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Messages - EricCoolCats
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Events & Shows / Re: Motor City FoxFest 2024 - Detroit - July 13th
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Lounge / Re: Dirty Old Cars on History
It cleaned up pretty well though, despite the typical worn consolette armrest and driver's seat. Paint was okay, didn't look like it had any rust. I saw some paint imperfections but nothing major. Overall a decent car. Best part was how the woman's daughter (~12ish) was excited for it to be her car.
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Lounge / Dirty Old Cars on History
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Lounge / Re: Blank Boards
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Lounge / Re: Forum Tweaking
This board software is really finicky. We had to start from scratch to update it...normally things don't happen like that and we're hoping it's a one-time deal. The cookies seem very persistent throughout.
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Lounge / Re: Forum Tweaking
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Lounge / Re: Forum Tweaking
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General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion / Re: 1988 Build Sheet
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Engine Tech / Re: cranks no start **Diagosed**
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Lounge / Re: Anyone still around?
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Electrical Tech / Re: Considering Alternator Replacement, Weighing Options
If your wiring looks good and you don't really antite running anything high power like auxiliary lighting or a big stereo system...I'd just run the NOS one (should be 60A). No fuss, no muss, plug and play, and be done with it. That will get the job done for sure.
In the past I have done an upgraded stock alternator before (70A), and that usually does require a little bit of work with the grinder on the bracket. The gains from this are minimal.
I also have a 130A upgrade on the convertible. It's been in place for almost 25 years, and aside from getting a couple of bad rebuilt alternators toward the beginning there, it's been rock solid. But also, that car has a big stereo plus the power top mechanism, upgraded lighting, etc. And I did do custom wiring for it. It was easy to do, no regrets, but the car is never going back to stock so I didn't care about that sort of thing.
Just my insight.
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Lounge / Forum Tweaking
Our main issue right now is that even though the board software is at the latest version and is supposedly compatible with PHP 8.1, we have been unsuccessful to get it running at that version, so we remain at an older PHP version (7.3). For that, we are getting charged an extra $5/mo US, which is $60/year for...nothing, except maintaining an old PHP version. Hence the reason why we're trying to get the board updated, so that we can skip that fee and just have a single yearly hosting cost instead.
For now, we've installed some new themes which are kinda cool but have also messed up a few things. Our advice if you're having trouble: use the dropdown menu at the top for a different theme selection. It seems to work-ish for now. You can also try flushing out your browser's cache as well.
Again, we're sorry that things have to get done on a live site in this fashion. Message boards are tricky, not fun at all. But we gotta do what we gotta do.
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Lounge / Winter Projects?
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Electrical Tech / Re: 83 Digital Dash Fuel Sending Unit Options
I've had my eyes on this super-cool aftermarket fuel level sender...
https://www.holley.com/products/gauges_and_gauge_accessories/gauge_accessories_and_harnesses/parts/19-250
...but here's the rub:
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Easy to program the level of any tank and electronic gauge - does not work with OE style gauges that utilize an ohm only input
Understood why it needs an aftermarket gauge, because those run straight off 12v and don't really care about the ohms coming from the sending unit. Since we're dealing with a stepped-down 5v gauge and different ranges of resistance, it's unclear if this could even be adapted to our cars. But I absolutely love this concept though.