My restoration project - Rusty 89
- Thread starter adampecush
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gtsfirefighter;1268635 said:
I'm 100% certain it will be on the road this season, hopefully before July. There really isn't that much left to do.
JDMMA70;1268633 said:yes i amPre89, i found a some what good condition 91 harness that im going to use to make my exsisting harness like new
I hope someone starts making harnesses, like they do for the Z, and old muscle car guys.
It really wouldn't be that tough to make your own harness actually. I sourced most of the pins used on our harness, as well as the proper crimp tool for reasonably cheap. All you would need is a lot of wire, connector bodies scavenged from other harnesses/junk yard, and some patience.
Very nice work! Amazing project. I'm so glad you went the resto-route. The majoirty of people would have scrapped the car. Again, kudos!
-Aaron
-Aaron
adampecush;1268671 said:
would you mind telling us where you sourced the pins, connectors and crimp tool from?
mk3forme;1268783 said:
connectors/pins: http://easternbeaver.com/Main/Elec__Products/Connectors/Waterproof_Connectors/SM-MT/sm-mt.html
crimper: http://www.delcity.net/store/OEM-Ratchet-Crimping-Tool/p_714008.a_1
adampecush;1268802 said:
Thank you sir. Like everyone else, I cant wait to see this car on the road. Its beautiful!
Here are some adapter harnesses for my injectors. While the white connectors don't directly clip into the harness, all I had to do was de-pin the stock connectors and clip on the appropriate mating connectors. (note, I've still gotta order a few more plug assemblies...)
Figured out the throttle body...it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Now, no more hitting the hood, although I still might have to make some adjustments to the leverage of the gas pedal.
Before (it was the silver arm that hit the hood)
After (black arm directly connected to throttle plate)
Before (it was the silver arm that hit the hood)
After (black arm directly connected to throttle plate)
Was the plate travel non-linear before?
It looks the way the black piece was slotted into the silver one that were made to swing the silver piece faster as you get closer to WOT. I see that kind of thing on a lot of cars.
It looks the way the black piece was slotted into the silver one that were made to swing the silver piece faster as you get closer to WOT. I see that kind of thing on a lot of cars.
miekedmr;1285423 said:
Correct. Like most throttle lever arrangements, it is set up so there is a lot of pedal travel for the initial opening of the throttle and less for WOT, making the car a lot more driver-friendly. I'll see how this works out, I may have to hit the junk yard in search of "profiled" throttle levers.
I did install the TB last night and pedal travel is perfect for opening the TB all the way...so that's a step in the right direction at least.
sthmstr;1288654 said:
not really, I just kind of made it up as I went along. It really helps to have a machine shop at your disposal. If you want, I can list everything you need to have made/purchase to make the conversion work.
And to the engineers who designed the engine bay wiring harness, you can lick my sweaty beanbag. Thanks for making the rear transmission plug easily accessible.[/sarcasm] Bastards.
(if anybody has tried to change an engine bay wiring harness, you'll understand)
(if anybody has tried to change an engine bay wiring harness, you'll understand)
Oh I understand, and I concur.
I finally added a Deutsch connector to that wire near the starter.
I finally added a Deutsch connector to that wire near the starter.
mobes;1289666 said:
My first thought was to add a connector to that line, but I couldn't bring myself to cut a new harness. Crimping those wires in the engine bay would have been a pain in the ass as well.
adampecush;1289654 said:
That'd be awesome if you could. I'm kinda frustrated with my Samurai right now and i'm gonna go back to working on my Supra. I really wanna finish my suspension and braking in the next couple months. Thanks for your help!