Not a lot to update but I have had a few issues that I got resolved and will post them here if nothing else for documentation purposes for the car.
#1 rattles are all GONE. It turned out it was the brake lines and Halfspec kindly sent me a Box-o-parts with a bunch of random bolts, clips, etc from disassembly and even new OEM fasteners in there. I was epxcting a pile of stuff and of course it all came in neatly labeled baggies! Thank you Lane, I envy your organization skills. Anyway I have found a host of mostly non-important parts that were missing are now installed on the car. Included in this was 2 brand new brake line holders with a rubber isolator on both the firewall and the lines themselves. This stopped most of the rattling. The temporarily trunk fix is working mint and there is nothing annoying there. The cam is considered mild but it has a nice shake at idle letting passengers know don't F with me (the car talking). Now it can sit there and chug with only the glorious sounds of the 6.2L. Little things like this make me happy
#2 A issue that came with the car since the day it showed up on the trailer - Click click start that is so common on FD's. Lane has been most helpful here helping me understand the wiring. Basically he eliminated the stock security relay and ran the starter cut though the Viper alarm, everything else is stock. Well after thinking it was maybe a loose starter wire as it would get better and not occur when warm, I found the issue to be the clutch interlock switch. Its funny because when I ohm it out, it works perfect with the pedal showing open until you press the clutch, than I get random Ohms on each clutch press, 5,6,7 ohms. I read on the club it should be <5 ohms. I bypassed it with a jumper wire on the harness side and its been flawless since. Eventually I will replace that switch but its buried up there!
#3 Sunroof switch actually broke apart inside (see post in electronics) Wickedrx7 was nice enough to send me a new switch and when it gets here I will have a working roof again. Easy fix for sure and helped me learn about some of the fragility of a FD! I like these little projects that I can identify and sometimes fix in my free time after the kids go to bed in the evening
One problem I still haven't resolved is of all things the gas cap. Lane has a sealed gas tank from the PO and used a vented cap and actually modified to flow both ways with no valve. I was doing some 'spirited'
driving after just filling up the tank and noticed gas was running right out of it on a hard right hand turn! I called Stant to see what they recommend and they said they have nothing?! WTF? I will figure something out.
Thanks!
