{"id":1258,"date":"2018-05-20T11:44:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-20T18:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/?p=1258"},"modified":"2019-06-20T14:27:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T21:27:06","slug":"more-gtm-progress-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/?p=1258","title":{"rendered":"More GTM progress,"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the replacement KPH gauges i think i am going to pick this one up.
https:\/\/www.speedhut.com\/gauge\/GRM4-...and-high-beam)<\/a> ( i am undecided if i want one that goes to 400KPH, less practical but does have a bit of wow factor.) They also have this one<\/a> that tops out at at 300KPH which would mean i would be able to use more of the gauge during normal driving. I also like that these have built in signal indicators and high beams indicator. Makes things easier to wire up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I now have proper crimping tools so i can make secure water tight connections. I have also ordered 10 weatherpack connector sets in each size (1, 2, 4, 6 pins). I will use them for wiring the AC, Audio system, gauge cluster, wiper, signal lights, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had to take the rear transmission support off to weld in the wing mounts, i jacked up the trans, pulled the bolts then slowly lowered it onto a socket to keep the weight off the axles. Worked like a charm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found this great video for wiring the Trinary switch. https:\/\/www.vintageair.com\/tech-vide...rinary-switch\/<\/a> Seems easy enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wing mounts are now welded on along with the braces that come with the kit. They look a little uneven in this photo but they are exactly equal on both sides. I ground the welds down with a flap wheel on the top before painting so it all looks like one piece of steel. I then painted the whole assembly gloss black so everything matches and nothing rusts. I also took the time to paint the AC Accumulator bracket, i found that it was easiest to mount the bracket by bending over the mounting piece and screwing it into the top of the square tube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before i put the rear mount back on i am going to use this convenient access to the rear end to finish securing all the e-brake cables and shifter cables so they stay clear of the exhaust. I may even pull the trans one last time to double check the clutch install.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For some reason all my other vehicles decided to cry for attention, this stack of parts will take me away from the GTM for a few days. My minivan has a stuck rear caliper, and it has a leaking heater core, my 4x4 GMC broke 2 door handles and needs front U-joints. Parts are starting to roll in for those projects as well.\n\n<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For the replacement KPH gauges i think i am going to pick this one up.https:\/\/www.speedhut.com\/gauge\/GRM4-…and-high-beam) ( i am undecided if i want one that goes to 400KPH, less practical but does have a bit of wow factor.) They also have this one that tops out at at 300KPH which would mean i would be able to use more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gtm_all","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1258"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1291,"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1258\/revisions\/1291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadiangeek.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}