ZZ3Astro

I just made the drive to Fairhope.. jeeez it is slow going from Panama City. 3 hours and 45 mins to go 130 miles! And my only alternative is to drive 45 mins due north to 10, and then still have 130 miles left plus another 15 miles south to get where I went. But I will have my Iroc staged in Fairhope if it's done by the 9th. Right now running into major time issues on the build due to TCI sending me a defective flexplate, and the pistons being so much lighter (3 ounces each!!) than the ZZ's that a full balance has to be done. If all works out, I'll have the 3 day weekend to build the engine and get it back in the car. Might very well be a trailer queen for this gathering!

89RS_82Z

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well if everyone get there by noon than 3 will be 3 hours later , and that would have a farthest away getting home at 8 or 9 depending on time zone, im going to get there about 11:30

i say try to be there no later than noon, that way yall can have the most time before its time to head home

also if its this big we need to start up a a list of supplies

Food
Drink
Ice
Charcoal
Chairs

i will bring a cooler and some ice and water ...... prob bring more just see who offers what

Da Spudro

saturday is more reasonable for me but i can make sunday works too. i'll probably make my final call the week of, but thus far count me in. sounds fun. things depending i may bring a cooler of Mt. Dew.

89RS_82Z

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best way is take 98 to 293 the toll bridge, left on 20, right on 85 north to i-10

ZZ3Astro

Yeah that's the way I run to Holt. I almost went that way but traffic was bad in either direction, and I knew I'd have to end up in downtown Pcola coming down the 110 to catch 98 anyway, so I don't think it would have made a difference in time and would have added about 30 miles to the drive. I hate driving with deadlines like this. We were trying to make it to a funeral home before 8pm. We could have pulled up exactly at 8 so we just went to their house instead. Worked out great though, got to see a lot of family I haven't seen in 5-10 yrs.

Da Spudro

Take 98 to 331 north, then take 20 west to 85, or just take 331 north to I-10. no toll bridges that way save some cash. That's the way i normally go when I go to Thunder Beach.

camnite

if need be i can pull your car to the meet, just saying

ZZ3Astro

Well I've got a trailer but my plan is to drive it from my Brother's house in Fairhope over to Mobile and back to Fairhope. In case it breaks down, I wouldn't refuse a ride over to Fairhope to get my towing rig! However I think if I can get this thing finished up, once it starts and I do a couple hundred miles of tuning driving it should be fine.

92firebird 305

well my luck sucks i guess i got my new cluster from hawks thirdgen it worked for 1.5 miles then it blow the fuse and i put a new fuse in it and it poped the fuse as soon as i turned the car on i dont know what to do its not the cluster it self its gotta be wiring what do i do people

92firebird 305

if any one has an idea give me a call brian 850-496-9429 i gotta get this fixed asap before the meet everything did work on it tho while it lasted . now once it blows the fuse and the cars on it makes the sound like your headlights are on when u take your key out of the car and leave your head lights on

Da Spudro

if i understand correctly that the gauge fuse is what keeps blowing i would look for a bad switch, ground, or a short in the areas highlighted in green. Since you mentioned the audio alarm and that's part of this green section i would look at that first. perhaps the audible alarm relay went bad and it's causing the circuit to overload. Good Luck.

92firebird 305

thnaks for your help ill have to take it to a shop i have no clue how to do wiring like that now when it comes to puting a system in a car i can do it with my eyes closed

92firebird 305

i just dont understand how out of the blue it just happend then i put a new cluster and i went 1.5 mile then it blow the fuse i did test the spot where the fuse goes its getin power im just so lost and mad at this crap

92firebird 305

and it is the gauge fuse that keeps blowing none of the other ones either

Da Spudro

that's what led me to highlight the area i did. if it affected other systems then i would say it was the main lead shorting. the mileage thing leads me to think maybe the VSS buffer.

i can recommend a couple of local shops if your interested.

