Brake Duct Mesh & Dynamat

Today I installed the mesh on the brake cooling ducts.




Then some more dynamat on the rear corners to prevent the sound of rocks hitting the aluminum as well as the transmission tunnel which gets pretty hot without it.




Happy Thanksgiving!

Fuse Panel, Transmission Cover, Fuel Cap

Today we started by mounting the fuse box with a bracket Scott made from aluminum. I need to get a new fuse box cover because the old cover was cracked from the Mach 1. With this mounted, the hood can go on. If Brad's available this weekend, Scott and I should be able to pick it up and mount it.



I mounted the aluminum inner side panels and top panel which make up the transmission tunnel.

We got the doors to operate smoothly as well. We worked the latches in with white lithium and adjusted the door strikers a bit.

Finally we spent some time working on the fuel filler neck and cap. The filler neck had to be modified to reach the body hole. Then we had to figure out a way to make the stock cap fit in place under the chrome cover.

Scott trimmed the cap, took it apart and made a few changes.

Obviously its not yet complete as the chrome cover must be mounted. We still have to trim part of the cover on the inside to fit properly.

Trunk Latch, Door Straps and Trim, Louvers

Today I started with the door straps and trunk latch.


The rear bumper wasn't designed keeping the rear latch in mind. It was too close to get the key in, or if you left the key in, you couldn't get it out after you locked it. So I fixed this by cutting the top of the key off. Now you can lock the trunk..

Then I added the inner door trim.


Then the hood latch stops


And finally I put the side louvers on.

Side Pipes dropped off at the chromer

Dropped the side pipes off at Polish to Chrome in St. Paul. They should be ready in about 2 weeks.

Doors and Trunk Mounted

Brad and I mounted the doors and trunk. I still need to install the latch on the trunk though. We're holding off on the hood until the fuse panel is properly mounted.

Exterior Lighting and Interior Aluminum

Scott spent the better part of the day carefully wiring and installing the exterior lighting. The car now has functioning headlights, tail/brake lights and parking/turn signals.






I riveted the upper corner pieces in the rear of the interior.


And then riveted the under-door aluminum pieces in place.



The car's close to being street legal now.

Bumpers, Roll Bar, Side Pipes test fit..

Today I started by going to the hardware store and getting urethane washers. I used these anywhere I had to mount the body to the chassis like on the sides and front. This way the washers wont dig into the paint over time.



Next I installed the rear bumper..



Then the front bumpers and not pictured the side bolts which we're fairly difficult to get on..



Next was the roll bar. This is a good example why things can take longer than expected. Something conceivably simple, pretty much consumed the whole night. Scott and I had to figure a way to mount this without damaging paint and it took a lot of finessing of the body and roll bar (and by finessing I mean brute force and swearing)..



But its on now. Finally we mounted the side pipes as we needed to wait for the body to make sure they could properly clear. This week I can take them to be chromed finally.


Hopefully more to come tomorrow night.

Body Mounted!

So many words to choose from to describe it, we'll just say stunning:





These pictures do it no justice. When its light out Ill take some more.

We literally only made it a block from Brad's house when someone rolled down there windows and told us it looked awesome. Ludi, your going to love it!