Joe Szabo

Hey, been awhile since I updated on the 71 SS project. Its on the road but still working through some electrical issues. I had the power windows and power seat working before the new carpet and headliner were installed. After the carpet and headliner install was completed the power windows/seat were not working. I quickly discovered the wire to the IGN connection on the fuse box was disconnected. I reconnected the wire and the power sea, it's now working but not the windows. Relay was not engaging but had 12V. I then discovered that if the key is in the ACC position the windows and seat work. The key was always very difficult to put into the ACC position, and now it's not going into the ACC position at all. One other symptom, when the IGN wire is disconnected from the fuse box, the key in the run position and I activate the power seat switch the power window relay engages but windows are not working and the seat is not working. I checked the seat and it is grounded. I'm thinking the ignition switch could be suspect. Post new pics next week. Your thoughts?

Yes they came with the car and has bucket seats. Long story but the car was totally disassembled 5 years ago by a some jerk who was to do a restoration. After money guns and lawyers were involved the care was moved to another shop that did not want to complete the resto because they did not disassemble it. So the they completed most of the work but the interior came back in boxes. We did determine the small belt buckles are the front lap belts and we have a complete set. Thanks to all who replied!!!

I have no male ends to fit the small buckles. Its going to be a garage queen so he wants to stick with stock. I have seen buckle parts for sale in some magazines. I would like to disassemble the buckles I have to clean and lube. How are the buckles disassembled?

That could be the case but there is no way to connect them to the shoulder belt. Also the console has the 4 buckle pockets.

No the do not fit the 3 rear male ends.

This configuration is for bucket seats. From left to right the first 2 are the shoulder. The next 3 would be the rear. The four buckles would be for the buckets. What are the last 2 for? I would believe we are missing the rear 3 buckles. Any help would be appreciated. Joe

We are now ready to install the interior and I have some questions about the seat belts.

That is correct.

The blower motor is only working on low and the third setting. From what I have read this could be the resistor or the switch. I did check the black to orange wire from the horn relay to the blower relay and it is not connected to the blower relay. When i removed the connector to the blower relay I discovered someone had replaced the connector and wired an external wire on terminal 3 that will reach the horn relay. This wire would carry the current but was connected to a much smaller wire at the blower relay connector and no inline fuse. Also all of the wires on the new connector are black. After I peeled back the tape for the new connector there was the purple, blue and orange wires. However the orange wire was the one going to the blocking dieseling relays as it is much smaller. The orange wire from the horn relay was not present. I peeled off some more of the wire loom and still no large orange wire. I could peel off a section evey foot or so to track it down or just put a external wire with a inline fuse. I do have the blower relay and a new connector on order. I did connect the existing external wire to the horn relay and still no blower high speed. Anyone know what the rating is for the inline fuse? I thought I read somewhere it is a 20 or 30 amp. Thanks in advance!!

A few more questions about the 71 MC attachment below. When comparing the 70 non AC MC to the 71 AC MC the 70 has the red wire on the left attached below the air box and close to the fender. The 71 already has a wire connected at this location. Is this the same situation, not used on a AC car? The other wire on the right in the pic was poorly extended about 3 feet and terminated with a lug that is not connected. I don't remember if I checked if it was grounded. Lastly, is this the AC/heater relay for a AC car. Again, thanks for all of support.

Thanks for the reply. This car has AC and the resister is located in the air box on the firewall. Maybe its the plug if the car has no AC?

Installed the Mylar PCB and changed all dash bulbs and sockets except for the temp gauge that has the fiber optic connection. When we removed the dash there were 3 wires attached to the same ground as the light switch located on the dash frame . From what I determined those wires were grounded already and 1 should be attached to the cluster and 1 to the E brake. Leaving 1 that I'm not sure where to connect. As of now the only dash light that is lit is the temp gauge ang it will dim as it should. Headlights, turn signals and high beams and lighter work correctly. Ordered the factory ground straps just to ensure frame, body and engine are properly grounded. Any help would be appreciated. A few questions. The connector below was not connected when the dash was removed. It is located left of the glove box. Any ideas?

Update, slowly working through the electrical issues. Dash is more than halfway out. The mylar PCB on the instrument panel is severely delaminated, new one should be here tomorrow. We have another dash and we be moving the cluster because the original dash was modified for an aftermarket radio/cassette player. Have a repo radio we will install. Keep you posted. Thanks for all of the support!

The head and brake lights are working and I did not find a ground wire on the bracket. Let me describe the symptoms with some new info. The engine will turn over with the key in the start position. With the key in the on or assy position. 1. None of the gauges are responding. Power windows are not working. Wipers are not working. 2. The horn and buzzer relay next to the radiator energizes as it should with the door open. 3. The metal frame under the dash has ground wires attached from the instrument panel. The metal frame is grounded to the body. Any advice or help would be appreciated. Thanks

So we did inspect the block code yesterday. Below is what we found after cleaning. When you magnify the photo it would appear some very faint numbers or letters are possibly there. Hopefully next month we will be ready for the new exhaust system to be installed. I will then check the transmission code when it is on the lift. Still chasing down some electrical issues. I have a thread open on the electrical forum and will post there. Again thanks for all of the info!!!