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Completed the wiring (maybe)

Posted on November 14, 2021 by nvonadaNovember 14, 2021
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I only had a couple hours today to work on the car but I got into testing. Of course there are problems… First thing to do was the driver’s side headlight. There was some surface rust in here so I … Continue reading →

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More harness work and started on headlights

Posted on November 13, 2021 by nvonadaNovember 13, 2021
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I have been less than thrilled by the quality of the 1-1 connectors that came with the new harness. One of the original factory connectors was broken so I took it apart. The brass insert is much thicker and better … Continue reading →

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Main harness is out!

Posted on November 11, 2021 by nvonadaNovember 11, 2021
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This is the first free time I have had this week so I went out to work on the car for an hour or so. The goal is to get the old main chassis harness out. First I disconnected harness … Continue reading →

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Studebaker Champion Switches

Posted on November 11, 2021 by nvonadaNovember 11, 2021
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For my future reference and maybe to help others this post will have the terminals on all the switches on the car. I have taken thousands of pictures of this car so you would think I would have better ones … Continue reading →

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Finishing the under-dash wiring

Posted on November 7, 2021 by nvonadaNovember 7, 2021
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I had a about half a day to work on this so my goal was to get as far as I could under the dash. It actually went very well. First I checked out the wiring on the ignition switch … Continue reading →

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More under-dash wiring

Posted on November 6, 2021 by nvonadaNovember 7, 2021
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After a week I got back to work on the wiring with more work under the dash. Lots of labeling and disconnecting but finally was able to start pulling the harness out through the hole in the firewall. Yes! Harness … Continue reading →

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New wiring begins

Posted on October 31, 2021 by nvonadaOctober 31, 2021
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Last year I had a short in the headlights and decided that it was really time to replace the wiring harness. I did some shopping around and decided to go with a authentic reproduction wiring harness from Lark Works. The … Continue reading →

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Delaware OH Car Show 2021

Posted on October 17, 2021 by nvonadaOctober 17, 2021
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The car show is usually in July but we had severe thunderstorms predicted for that day so the organizers postponed it until October 9th. We woke up to dense fog but my new neighbor fired up his Mustang and I … Continue reading →

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Spring maintenance (sort of)

Posted on July 5, 2021 by nvonadaJuly 5, 2021
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We moved back in January and the new house has been taking up all kinds of time. So I did not get to the sprint maintenance until early summer. Saturday, July 3rd to be specific. Oh well, these things happen. … Continue reading →

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Rear brake cylinders

Posted on April 18, 2021 by nvonadaApril 18, 2021
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Last year about this time I found leaking wheel cylinders in the front brakes. The rears are at least as old as the fronts so I made note at the time that I should check the rears too. Finally got … Continue reading →

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