92firebird 305

well its only the gauge fuse blowing none of the other one and i put the new cluster in and it work fine the od works and the trip works so that fixed one of my problems now this one. i did put a new flip up light on it b/c my other one broke but all i did was change the old and put the other one i got in then a week later this happens would that be possible to have something to do with the fuse blowing ever time i put a new one in i hooked up the motors for both my headlights and only the right side works the left side dont so i just leave them both up thats fine with me

gotabekidding

Sunday @ noon. I do not have either one of my third gens running (yet).
I only have my 93 T/A (I call it the black hole)

It is 'bout 3.5 hour drive from New Orleans area
I'm up for a Sunday drive

ZZ3Astro

Brian, according to that diagram Da Spudro posted, when that fuse blows you will lose your brake lights. Just make sure you check them after it blows to see if they are working. My money would be on either a short in the brake light circuit or the DERM module.. particularly the DERM (airbag control) since that car had been wreck previously. Do you know if the airbags ever deployed when that damage happened? Even if they didn't, when that damaged happened up front it could have an airbag sensor module wire pinched and causing a short.

92firebird 305

steve when igot off work this morning at 6 am ichecked all my fuses and there all good

ZZ3Astro

Oops brake switch might be the brake fluid sensor and not the lights. Looks more like this could be a cruise control wiring issue or airbag control circuit problems.

89RS_82Z

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well we know this much, its probably something real simple

maybe brake light switch

92firebird 305

89 rs i hope its something easy this really sucks

92firebird 305

so i unpluged my egr and it still blows the fuse so that rules out anything under the hood from what a lot of people are telling me so its gotta be somthing under my dash.Darn i wish some of you lived close to shalimar

89RS_82Z

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yea know that feeling we all try to help each other out

Da Spudro

i'm only about a 20 min drive away from you. i don't mind helping but sometimes electrical gremlins can be real PITA's. i'm still tracking down an electrical issue on my 91 Z28 causing the Idle to surge erratically used to run great no not so much. if you want one of these weekends i'll offer up my help if you want it. can't make any guarantees, but another set of eyes and hands might help.

ZZ3Astro

He needs help finding the cruise control wire that comes out of the bottom of the steering column. That needs to get unplugged and I bet it fixes the problem.

Made some progress on mine tonight. Windshield wipers all back together and HVAC harness all plugged in. Just need to finish up a couple of new wires and the engine bay will be all done. Hopefully the balancing goes smoothly this week so I can get this engine in by next Sunday. Would LOVE to cruise it across the Mobile Bay Bridge for this meet!

Da Spudro

well i should be able to show him where the cruise control plugs in under the dash. should be a vacuum break switch which should track to the steering column. if not i'm sure i can track the wire down. only if my help is wanted/needed.

92firebird 305

i wanna thank all of you that are trying to help me fix my problem with my car

rob2000gt

iTrader: (1)

If the brake light switch is part of the circuit put a fuse in let the car idle for 5 -10 min then push and hold the brake and see if it pops

StevenB L98/LS1

Trans Am may turn over 100K for the first time ever heading toward mobile. If it does i might get a little teary eyed but so happy she has lasted this long. I guess hard work and dedication pays off.

1nasty86

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ill ride down if im off that day.. always like meeting fellow tgo'ers

92firebird 305

rob the bkaes work fine i put the new cluster in and went 1.5 miles on the trip then it poped the fuse then went back home and put a new fuse in then it poped the fuse and everytime i put a fuse in and turn the key on its pops the fuse

89RS_82Z

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92firebird 305

so today i have been messin with my car well i know its the the alarm when the headlights r left on and your keys not in i unhooked the lil black box put a fuse in turned the key it blow the fuse its not caused my the headlight either i also unhooked the cruise control under the hood that aint it its not the egr connector under the hood so what is it this is really getin old

92firebird 305

well good news the car is fixed now i did it my self it was the cruise control under the hood and the chime under the das was bad both of them caused it so now i have no cruise control oh well dont use in anyways lol

89RS_82Z

iTrader: (2)

Cool glad its fixed

Da Spudro

Glad it's fixed.

