A little of this and a little of that.

Amazingly we still are waiting on rear end parts and the correct brakes disks : (   So Steve and I have been trying to get other things done. We've run the brakes lines as far as we can until we are able to install the brake calipers and disks to get the correct measurement for connecting the lines to the brake caliper. We've begun some of the wiring process also.

 Here is the brake master cylinder. I had some braided wire lines made for looks.

                    Here we're running brake lines up to the front brakes.

     Connection fitting near one of the front wheels. From here we connect
      a brake hose to run out to the brake caliper.

We connected the brake pedal to the master cylinder and Steve

 is seeing how the brake distance is. 

We were installing the starter relay up under the dash area and had a concern that we didn't want the connections to be open in case someone were to reach up under the dash and touch it with a screw driver and short out the electrical system, so we're trying to make a protective cover. This is a spark plug end, but I think it will serve the purpose.

We are installing a key-less start system which also can function for other things as well, such as opening the door from a key fob. It's called 2 Go Keyless. We installed it up under the dash using riv nuts and screws in case we have to remove it at some time in the future.

We installed an inertia switch up under the dash. This switch is in case you were
 to roll the car over, it would cut off  power to the fuel pump thus stopping
all fuel flow to the engine.

Missing parts to be able to install rear end!

Well, we got held up once again. We can't seem to get going on some of this. We went to install the rear end when we realized we didn't have the upper control arm and attachment parts. Then in checking, we find out one of the box of parts that was shipped with the rear end somehow got lost on the way. I'm trying to track it down now.

So we moved our attention to installing the brake lines and master cylinder. We had to install the firewall I had painted and had put away to avoid getting it scratched. We ran into a problem there also. We had installed rev nuts for attaching the firewall and as we were installing the firewall we realized that some of the rev nut were turning, thus not allowing us to tighten the screw. So we had to take the firewall off and punch out the old rev nut and install new ones. But we finally got that one finished. We then installed the master cylinder and brake fluid reservoir.  Now we're waiting on the lost parts so we can get the rear end installed.

I also coated the underside of the car with a truck bed liner to reduce heat and to sound deaden a little. I installed a high temp cover under the car where the mufflers will be to try and reduce the amount of heat coming through the floor.

                                 Rear end ready and waiting to be installed.

I installed some high temp heat resistant material on the underside of the car

to try and keep the heat from the mufflers from heating up the inside of the car.

                                Firewall installed and master cylinder.

                       Coated the underside of the floor with truck bed liner.

                             Coated over the heat resistant material.

                          Transmission tunnel cover coated also.

Got some parts, but still not there yet!!

Steve and I have been working around not having the rear end and brakes. We've worked on attaching the A/C condenser in front of the radiator and also installing the fan motor and shroud on the radiator. That took a little doing but we've got that ready to go now.

We also have installed the fuel pump and fuel filters and the fuel line up to the engine compartment. We've also started the wiring process. We installed the fuse box and sorted out most of the wires we'll need to run.

The truck showed up yesterday with the rear end and the brakes. They also were supposed to have a battery box I ordered. Well, the rear end appears OK, but the brakes have the wrong disks. I ordered drilled and slotted disks and the ones that arrived are slotted only. Man, this brake thing has been unreal. Also the battery box somehow got lost on the way here.

We will start installing the rear shocks and rear end tomorrow. I'm hoping for a fast turn around for new disks so we can get the brakes installed which will then allow us the put the tires on and have a rolling chassis, which will start looking like a car of sort.

Here are the fuel filters and fuel pump

                         Putting some heat and sound insulation behind dash area.

                         Installed fuse box and sorted out some of the wiring harnesses

                       Didn't keep my finger out of harms way. Got a smashed finger nail
                                           
              Boxes that arrived yesterday. Rear end in big box, brakes in smaller box

                                                                     Rear end.

 
                                                                  Brakes