Near Completion Pictures

Once the door panels, dash and radio are complete over the next week or two I'll have the final pictures.







It makes me look 7 feet tall..

Horns, Turn Signal Assembly & Dash

A lot of information for building the car isn't exactly given in the build manual. Sometimes we spend hours just trying to find a wiring diagram or how to make something work on the forums..

Tonight I installed the horns and grounded them, though we still need to figure out which wires are needed for the power through the stock harness.
Then we put the turn signal assembly together. This piece (which is not from FFR) was extremely well designed for the car and looks great. Now the stalk will self cancel like any normal car. We still do need to run the wires for it though.

Then we cut more holes in the under dash panel for the heater and some wiring.

Next we glued the upholstery to the dash.

Then cut all the holes for the gauges, switches, key and lights.

Ignition, Headlight Switch & Windshield Wipers

Tonight we wired up the key and ignition. It took quite a while to figure out which wires came from where, and what each needed to connect to on the ignition switch. After researching it on the forums we found some seemingly helpful diagrams. Unfortunately, they were incorrect because when the key was switched to the on position, pressing the clutch pedal would engage the starter. After some tests Scott figured it out and we now have the correct; accessories, off, run and starter (engaged by the clutch) positions.

Next, using the headlight switch ordered from FFR, we wired up the parking lights and headlights. Again it took a little time finding the right diagrams, especially because FFR didn't even tell us which terminal is which on the headlight switch, but the switch functions correctly now.

Finally, we wired up with windshield wipers for power and the switch. With this, we were able to attach the wiper arms but then found one of the gears was stripping. After taking it out, Scott discovered the cable wasnt being held tight enough against the gear. So, we used the vice and bent the guide for a tighter fit. After putting it all back together the problem was solved and now the 2 speed wipers work great.

I also finally received the electronic speedometer so hopefully nothing else will hold us up at this point.