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  1. Although this will make me look like a complete moron I think it's important to disclose what happened. I had the ground wire on the alternator connected to the stator by mistake.  The harness is in the mail to Midlife so he can bail my dumb ass out.  The good news is that while digging through my stuff looking for the old alternator I found what appears to be an original alternator (rounded castings instead of square), it's currently being rebuilt.


  2. So I started the Mach for the first time yesterday. After a very short time the wires going to the alternator started smoking, I shut it down but it was too late. Copper is showing on both sides of the alternator wiring connector.  I have a few questions.

    - What might have caused this?

    -Do I have to pull out the entire harness to figure out how much damage might have been done?

    - When I get the harness fixed how do I ensure this doesn't repeat itself?

     

    Thanks


  3. On ‎3‎/‎4‎/‎2018 at 8:26 PM, barnett468 said:

    ok, what is the red car in the corner with the hood up hmmm?

    What else would it be? 69 Convertible which I'm planning to sell this year. We never use it. 

    I don't plan on doing the headliner myself. Everything has to be perfect, I can do a lot of things but I'm not willing to risk it.

    Sail panels? Do I need to use new ones? Is that part of the headliner process?

     

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  4. I live in the miserable, nauseating, rain soaked pacific northwest.  I have a wood floor dovetail trailer. I treat the deck like a deck and treat it every year or two and also store it inside. After 8 years it's still perfect.  The fenders are starting to show tiny bits of rust, having a steel deck would, in my opinion, rust worse than the fenders and be a major PIA unless you like fixing things that shouldn't have to be fixed.

    Also, my drivers side fender tilts away from the trailer so you can get in and out of your car.  I'd get the 10K or 12K rated trailer and make sure you have brakes on both sides of the trailer.   Also make sure you have D-rings everywhere and pick up a set of Mac's Tiedowns. 

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