Since my original thread from a year ago is "not open for further replies", I will restart it.
I got the Derale fans setup reinstalled and rewired with 10ga wire for each fan power wiring both + and - . I used some bigass relays that are rated for "120 amps", but I'll take that with a grain of salt. I just hope they last. Wired the two fans' relays to two temp switches now installed in the intake, one for 185 and one for 200 with a 160 thermostat in the water neck. I wired diodes across the relay coils to snub the inductive kickback so that the temp switches' bimetal elements don't get arc stuck over time. This is something a lot of people forget about and have that issue down the road.
I installed the Walbro in-tank fuel pump with a regulator and return at the tank set for 7psi since I still have the Q-jet carb on it.
I still have to reinstall the outside door 88 H/O trim piece and reinstall the interior door panel once I'm done with that. The list is pretty short, but I still have some other things to do to fix back up after all these years. I am hoping to keep adding to this thread over the next few months. Donovan and others on here have kept me motivated when I really just wanted to sell everything. Thanks all!
Here is last night after filling with coolant.
I got the Derale fans setup reinstalled and rewired with 10ga wire for each fan power wiring both + and - . I used some bigass relays that are rated for "120 amps", but I'll take that with a grain of salt. I just hope they last. Wired the two fans' relays to two temp switches now installed in the intake, one for 185 and one for 200 with a 160 thermostat in the water neck. I wired diodes across the relay coils to snub the inductive kickback so that the temp switches' bimetal elements don't get arc stuck over time. This is something a lot of people forget about and have that issue down the road.
I installed the Walbro in-tank fuel pump with a regulator and return at the tank set for 7psi since I still have the Q-jet carb on it.
I still have to reinstall the outside door 88 H/O trim piece and reinstall the interior door panel once I'm done with that. The list is pretty short, but I still have some other things to do to fix back up after all these years. I am hoping to keep adding to this thread over the next few months. Donovan and others on here have kept me motivated when I really just wanted to sell everything. Thanks all!
Here is last night after filling with coolant.
