1965 Mustang Coupe Build...

[digitalsolo]

looking great, whats that arm rest from??

Late model Mazda CX-3. I needed it because of the length + hinged so that it can move out of way of parking brake handle.

[andrewb70]

I totally misread that...LOL

Andrew

[digitalsolo]

I totally misread that...LOL

Andrew

I figured as much, haha!

[nitroracer]

I really like the way you are building that console. Its different than most of the attempts I've seen online. The foam would even be good for a template since it is so easy to shape.

[digitalsolo]

Thanks! I kinda thought it seemed an easy way to do it compared to most methods I'd seen.

Made a bit more progress on it this weekend:

[MSTSFabbed]

I've been drooling over those seats for my 67 for a while now. They look awesome! Excellent work my friend!

[digitalsolo]

Thanks! I'm super pleased with the seats!

Also, good news, I have 100% of existing functionality working on a new integrated CANbus relay/fuse center. For those interested, I'm now using these:

https://www.waytekwire.com/item/4606...le-Electrical/

This replaces the old (similar) Eaton/Bussman fuse/relay center I had, but now utilizes an integrated J1939 CANbus 2.0B controller to fire the relays, a high side external relay controller and actively monitor all relays/fuses for faults, which is both badass and less failure prone than using an external box with a high side relay controller in it. It also gets rid of quite a bit of wiring. I'll eventually add the relay/fuse monitoring to a custom dash display in my RealDash/Arduino setup. Now I need to rip apart a bit of the wiring I'd already finished (phooey) and get this box mounted up and finished. Good news is it's not really all that much work, so I'll get it sorted out and ready shortly. This means that the old box I was using for control of the relays will get repurposed as the HVAC controller once I write that (I'll just hang the HVAC controls under the dash for now until I write that code/design that PCB).

Anywho, back to finishing the last of the wiring work and assembling the interior...

[jetmech442]

Thanks! I'm super pleased with the seats!

Also, good news, I have 100% of existing functionality working on a new integrated CANbus relay/fuse center. For those interested, I'm now using these:

https://www.waytekwire.com/item/4606...le-Electrical/

This replaces the old (similar) Eaton/Bussman fuse/relay center I had, but now utilizes an integrated J1939 CANbus 2.0B controller to fire the relays, a high side external relay controller and actively monitor all relays/fuses for faults, which is both badass and less failure prone than using an external box with a high side relay controller in it. It also gets rid of quite a bit of wiring. I'll eventually add the relay/fuse monitoring to a custom dash display in my RealDash/Arduino setup.

Hey Digital, I love how this car has come together, big fan. I checked out the Canbus relay center, thats a really solid piece. Being a thermal nerd, I just wanted to bring up that 185F max temp can be a little under target for underhood environments. I'm sure you've got a plan already, but would suggest keeping it out of fan blast and mostly off the firewall because during hot-shutdown cycles the thermal plume will envelop the component and cause issues.

On the other side, how does it work? I mean, do you train it to respond to a certain can message or do you have to send specific messages? Just curious as I'm digging into CANBus systems myself.

[digitalsolo]

Hey Digital, I love how this car has come together, big fan. I checked out the Canbus relay center, thats a really solid piece. Being a thermal nerd, I just wanted to bring up that 185F max temp can be a little under target for underhood environments. I'm sure you've got a plan already, but would suggest keeping it out of fan blast and mostly off the firewall because during hot-shutdown cycles the thermal plume will envelop the component and cause issues.

On the other side, how does it work? I mean, do you train it to respond to a certain can message or do you have to send specific messages? Just curious as I'm digging into CANBus systems myself.

Hey, I appreciate the concerns, I'm glad the forum is here to help make sure everything is thought of.

The boxes are located in the trunk and under the glovebox, aft of the HVAC system. If either of those places hit 185* F, I figure I've got other issues, LOL. The front stuff runs through a Deutsch DTM bulkhead in the wheel well area and run forward of the engine bay to the lights/horn/etc.

