Thread: Girlfriends Cross Stitch project finished

Originally Posted by TyroElite

is that a carbon fiber matte in the frame? Nice work by the way. How big is it in the end?

I can measure it and get back with you.

~F~

Originally Posted by Iron Indian

Off topic: What was the electrical problem Jason? I know you had me stumped. I'm curious what it ended up being...

Oh, the electrical problem was GM's fault. I did a write up about it in the issues/problems section on CGP, but Mike probably deleted it.

What it turned out to be was the large bundle of wires that leave the under hood fuse block, and go into the cabin. From the fuse block, they follow the body all nice and neat, then they meet the fire wall, and then go down, then right above the steering rack they poke back up suddenly at about a 35/45* angle before going into the grommet in the fire wall.

What the problem is, was a short to ground as we could figure that much, but it was coming and going. Sometimes I could not repeat the problem, then all of a sudden it would come back.

The wire bundle leaving the fuse block is all wrapped in tape, then inside the plastic wire loom up untill the last 3.5 to 4" before the fire wall, then the loom stops, and the only thing protecting the wires is electrical tape. The wire bundle in the sharp angle where it did its little "U" bend up into the fire wall was right above the power steering racks pressure line, and was rubbing on it. Rubbed it so much it rubbed through the tape, and the wire insulation, and boom...short to ground. Just a small little bit was worn through as you can kinda see here in this picture:


It was one of the three pink wires form this connector blowing the maxi fuse.



As you can tell I had a B-L-A-S-T tracking down this problem...








o, cleaned up the bare spot exposed good, sealed it with some RTV, then wrapped it with electrical tape, and THEN covered the rest of the wire bundle with loom as it should of been done from the get-go. I climbed under the GF's 1997 GTP and finished wrapping hers up too to prevent this problem in the future on her car. I don't want to relive an electrical problem like this again...for quite some time.

~F~

I'll send a pic for her next cross stitch project.

I know her and yes, she is a keeper.

Originally Posted by TyroElite

How big is it in the end?

37"W x 27" T (over all frame size)

The cross stitch picture its self measures:
21 7/8"W x 12 5/8"T

~F~

Originally Posted by hercman

How did she get the pic into the format for cross stitching? My wife is curious?

You can pay this company about $50.00 and he can convert any picture into "code" for you. www.crossstitch.com

My GF also owns the program for use on her MAC, and can do this now herself.

~F~