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Old 21-11-2006, 05:32 PM   #391
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Eureka! Well kinda :P

Here's what happened, after i hooked up the battery i found that the dash lights were working but smartlock was enabled. I then left the car, went to work and remembered that i had forgotten to ground the point behind the passenger side headlight. When i came home, i hooked the battery back up, grounded the wire but now nothing was working, not even dash lights. I then had a look at my old pics and noticed two large yellow wires coming from the negative terminal, went outside to look at my car and found that these were connected to positive :O And naturally one of them was nicely melted. Then replaced the wire and checked down te length to see if it had melted anything else, all was good.
Then i connected the battery again and still nothing. Checked my main power fuse and sure enough it was popped. Chucked in a spare and TA DA!!

Now were getting somwere. Everything seems to be in working order, samrtlock is disengaging and all lights, climate control, dash lights etc are working. Now the only thing is my starter isn't cranking and my lockoff valves aren't engaging. I'm hoping it's a common problem but shouldn't be too hard to find the source. I may make it to GOR after all ;)
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Old 21-11-2006, 05:36 PM   #392
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awesome.......
looks like you're getting somewhere at least........
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Old 21-11-2006, 05:39 PM   #393
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woohoo!!

Do you want to pay for me to leave the state? It may start then...
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Old 22-11-2006, 12:23 PM   #394
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Krys, perhaps you just need some sort of protective helmet to stop the bad aura from emanating out of your head... Something made of kevlar and lead perhaps?

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Old 22-11-2006, 12:43 PM   #395
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Something made of kevlar and lead perhaps?

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something that makes her sink! :P
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Old 22-11-2006, 12:49 PM   #396
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smartlock - relearn might fix the starter? relay perahps, hidden kill switch hehehehe, got interior lights.
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Old 22-11-2006, 02:02 PM   #397
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smartlock - relearn might fix the starter? relay perahps, hidden kill switch hehehehe, got interior lights.
We've already got the smartlock to relearn the key, and yes i've got interior lights. No kill switch :P Relays are working....
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Does it start yet?

Come on, it has to at least start.
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Big screwdriver to starter motor, works a treat
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Does it start yet?

Come on, it has to at least start.
I've sat in it, no it doesn't have to start!!!
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All's soughted! It starts, sounds sick!
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Orthm! Is it far way from being driven?
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yes, videos are a must
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John has taken a video off his phone. Will be posted up tonight
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Mad steve sorry i could not get there!!
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Brake lines need to be plumbed up and tailshaft needs to be put in. There is an exhaust leak so we gotta sought that out aswell as a boost leak somewere.
Apart from that, we need to make some form of dump pipe to redirect the exhuast away from the front bar, then just little things like front/rear bar, boot latch etc...
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siiiiik, so it should be out and about friday night yeah???

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siiiiik, so it should be out and about friday night yeah???

what was the starter problem?
Battery was too weak :P Switched it for the one in the ED. The lock offs weren't working because there was no fuel pump relay and they get there power from that....
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Great news Steve! It would have been a great moment to hear it fire up.
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Good Stuff Steve.

Should get everyone around there again to watch it roll under its own power.

Well not fordgirl but everyone else :P
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:'(

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Krys, did you happen to leave the state today??
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No! But I was wearing a protective helmet...
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ah man great news hearing that you got it started! it better be ready for the GOR cruise or no one will turn up!! lol! nah i'd be such an awesome feeling hearing it start for the first time in a few years! espcially when your've done all the work putting it in etc!
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video of it starting

hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx3vVSGHIIw
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its a shame the quality isnt the best ( i know utube is usually crap) but there was no deep exhaust rumble.

love the spool tho
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its a shame the quality isnt the best ( i know utube is usually crap) but there was no deep exhaust rumble.

love the spool tho
it's off a mobile phone, so you can't expect too much ;)
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its like one of those special moments there!!
yeh shame about god damn mobile phone quality!
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