It is mostly preprogrammed. You can use pins to set a CANbus ID offset (so you can run multiple boxes with the same "base" ID for CANbus) or you can reprogram the "base" to a new value (or both if you want). Beyond that, you tell it which fuses/relays are populated (for warning/monitoring features) and then you use pre-programmed CAN messages (J1939-11 bus, Proprietary A for transmit/control/ack, B for monitoring) to control everything. It sounds worse than it is, I literally learned how to do deal with J1939 and control all of this crap, and write the code, in about 6-8 hours last weekend, and I'm not a developer by ANY means (I'm a Network Architect/Linux Systems Engineer with a EE/ECE background), haha. If you can write code it's pretty easy to deal with, and I'll put my code up on GitHub if you want to poke around at it.

[digitalsolo]

So... lots of changes/updates, I've been working on the car a ton, but haven't updated, my bad.

The neato Eaton boxes... are sitting in storage. I had an issue writing a configuration to it, and they lost their minds and Eaton wasn't super helpful, so whatever, they're on the shelf now, maybe I'll resurrect them sometime for a 3D printer or CNC machine, they're not going in a racecar. At least not the CANbus units anyway.

So, I ordered an ECUMaster PMU16 power distribution unit. All solid state, 16 channels, CANbus support, it's pretty sweet. That's installed, programmed and working and all chassis electronics, other than the horn, are working properly. The horn is being weird, something in the wiring for the button. Anyway, I'll sort that out later.

I've been upholstering and otherwise finishing interior panels. I wrapped the wheel tubs in marine grade vinyl upholstery (similar to stock Sierra grain vinyl) and the interior rear quarter trim pieces as well. Those are done now (not super fun I must say) and I'm working on installing them this week, along with finishing the glovebox (had to re-make that for HVAC tube clearance...) and the center console (painted the top cover).

I also finished the hood and installed it, and did an alignment. I put insurance on the car today, so it's (mostly) legal to drive! Need to get plates/registration, but the BMV is closed today. Next up is finishing the rest of the interior work (at least what I can finish without my seat from the upholsterer and my headliner), painting/installing side view mirrors and finishing the front bumper so that I can put it on. Hoping to start working on a street tune this week! Pretty excited as this has been... 4.5 years in the making.

[craigF]

Hi,
I've just finished reading you thread and all i can say is amazing. Would love to see how it finished up. I've been slowly doing mine over the last few years and i have certainly grabbed some ideas from your project.
how was the roof clearance with the Corbeau seat or did you use a one piece solid hoodlining?
Great build look forward to another post

[digitalsolo]

Since I'm not exactly concerned with historical accuracy, I did "pony" door handles on standard panels. Since the wood grain doesn't match anything else, I redid it in leather look vinyl instead:



Comparing original and recovered:



I've moved on to version.. I don't know, 5 or 6, of my chassis power management. ECUMaster PMU 16. This thing is SWEET. CANbus input and output, and relay/fuseless control of 16 circuits. It's great, and very easy to setup/use/wire up:



Finally got around to cut/buffing the hood:







And got most of the engine bay and front end put together:

[digitalsolo]

And drove it outside for a few shots in some nice light:



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Hi,
I've just finished reading you thread and all i can say is amazing. Would love to see how it finished up. I've been slowly doing mine over the last few years and i have certainly grabbed some ideas from your project.
how was the roof clearance with the Corbeau seat or did you use a one piece solid hoodlining?
Great build look forward to another post

Thanks!

I lowered the seat brackets about 1.5" vs. stock, ran slim sliders (about 3/4" thick total) and I'm going to use a one piece headliner (don't have it yet). I have a ton of head clearance, I can put a helmet on and still clear by a couple inches (clear the metal roof panel I mean).

[JayinMI]

And got most of the engine bay and front end put together:

Did you misspell Coyote on purpose?

Jay

[andrewb70]

TT...twin turbo...I get it.

[digitalsolo]

That’s not how you spell Coyote? ;)

Andrew has it. My plate is COYOTT, also (couldn’t do the E).

[JayinMI]

That makes sense. Didn't get it at first but I figured there was a reason for it.

Jay

[pinebox]

Looks great, nice work!

[digitalsolo]

TMI Headliner installed:



Rear seat custom upholstered to match the front:



Front interior mostly completed:



Front/rear seats for comparison:

[wfo guy]

Gettin' close.