'66 Malibu N/SA

Dave Muller · 07-27-2015, 05:19 PM

It's amazing how many hours I can spend on bodywork with very little visual impact to show for it. But things have been moving along on this project.

I think I'm finally just about done with the patch panel on the left quarter:

I've also started fabricating the back firewall. Template made and transferred to sheet steel, which has now been trimmed.

And here's the third piece getting a test fitting:

Finally, I've started on the ignition and other wiring. here's the plate that will mount the main components:

The terminal strips will have all the connections out where I can get to them easily for emergency repairs. That's a bit of paranoia I picked up a few years back when my ignition switch locked up in the staging lanes at Las Vegas. Fortunately it was running and I was being called out to the water box, so I was okay for the moment. But when I got back to my pit space I had to kill the fuel pump and wait for it to run out of gas. Then I had to dig into the factory wiring harness.

I've let myself get distracted enough, now it's time to get back to body work. So it'll likely be a few weeks before there's anything new worth looking at.

07-27-2015, 05:19 PM	#11
Dave Muller Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 497 Likes: 162 Liked 223 Times in 73 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA It's amazing how many hours I can spend on bodywork with very little visual impact to show for it. But things have been moving along on this project. I think I'm finally just about done with the patch panel on the left quarter: I've also started fabricating the back firewall. Template made and transferred to sheet steel, which has now been trimmed. And here's the third piece getting a test fitting: Finally, I've started on the ignition and other wiring. here's the plate that will mount the main components: The terminal strips will have all the connections out where I can get to them easily for emergency repairs. That's a bit of paranoia I picked up a few years back when my ignition switch locked up in the staging lanes at Las Vegas. Fortunately it was running and I was being called out to the water box, so I was okay for the moment. But when I got back to my pit space I had to kill the fuel pump and wait for it to run out of gas. Then I had to dig into the factory wiring harness. I've let myself get distracted enough, now it's time to get back to body work. So it'll likely be a few weeks before there's anything new worth looking at. Last edited by Dave Muller; 07-07-2017 at 09:55 PM.