Briann1177
Goblin Guru
Why not drill the rivets off and strip the powder coat? Should be an easy fix.
Dre city Goblin build - 06 LS Donor
- Thread starter Dre
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This was grounded
I connected the wires in the car again and turned the key... the car primed and the throttle moved. Once i tried to start it, there was a spark and then nothing again. I guess the problem is somewhere around the fuse block. Also note that i didn't have the instrument panel plugged in.
I think you have a ground problem.
Remove one of the transmission mounting bolts and grind away the powder coating so that when you reinstall the bolt the head of the bolt will make contact to the frame. A lock washer under each bolt head may help cut through the powder coating if you don't want to grind off the powder coating.
Remove one of the transmission mounting bolts and grind away the powder coating so that when you reinstall the bolt the head of the bolt will make contact to the frame. A lock washer under each bolt head may help cut through the powder coating if you don't want to grind off the powder coating.
The only other place that powder coating could cause a grounding issue is the pedal box.
If the powder coating insulates the pedal box and then you run grounds to the pedal box you could have a ground problem.
We have not had a problem with the engine or pedal boxes being insulated with any of our builds but we believe one of our customers had an engine ground problem.
We are going to add a ground lug to the transmission mount so builders can run the original engine ground wire to the frame.
It still leaves the pedal box as a potential grounding issue. If someone suspects they may have a grounding problem they could run a large wire from the pedal box to the battery ground cable.
If the powder coating insulates the pedal box and then you run grounds to the pedal box you could have a ground problem.
We have not had a problem with the engine or pedal boxes being insulated with any of our builds but we believe one of our customers had an engine ground problem.
We are going to add a ground lug to the transmission mount so builders can run the original engine ground wire to the frame.
It still leaves the pedal box as a potential grounding issue. If someone suspects they may have a grounding problem they could run a large wire from the pedal box to the battery ground cable.
I used rattle can spray paint for my pedal box and tested the ground with a multimeter and it looks good. I also removed the large ground wire on the engine. I was thinking about connecting it in between the engine and one of the transmission bolts to see what happens.... I'll update yall when I get home.
Brian74
Goblin Guru
Great idea on the lugs. I will add some prior to my powdercoat.
brfollow
So i see you guess keep the electric power steering. Is there any drag on the steering if the unit isnt working or not supplied power? I heard there may be a standalone version in the Saturn Vue's that dont require a BCM input. Asking for myself really, I have an interest in using a GM power steering setup in my exotruck, but would like to deactivate it at cruise speed.
Briann1177
Goblin Guru
Seat belts or harnesses? If you're talking about harnesses, the harness package will come with hardware that will bolt one of the lap belts for driver/passenger to the tunnel. You'll need to provide your own hardware for the other belt parts. At least I had to. It might have just been forgotten in the kit. I just hard bolted mine to the tabs.