Dave Robsons Challenger R/T

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Jul 09, 08 10:47 am

Dave wrote: but also have safety in mind.

Says he who is always burning things, mates and himself with welding torches and what not!!!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Jul 10, 08 12:30 pm

Out of interest, how many amps can a starter pull?

Sounds like you are well sorted Gav.

I decided I am just going to take a chance on not fusing the the battery and alternator cables. Just for now at least. Otherwise I will be on forever with this.
Everything else will be fused or on circuit breakers.

I am putting the headlights and radiator fan on two 30A "push button to reset" circuit breakers so that if they do trip one night miles from anywhere I have a chance of sorting out the problem to get home.

MrNorm · Post by **MrNorm** » Thu Jul 10, 08 10:02 pm

Dave wrote:Out of interest, how many amps can a starter pull?

Sounds like you are well sorted Gav.

I decided I am just going to take a chance on not fusing the the battery and alternator cables. Just for now at least. Otherwise I will be on forever with this.
Everything else will be fused or on circuit breakers.

I am putting the headlights and radiator fan on two 30A "push button to reset" circuit breakers so that if they do trip one night miles from anywhere I have a chance of sorting out the problem to get home.

I will start the bidding and say up to about 200 Amps. (one reason to isolate rather than fuse

).

Alternator cable should be easy to fuse, you can get suitable fuses up to a decent amperage.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Jul 11, 08 10:12 pm

I have not been too well this last week so progress is even slower than usual.

But this where I am at right now.

The battery is in the trunk and the battery cable used to route directly to the starter motor through a hole in the bulkhead.

I decided it would be more useful to make a terminal here that I could route extra equipment from rather than use the BATT terminal on the starter relay.

So I installed a large rubber grommet in the bulkhead that had only a small hole through it and installed a stainless steel stud.
On each side of that I placed two cut-down spray can lids as safety insulators.

So my battery now connects to this on the inside of the car and a short cable runs from the other side of this to the starter motor.
The alternator attaches directly to this point also.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Fri Jul 11, 08 10:16 pm

This is my main electronic board for the engine bay. It houses the starter relay, main 50A Fuse, two 30A circuit breakers (fan and headlights), and three relays (Fan, low beam, high beam). This bit is now fully wired except for one wire that will go to the neutral safety switch.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon Jul 21, 08 1:04 pm

Can you put the Nats back until the first weekend of August please?

I need another week to get ready.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jul 21, 08 1:24 pm

Keep the head up Dave, you've made some amazing progress in the last few weeks, you CAN do it!

once you get into it you'll fly through it.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jul 21, 08 3:36 pm

Yes Dave lookin sweet, love that cluster finish!!!

Cannonball · Post by **Cannonball** » Mon Jul 21, 08 5:28 pm

yep onwards davey boy, the dash looks great, and i always liked your row off smaller dials low down,

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Mon Jul 21, 08 5:59 pm

Yep, looks like a brilliant job Dave, love the way your car mixes ancient and modern...brilliant

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jul 21, 08 6:36 pm

Ivor wrote: Yep, looks like a brilliant job Dave, love the way your car mixes ancient and modern...brilliant

What like the car being modern and Dave being ancient!!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Mon Jul 21, 08 7:00 pm

Cannonball wrote:yep onwards davey boy, the dash looks great, and i always liked your row off smaller dials low down,

Yeah but three each side of the steering column was a bit OTT so I have replaced the right hand three with a decent wireless. I fitted one of those dual voice coil speakers in the dash center and two on the parcel shelf.
The 50w RMS power output sounds very nice.

I am so tired though. I have been trying to wire up those three gauges and tie in the cluster wiring from the dimmer so everything dims as it should. But I am tired so i keep getting confused. I am still not well enough to work like this.

Better get back to it....

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jul 21, 08 7:06 pm

Unstoppable Robbo!!

I put money on Dave makin it with his car!!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Jul 22, 08 9:16 pm

Some progress but not enough to get me to the Euronats with the Challenger.
If I only had one more week I think I could have made it. But never mind.

I painted the steering column today and fitted the new Grant Steering wheel which I like very much!
It feels much better in the hands than the original wheel. I have to wire up the steering column next and start a tidy up on the wiring I have done under the dash so it all tucks neatly (I hope) out of sight.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jul 22, 08 9:23 pm

Shame Dave, you were getting on really well too...that workmanship really looks the dogs doodahs. Hope to see you at the Nats anyhoo....and at least I will now have an excuse to drive up to Newcastle before the summer is out and take some pics