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Parasitic Amperage Drain The Infinity Box system is working great but it does have a parasitic amperage drain. From what I’ve read, a typical new vehicle with all the fancy electrical systems has a continuous drain between 50 to 85 mA. Upon applying power, the Infinity Box Mastercell does a...

Hi Larry, The 73805 is the one I used. K

Side Marker Lamps I installed the Hella P/N HL81222 side lights with the silver background. I really like the size and shape of the lights but they are only available in amber, not red. In the US, per CFR Title 49/SAE J592e Standards, the rear side lights should be red. I’ve played with LED’s...

Hi Larry, I used the Digital Guard Dawg Start Button available from Summit Racing. If you need more switches, different covers or parts, go to https://www.otrattw.net. Rufus is doing great and his GT-R is coming along quickly. He's working on the body and getting it ready for paint. K

The Crazy Californian and his wife on the U.S. Tour made it home! The trip to Georgia and back was fantastic. We left Palmdale, CA, and went straight to H’s in Buford, GA. Working with H for two weeks was a fun and rewarding experience and will greatly help my future fabrication needs. On the...

Hi Larry, I ordered the items shown on the schematic from Mouser Electronics. As you know, the steering column is from an 1999 Olds Intrigue. I've attached photos of the parts. Hope this helps

Day 12 (Thursday, Oct 8th) last day with H at H Craft Customs Worked on front hood and did a little more trimming on hood to match sheetmetal duct. Installed gas struts on hood. Installed Quick-Latches and pins. Will do final alignment when I get back home. Cleaned dust off of car and lower...

As promised, I have assembled a detailed article on modifying the front suspension to remove the 1.5"wheel spacers. If you have any comments or corrections, please let me know.

Day 11 (Wednesday, Oct 7th) with H at H Craft Customs Rear clamshell cured overnight. Cleaned up the fiberglass, applied a light coat of black paint and installed. Mounted the gas struts and closed the clamshell - It fits so much better! Reinstalled front and rear sections of the rear wheel...

Day 10 (Tuesday, Oct 6th) with H Fab’d brackets for front hood to mount Quick-Latch QL-38 series hood pin kit. Installed rear wheel well, rear section Fab’d bracket for upper attachment Used wet fiberglass layup to fab/shape lower attachments on both front and rear sections. After cure...

Day 9 (Monday, Oct 5th) with H Fab’d lower and upper brackets and installed forward section of rear wheel wells Drilled and attached front hood to radiator support stringers. Fab’d and bonded brackets for front hood gas strut mounts. Began fab for rear bobtail bracket to strengthen bumper...

Hi Larry, No. My kit came with two 3/4” and one 7/8”.

Your right Larry! It’s been an amazing visit and I have learned so much – I feel like a temporary apprentice. As we all know, the Forum in an invaluable source of information but spending time with H “one on one” has given me enormous insight to different fabrication methods.

Day 8 (Thursday, Oct 1st) with H Did some finishing touches (Bondo, sanding and primer) on the center console. I highly recommend H’s console – it fits and is easy to modify for your needs. Added gas struts to rear clamshell. Added 1” extensions to each end of the gas struts. Machined strut...

Day 7 (Thursday, Oct 1st) with "Super H" (continued) For center console: Received center console yesterday. Modified shifter for smaller footprint. Cut hole in console to fit over shifter. Welded/machined circular plate around existing shift gate. Machined trim ring for shift gate. Fab’d...

Day 7 (Thursday, Oct 1st) with "Super H" Installed front right wheel well liner and fiber glassed around fuel filler tube. Completed right front steering tie rod end. Fiber glassed front clip mount. Fit checked rear clamshell. Trimmed hinges for better fit of bobtail. Still need to make...

Day 6 (Wednesday, Sept 30th) with "Super H" Added foam to front clip mounts. Will add fiberglass to blend to wheel well. Completed door striker fab and install – doors close very well. Bolted the front upper and lower clip together. Trimmed the front wheel well lip Installed the left front...

Larry, I will try to put together a detailed post for the front suspension modification and post it soon. Jim, I'll be back by the end of October. You will be amazed by how much progress we have made in 6 days. And, I keep adding things to the "to do" list while I'm here.

Day 5 (Tuesday, Sept 29th) with "Super H" Installed hinges on bobtail support structure. Trimmed and fit checked hinged rear clamshell – excellent fit. Located door strikers – will fabricate striker support structure. Applied fiberglass to rear clamshell support rod between hinge mounts, fiber...

Day 4 (Monday, Sept 28th) with H Applied Great Stuff Fire Block spray foam to upper firewall/spider interface and spray foam to side spider/rocker interface. Applied Great Stuff spray foam to spider above roll bar on A piller and upper roll bar/ windshield frame. Trimmed wheel well lip on rear...