they were like 30
> bucks - I really don't need anything that nice.  Does anyone have
> recommendations for where to get stuff like that cheap online?
>
> I think I'm also going to have a bit of fun with it.  I sort of like
> having my headlights on toggle switches, so I'm going to add another
> one for the tails/parking lights plus a small one for the dash lights,
> so I can completely eliminate the stock headlight switch.  I might
> also revamp the dash lights with those really skinny neon ropes - just
> glue it in a circle around the inside of the instrument bezel to glow
> onto the gauge faces.  I know neon is a naughty word but trust me I
> think it'd look cool.  I'm adding a pushbutton start (as opposed to
> the current mode of operation, which involves a 2 foot section of 4
> gauge wire that I touch to the battery terminal and starter solenoid
> to bump the car over).  Adding a horn (just a universal button on the
> dash).  Adding an LED high mounted tail light (my buddy drove behind
> me tonight and said you could hardly tell when I was braking).  Move
> my clock from the 79 to the 80.  Move the optima red top from the 79
> to the 80.  Wire in the voltage/amperage gauges I found in a VW Van
> last time I was at the junkyard (I forget why I thought this but I
> think they're from a porsche)
>
> While I'm at it I'll probably also paint my duckbill and bumper trim
> and put that all back on.  Maybe collapse my bumpers.  Wash the car,
> especially the wheels.
>
> Looking forward to the weekend :)  My car's gonna loooove me (unlike
> my girlfriend, who hates my car and is not happy with me because of
> it)
>
> A full report will be forthcoming.
>
> -Grant-
>
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