92firebird 305

it was a pain in the butt tho i went thro every wire under the dash and under the hood

rob2000gt

iTrader: (1)

Finally my car is fixed. I have been dealing with this starting issue for a year. The tilt pin wallowed out causing the rods for the ignition and high beams to be out of adjustment.

rob2000gt

iTrader: (1)

Now im ready to go hurry up sept 11 so I can go on aroad trip

usacamaro

this is about two hours from me so hopefully i can make it out .

ZZ3Astro

Weather is certainly going to do its best to affect this. Hoping this system will move out of the area by Weds.. if so it should bring some cooler weather for the weekend.

Hoping to have my engine pretty much finished up tonight. I've got the short block finished, just gotta bolt the heads on and put the cam & lifters in. Still a lot of ground to cover before I will be able to bring it.

rob2000gt

iTrader: (1)

It is going to be close for you, engine break in on your way to the meet.

ZZ3Astro

I should get about 150-200 miles of driving in before then with tuning runs.. although it appears this rain is going to stick around all week. As long as it will start up and drive onto the trailer, I'll drive it to the meet from across the bridge. By the time we get there my wife will have a good tune in it lol. She's gotten pretty good at making the Megasquirt do its job!

89RS_82Z

iTrader: (2)

This weather stinks and I'm sick as can be now, what fun

ZZ3Astro

Arrrrgggg! Comp Cams sent me the wrong cam!!! They sent the retro-fit roller cam which doesn't have the step nose for the retainer plate. Looks like I am going to be able to make it work by using a standard old style timing chain and a cam botton. Damn good thing I bought a cast aluminum timing cover.

92firebird 305

so i order t-top body seals since my t-tops leak and im tired of it the driver side is the worst so what is everyone doing this tuesday or thursday if i get them in i would like to try and put them in i have never done it before so i dont wanna try it by my self and screw it up 1a-auto says to use a heat gun makes it a lot easyer

gotabekidding

Here is the weather for the week.
It may suck for now, thanx to Tropical Storm Lee.
Next weekend is lookin pretty good.....


Saturday September 3 Tonight

A wind driven heavy rain. Low 76F. Winds SE at 25 to 35 mph. Additional rainfall expected to exceed 2 inches. Flooding is possible in flood prone areas.

Sunday September 4
Day - Windy with rain, heavy at times.
Perhaps a rumble of thunder in the afternoon.
High 82F.
Rainfall around 2 inches.

Night - Windy with showers and thundershowers likely.
Low 79F.
Rainfall possibly over one inch.
Flooding is possible in flood prone areas.

Monday September 5
Windy with occasional rain and a few thundershowers likely.
High 82F.
Chance of rain 90%. 1 to 2 inches of rain expected.

Tuesday September 6
Slight chance of a thunderstorm.
Highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low 60s.

Wednesday September 7
Mostly sunny.
Highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s.

Thursday September 8
Sunshine.
Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s.

Friday September 9

Mostly sunny.
Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s.

Saturday September 10

Abundant sunshine.
Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the low 70s.

Sunday September 11

Abundant sunshine.
Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the low 70s.

Monday September 12
Mainly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s and lows in the low 70s.

gotabekidding

Use a heat gun for what?
Yes heat guns will loosen up old adhesives.
They also loosen up and blister paint and sealants

Believe or not fingernail polish remover works slow, but it works.
be careful of the paint.

If I am not wrong there are SEVERAL posts on the topic of t-top weatherstipping. I did my first replacement following the instructions from this site. Leaked a little where the t-top met with the door seal, but never from the body part of the t-top area.

StevenB L98/LS1

The wrecks today have been horrible, along with all this rain, it got worse with a 3 car wreck on Hwy 98, and the TA has been going this fast for the last 20 mins. Im pretty ready for the meet guys, even though im not missing alabama at all since i did almost 40 hours of work over there in a 3 day period.