DODGE SUPERVISTA
- Thread starter steve williams
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That bit of the wiring harness is easy enough to pull out by popping the bullet connectors. IIRC they are under the dash, and the harness pulls up through the pillar. Or might be the other way round. Just attach a draw wire to it as you pull it out, then it's easy to pull it back in. In any case better safe than melted! It's a tricky area to repair, as I well remember.......https://forum.commervanfan.co.uk/threads/jennings-restoration.7437/page-7
Thanks Colin, was trying to work out if they’d pull though with the connectors on (they’re at the bottom btw). Yer it is a bit tricky especially as I’ve never done this before, always more than you first think too! Going to get them all cut and in and then weld in one bit at a time and build off the last piece. Fortunately Martin knew from experience already and got me all the gutter bits too even though I didn’t order them originally 
Had a thought and pulled the old filler and stuffed newspaper out of the bin to see if I could find out when the repair was done. Was only a tiny bit but got lucky - was a Daily Sport reader August 2004 . A terrible repair probably after a knock exposed some rot, it’s completely hidden on the inside behind other panels.
. A terrible repair probably after a knock exposed some rot, it’s completely hidden on the inside behind other panels.
S0updragon
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Coming along nicely well done
Always the more you get into it the more you find...a badly shorted wire in the loom front to back - proper melted out, rest of the loom looks like it survived fortunately. Need to pull the rear section out through the roof to double check the whole length and replace the faulty wire and re wrap it all. Will replace all the connectors, clean up the spades, bullets and earths while at it. Was hoping to re-loom it this winter even though it doesn’t look in too bad shape bar that one melt. The job looks straight forward once you get past the fear but it’ll have wait till next winter.
Every cloud - found a great place for all your classic electrics though:
www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk
Every cloud - found a great place for all your classic electrics though:
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All dash and roof panels now complete ready to go in once finished the bodywork
....................... and re wrap it all......................
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When you rewrap it, use proper PVC loom tape without adhesive. If you use self adhesive tape the glue will go all slimy and slide all over the place in a few years. You can secure the ends with a blob of superglue. I have used Auto Electrical supplies and found them OK too.
Thanks Colin, have a roll of sticky stuff ready to use but might reconsider based on that
PaulJL
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Wow!!
thanks Paul - see how it holds up but seems pretty durable. A lot of time spent gluing, clamping and filling the dash pad etc. to get it all as level as possible and looks like it lines up well - due to brittleness the dash had holes in places and was quite wonky.
PaulJL
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Mine needs doing too. When you get bored.....
ones enough - all you need is Tiger Seal to glue it back down, rubber putty to fill holes and Plasti Dip to spray - although there are vinyl dyes, I just couldn't imagine it working on the old plastic, maybe should've tried it
- all you need is Tiger Seal to glue it back down, rubber putty to fill holes and Plasti Dip to spray - although there are vinyl dyes, I just couldn't imagine it working on the old plastic, maybe should've tried it
S0updragon
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Done a smashing job on them
Getting there...a bit more grinding and flap discing then ready for skim and paint
That's looking very nice.
Super job
The flapper disc tends to leave a high spot on the welds so it's a good idea to finish it of with a grinding disc to take the top of the weld off.
Not when you use 40 grit
- have been grinding mainly but get a bit scared going to go through