72 2 Door 510 Restoration-25 years in the making

[Rush]

Absolutely! I can't believe the difference it makes!

[Rush]

The weather is starting to get halfway decent so I've been chipping away at some things on the car. Over the last couple of days, I fixed my horn that has never worked (video link included), I made a 3rd brake light with a modulator so it flashes when I press the brake pedal, I made a rearview camera system, and designed a mount so I wouldn't have to drill a hole in my car and finally, I installed new tubing for my 80's era air shocks & they actually work! Briefly. LOL!!

Horn fix video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw8joVL ... UxMCBob3Ju

3rd brake light:
I used a COB LED. I ran 22ga wires just in the edge of the rear window gasket. I stuck the light to the glass using clear 2 sided tape.






Rear camera:
I bought a basic camera & a screen from Ali Express for $11. I wired it to be switch-operated instead of rear lamp triggered (mainly because my reverse lamps are always on when the car is on and I haven't figured out why; I have no bulbs in them right now). I wasn't interested in drilling a hole in my car so I designed & printed a mount for the camera that allowed me to run the wires through the hole in the bumper and then under the car into the trunk. For a mere $11 I think it's pretty fancy! lol! I'm not quite finished cleaning up the wiring & I haven't mounted the screen yet but you get the idea.

[BEO 510]

Thanks for the educational horn video, i would for sure messed up that nut inside there. Planned for thirty years to open some horns, now i know how to and how they works. I onced makes them horn scream by replace the relay and put bigger wires direct from the alternator.

[Rush]

You're welcome! I thought it was a pretty interesting contraption! I bet if you take them apart now, you'll make them work. It doesn't seem like a whole lot can go wrong with them but corrosion is their number 1 enemy, I think.

[bertvorgon]

Whoa...hold the phone, rewind the camera.....

What's with the licence plate screws....on such a beautiful build and we have sub-standard mounting screws.....

I used some nice socket head stainless with washers, looks really good.

That camera is too cool! I worry when backing into curbed parking spots that I might hit my exhaust pipe.

[Rush]

Lol! You're right, they ARE ugly! Alright, alright, I'll go get some nice ones.

[Rush]

I finally got new KYB AGX adjustable shocks to replace my clapped out 80's air shocks. The ride difference is huge!
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The adjuster is facing outward bwcause otherwise it would hit my exhaust. I needed to clearance that bracket a bit but not a big deal.

Yesterday, I took my car in for an alignment. It's literally no better than the alignment I did on my own with a caliper and string. About all it did was make the steering feel heavier at low speed and not any more stable at higher speeds. Lesson learned, I guess.

Oh! And I put new bushings in my torsion control rods. Bit by bit!

[Rush]

Today, while I'm trying to figure out my high beam LED headlight issue I decided to measure the holes in my firewall and 3D print some plugs for them. Sure, I could probably just order them but what fun is ordering $.89 rubber plugs when I can print them myself with a $300 printer and $40 filament?

These are printed in TPU (flexible) filament & the design is parametric so they're super easy to size in Fusion 360 for whatever hole you need to cover. The guy who designed them did a very nice job. Here's the link to the file if you're a print dork like me: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6266485