something i discovered today.... a set of brand new full dressed axles weighs a crapload!
and as for the wiring pigtail... i'm STILL fighting with it. i have one question for something that is greatly puzzling me. current industry standard has the red wire as left turn AND stop, and the brown wire as right turn AND stop... however, if i'm reading the diagrams i have correctly, the STOP light was its own separate wire in '64 (the black wire). how do i wire that, then? what do i wire the black wire into? or am i just really reading something wrong somewhere?
WOW - big difference from mine - is yours a Clifornia built, or an Ohio? Your window setup is completely different from mine. I'm not familiar with that style.
Maybe you could retrofit them to work?
Ace Hardware sells them in their mobile home section, for about $5.99/pair.
something i discovered today.... a set of brand new full dressed axles weighs a crapload!
and as for the wiring pigtail... i'm STILL fighting with it. i have one question for something that is greatly puzzling me. current industry standard has the red wire as left turn AND stop, and the brown wire as right turn AND stop... however, if i'm reading the diagrams i have correctly, the STOP light was its own separate wire in '64 (the black wire). how do i wire that, then? what do i wire the black wire into? or am i just really reading something wrong somewhere?
Are you talking about where to put it at the plug in the front or back at the tailights ?
#$%^#$ *sigh* nevermind all my questions about the pigtail... and remind me to never play with wiring again. after i fought with it all this time, hubby went out and fixed it in 5 minutes
#$%^#$ *sigh* nevermind all my questions about the pigtail... and remind me to never play with wiring again. after i fought with it all this time, hubby went out and fixed it in 5 minutes
o well
now i feel dumb
#$%^#$ *sigh* nevermind all my questions about the pigtail... and remind me to never play with wiring again. after i fought with it all this time, hubby went out and fixed it in 5 minutes
o well
now i feel dumb
Don't ya hate it when they do that! Glad you're "wired" now.
Sorry I did not wait for you, was not sure when you would be home, and since I was outside.. and walking.. well.. as for me.. walking it not fun right now, I was out on my Father-in-Laws boat.. and fell down a opening in the floor, twisted my knee and ankle.. and I think I pulled something in my leg. So now I am hobble-along-Hubby.
And it took a bit more then just 5 min.. I was working on that last night.. too.. not just today...
This is sure putting a damper in my adventure.. I think.. I mean it's still an adventure.. but not going as fast as I would like.
Thanks for advice on the window closers, I'll look for an Ace Hardware around here, and see what I can find.
Or any other store that might have what I am looking for.
Also, I was wondering, those cranks that open the windows, should I replace them, refurb them, or what.. still drumming up plans.
I should have the floor in.. in a few days.. gonna be a few more days.. as my leg is messed up a bit.. but such is life.
Anyway, I am really not in the mood for needing to replace the cranks, but if I need to, I will.
Well, Next step is the floor.. I can't believe this is taking this long.. such a drawn out job this mess is.
I was out on my Father-in-Laws boat.. and fell down a opening in the floor, twisted my knee and ankle.. and I think I pulled something in my leg. So now I am hobble-along-Hubby.
At least you can still walk, just take it easy for a few days. It will still be there when you feel like doing battle again.
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This is sure putting a damper in my adventure.. I think.. I mean it's still an adventure.. but not going as fast as I would like.
When your trailer was built, it took a team of workers weeks to build it, and that was with all needed tools and equipment sitting in the same buibding.
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Thanks for advice on the window closers, I'll look for an Ace Hardware around here, and see what I can find.
Or any other store that might have what I am looking for.
Also, I was wondering, those cranks that open the windows, should I replace them, refurb them, or what.. still drumming up plans.
The window cranks can be found at mobile home supply stores, you may have to use a Dremel tool to grind down the round drum that goes into the window frame so it can roll up and down.
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Anyway, I am really not in the mood for needing to replace the cranks, but if I need to, I will.
Well, Next step is the floor.. I can't believe this is taking this long.. such a drawn out job this mess is.
DH.
If you want to restore your 1964 Chevy, it would take much longer than you are taking with your trailer, plus most 1964 Chevies don't have plumbing. Take a deep breath, slow down a litle, and enjoy your rehab project.
At least you can still walk, just take it easy for a few days. It will still be there when you feel like doing battle again.
Yah know, given what you have been though, you have the amazing ability to really make any normal injury seem like nothing.
Not that is lessens the pain.. or anything.. but makes me feel like a wimp for complaning about it.
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When your trailer was built, it took a team of workers weeks to build it, and that was with all needed tools and equipment sitting in the same buibding.
Wimps !
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The window cranks can be found at mobile home supply stores, you may have to use a Dremel tool to grind down the round drum that goes into the window frame so it can roll up and down.
Oooooo thanks for that bit of insight.. Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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If you want to restore your 1964 Chevy, it would take much longer than you are taking with your trailer, plus most 1964 Chevies don't have plumbing. Take a deep breath, slow down a litle, and enjoy your rehab project.
I know.. that is why I don't work on cars..... Much... or boats..... or.. well I guess I am just looking at this like it's just a house.. and homes are easy and fast to fix..
And all this stuff, makes me feel like I am a fish out of water flopping around trying to figure out what I am supposed to do next.. and how to do it.
I guess you are right.. I need to take a breath.. step back.. and look at it all again.. just take it easy.. and enjoy the job as it progressess.
Thanks again for the words of support and realization.
Well we were putting in the Axels, and well, out first major accident happend. The Axel landed on my Father-in-Laws finger (Index Finger of his Right hand), 9 stitches and 3 hours in the hospital later, he is doing ok. That was on Thursday, and today he is doing quite well.
Anyway, been working on a new plan with the Axels, because, I like my fingers just the way they are, and not full of stitches. So, my first order was to prevent the Steel from having an area to contact skil. I did this by fabrecating wood wheels (Small wooden wheels just a tad bigger then the normal rims of a tire) this allows me to roll the axel around, with needing to drag it or use dollys. I'll have Katzkalw put up a few pictures of the wheels (I like to call them wagon wheels)
Next, I'll be limiting use to one jack, and a set of braceing, this way, only one side of the axel will be moving at any time. That should lower risks as far as that might go. Going to use a piston jack, as opposed to a arm lift jack, because the piston goes stright up, and I can set the axel and then lift up into place.
Well, now I am just stripping the paint off the interior panels.
i'll post up pics of hubby's "wagon wheels" as soon as i actually take a picture of them... but in the meantime...
he's finally finished stripping the paint off all the interior panels, and this is what I accomplished today!
(new LED taillights, added reverse lights, added in backup camera)
The lights look great, but who is "Finc"?
Stripping paint is no fun, I think I would rather replace axles. Hope your dad is doing okay, and everybody else keeps their fingers attached.
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Glad it all worked out !
Glad you're "wired" now.
Take a deep breath, slow down a litle, and enjoy your rehab project.
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