On a slightly more uplifting note, we have gotten some other things taken care of in between all of these little issues...
On my side, I think I have FINALLY finished both Dynamating and wiring the car. After some deliberation, I decided that I want the trunk to be carpeted. And if I was going to do that, I may as well Dynamat under the carpet. So I spent Saturday afternoon laying the Extreme and Dynaliner in the trunk floor. Eric is going to lay the carpet sometime soon. It will finish out the trunk much nicer than the bare metal.
And Monday night, I managed to wire up the front lights. It took me a TON of time to do it all and keep the wiring as hidden as I could. The ol' addage of measuring twice, cut one came into play. But it was more like measuring 10 times before cutting! And just when I thought I had the driver's side done, Eric points out that the horns on this car mount on the driver's side instead of in the middle like I recall them doing on a Camaro. Great, time to pull the horn wire out and cut off all the fancy wire wrapping I just did to route the stupid horn wire.
It all turned out great though, and thankfully everything worked the first time.
Eric has been wrapping up more loose ends also. He made some heavy brackets to finish attaching the SFC's to the front subframe. Even though the SFC's are welded into the floor, I didn't have the subframe installed at the same time, and I ultimately wanted to unbolt it if ever necessary. That also all ties into the JRS torque arm mount and transmission mount, so this required some sturdy pieces.
Oh, and give the car's name of TOW, tow hooks were a necessity!
I picked up a couple from:
http://www.racecartowhooks.com/
I got the uncoated blanks. For now, I'm not going to install a real 'hook' on the rear, but I'm using 2 short ones on the coilover lower mounts which will act as tie downs should I ever trailer the car. We did install one on the front though. It comes off the bottom of the frame and through the lower valence. They are going to the powder coater tomorrow, and I hope to install them this weekend. I'll get pics then.
The console is in the car also! I decided the one I had was a little too rough, especially with the new dash, so I ordered a reproduction. As with most repro items, it took some work from Eric to make it fit correct up under the dash. The fact that the tunnel is raised about 2" also made it a little challenging. But it's in, along with the shifter handle and knob:
(man the camera makes things look worse than they do in person! that console lid and ash tray look way off, but not in person)
The rear seat has been narrowed, so it's ready to go now.
I'm sure there's more that I'm forgetting, but those are the big updates for now. Hopefully we will be able to make some progress as things role in later this week again!