Re: The Duchess Project: 1940 Super 8 Convertible Sedan

Posted by Joe Santana On 2011/5/17 19:33:45

Good to know, West. I appreciate the reminder. I suspect many electrical items may not work, even with a new harness. But I've been through the radio, heater, horns, ignition, all the gauges except fuel (haven't added that rear harness yet), and they all work fine. The overdrive is wired but not tested yet.

No plate under the parking lights, but 2 humungous thick fender washers, which looked wrong. They were on the lights when I took them off in 86, so I suspect the paint shop in 1971 misplaced them. I thought about bending the washers to fit the fender contour better. I suspect the plates are like that.

But for now, I replaced the large washers with smaller flat washers. I'm aware of the metal contact requirement from the wiring diagram. One end of a wire doesn't a circuit make.

EDIT: You're not referring to the large front fender support bracket. Does the plate go above that or below it. I'll have to look when I get home.