87 Comanche Bucket-O-Bolts - son's first car

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1. Courtesy Lights:  My next struggle is the courtesy lights. I'm not seeing any voltage to the courtesy light plug. I'm struggling to find a wiring diagram for the lights. If someone has one, it'd be very helpful. 

 

2. Heat Controls - We got the new HVAC control unit wired in and I can now adjust the fan speed and temp, but I can't change the vents (I'm assuming it's vacuum). 

 

3. Stereo - I had planned to throw a Chinese apple play unit, but I'm going to put the old Kenwood in. The harness is hacked all to hell so I need to unfornicate that mess. 

 

4. Seat Belts - I sent the seat belts out to Safety Restore. They should be back this week. I'm hoping the new webbing and restored springs make them like-new again. 

 

5.  Seat Cover -  I ordered a new cover and foam from Raybuck. I'm hoping that it'll be here in a few weeks. 

 

6. Cup Holders / Center Console - I can't figure out a center console solution right now. In the future, I may find someone who can 3D print something awesome. For now, I'm trying to figure out a cupholder solution. I'm thinking two pistons on connecting rods bolted to a plate, that's bolted to the floor. Also open to ideas. 

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I got the seatbelts back and they look great. 
 

The courtesy lights are wired in. There wasn’t any voltage because there wasn’t a fuse! The door jam switches are testing bad so I ordered two new ones. I’m not convinced that they’re the issue. The lights come on with the headlight switch but that’s all. I likely have bad switches and a bad ground. 
 

Installed a new headlight switch (that sucked!) and the dash lights now work very well. 
 

Some other minor odds and ends done tonight. Every night I start with a goal and have so many smaller things to tend to and never achieve my goal, but I can see the end. 

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The courtesy lights now work as they should. 6.5” speakers in the rear using heavily modified boxy Jeep adapters. 
 

The Raybuck seat cover and foam has arrived and I’ll get that together soon. 
 

Progress is slow, but it’s progress!

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A lot of wire chasing and the new stereo works as it should. A PO hacked the old harness way back in the dash. It’s sorted now. 

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More interior bits are in.

 

Today’s big problem is that the blend door cable sheathing has separated from the plastic bit on the HVAC control rendering the cable inop. I did find this one and am wondering if it’s the same cable…

https://www.dixierestorationdepot.com/product/Detail.aspx?s=DM00062&srsltid=AfmBOoq5QFKxfuZzZ6RO1p2_80jJECdVAr7MwKfPlP1XPfCztDr7f-yC

 

Today’s big win was getting the Raybuck seat cover on. We added 1” high density foam as well as some foam in some high use ruined spots (under the driver’s @$$) to revive the seat cushion. It looks great. 

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I managed to epoxy the cable sheath back into the retaining clip on the HVAC head unit which allowed me to get most of the dash back together. 
 

I need to sand and repaint the lower dash piece, then the dash will be pretty complete. 

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The headliner is the last part of the interior puzzle. It’ll get there. In the meantime, the Comanche left the garage for the first time in 6 months. 
 

It ran like a dream and the best part, it doesn’t smell like old cigarettes anymore. My son was beaming.