Okay, soo I finally get my phantom Shelby painted and decide to just have fun in it for a while, driving it and doing a few cruise-ins. Don't ask why, but the entire time I,ve owned the car, the dome light hasn't worked. Got to be annoying, leaving the cruise-ins at night and not having a dome light(anal, I know). So I dug around and there was no fuse for the dome light. HA!! Easy fix!! Bought a new fuse, installed it, and WOW! The dome light works! Unfortunately, so does the damned buzzer for the seat belt and for the key. To make matters worse, the freakin thing won't start until the seatbelts are fastened. I religiously wear my seatbelt, but this is just a thorn in my side. How do I bypass all the crapp so I can just have a freakin dome light with no freakin noise? It is really getting on my nerves!
Cruise65oh, Have you ever posted pics of your car? (If so, I apologize for not noticing or remembering). I, for one, would love to see it. I'm building my own version of what I think a Shelby Mav would have looked like too. I woud be interested in seeing how you approached it. Thanks. John B.
Surprise..............Surprise.............I go to a Cruise-In last nite and who shows up??? cruise65oh!!! I got to see the car in person. sorry....didn't bring a camera with me. Cool looking Shelby "one-off". Lime green, shelby 5-spoke wheels, cougar tail-lights.........coool!!!
1974 model year ignition lock out All 1974 cars sold in the US had an ignition lock out. Federal laws for that year (and that year only) required all front seat occupants to have seatbelts, or the car would not start. My 1974 Chrysler New Yorker was the same way. The safety feature was so annoying, that the restrictions were lifted by 1975 after the DOT got inundated with complaints. So, that is a feature unique to 1974 cars. It is annoying, and luckily easy to bypass... but somehow I ended up hooking back up my system because I thought it was a quirky period feature that was great for conversation with passengers. Imagine going to start the car, and getting a buzzer and warning light instead. Then you have to turn to your passenger and say, "If you dont buckle up, the car won't start"!! It is kinda funny and kitchy, and it makes your car look kind of smart too because it knows exactly how many people are sitting on the seat, and who is not strapping in! Very "retro".
Thanks, Craig, worked perfectly! Also, was nice to meet you Saturday. I dig your wagon! John B, I posted pics right after I got it painted, but haven't put up more yet. gotta wait til I've got the film used up, then I'll post some pics!
Cruise, IF you e-mail me, I will send you directions on eliminating the seatbelt interlock device. It is described in some of the Chilton's books how to eliminate it all together. redcometgt@aol.com Put seatbelt interlock in the subject header Seth
