Excellent job! What did you use to buff the lenses?

Thanks, I used 3M fiberglass polishing compound. It worked out great.

Not real picture worthy but, I installed my stainless steel transmission cooling lines and vacuum line. Finished up the wiring on my rear lights and installed my parking brake assembly.

Like mentioned above I installed the parking brake assembly and the front parking brake cable. This should have been an easy project but it wasn't. The front bolt that holds the assembly to the dash was broken off in the lower dash. I tried to drill and remove it bit it would not move. I ended up going one size bigger and drilled and tapped for the next size up bolt. Which of course then needed the bracket hole drilled out to match it. After installing it the parking brake light switch was making contact with my new AAW fuse box. I had to grind away a plastic block on the side that seemed to serve no purpose but to be in the way.:lol: With all of that done I could now install the assembly.
http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/m...y/DSC07288.jpg


Transmission lines and vacuum line.
http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/m...y/DSC07289.jpg
http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/m...y/DSC07296.jpg
New fuel pump and lines.
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http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/m...y/DSC07296.jpg
Sanded down my rear inner wheel wells and rolled on three coats of a Eastwood bedliner/undercoating product.
http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/m...y/DSC07286.jpg
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http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/m...y/DSC07291.jpg
I replaced my 12 bolt axles a while ago after noticing that the bearing surface contact area was in pretty bad shape. I finally had time to install the new bearings and seals.
Old bearing and bearing puller.
http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/m...y/DSC07300.jpg
I used the old bearing to help install the new bearings.
http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/m...y/DSC07298.jpg
New bearing
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New seal
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Guages are installed for what I hope will be the last time.
http://i319.photobucket.com/albums/m...y/DSC07287.jpg

Nice work, the gauges look great.
What is your goal for being back on the road?

That's a tough question. It's going to be a couple of years before I can afford to paint it. But, I would like to be able to drive it next spring in primer.

I can understand that. My goal is to drive to get a few tickets......i mean drive it to a few local events next summer. Primer is paint right? :D

Mine won't see paint next year either. And that's fine, I just want to drive it.

Prime is not a crime :) Honestly, I have a few projects going and there is no way I can compromise waiting two years to get it on the road. Yep definitely ha dto make some compromises (i.e. get engine in before cleaning up the engine bay, etc), but was the only way to keep my sanity every time I stared at the bird teasing me sitting in the garage.

I am seeing some projects that are coming out amazing (like yours), and can relate and feel your pain, but stick to it and you will be happy. I ended up getting to the point of buying another POS driver bird to drive around and enjoy to help take that edge off :)

I really want to get mine on the road to. I just want to drive something. LOL I had a car done a few years ago and lost it in a fire. Never had a chance to drive it. Here is a link to what happened to it.
http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showth...ht=lost+my+car

And here was my build thread.
http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showth...hlight=skipper

Rob, darn SOOOOO sorry to see that argh! I had that happening with two froiends (full houses burined down along with their toys :(

really bummed to see that, but glad you recovered and dug into this project (even better that it is a Bid instead of a Z ;)

Keep it coming!

Gui

Do you have a link to a build thread? I would like to see what you are building.