That star pattern spare tire well would make some good garage wall art.

 

It's already in the scrap metal hall of Fame !!!!!...… LOL

 

Started the day with a big hole in the floor where the spare tire well was....Got the rear mounts for the Rick's tank installed..... and got the tank installed..... And I have to make some new side mounts for the tank to get that part of the build finished up...….

 

Ken,

This will be a completely different car.

Andrew

 

Yep !!!!…….. Jeff and Judy aren't into the show car stuff...… They just want to get in and drive across the Country and enjoy life...…. Really solid car with slight surface rust..... I'll spray everything with Boeshield to help out......

 

When we are finished we will fabricate a storage compartment above the gas tank...….. Also the power steering pump came in today so I got that all finished up along with the belt installation...…. I also got the front tank mounts fabricated..... Tomorrows project is to get them installed...…

 

Got the forward mounts put in today to get the tank install completed.... Next fabricate the fuel lines....

 

Spent the day yesterday chasing around for different fittings for the Fuel system, transmission cooling lines, and starting on the A/C lines...…..Waiting for the A/C unit to show up to get that installed...…. Anyhow.... The fuel lines are in and completed along with the trans lines...… No pictures as there is not much to show...… Just a time consuming day to get everything to fit right.....

 

Got the new steering box today and with the engine in the correct position now.... It fit right in..... Bingo...…. So.... I wanted to see if there was enough room to install the factory heat shield...…. Had to trim a little area and it slipped right on...….. Good day today...… Tomorrow radiator Hoses and then wiring ……. It looks close in the picture but there is plenty of clearance...….

 

One of the minor issues with these LS swaps are the difference in Radiator hose sizes......So, the easiest solution to this issue is getting hose adaptors that have the two different sizes on them to couple the two sizes...…. then the next issue is getting the hose shape you need with the size required to complete the hose..... ( two times.... Upper and Lower)...... Always fun going to the Auto stores and walking in and telling them you want to look thru their Hose inventory...….. Sir.... Just tell me Year, Make, and Model...….LOL...… Luckily I was able to get what I needed in one trip...…… Anyhow the Hoses are pieced together and completed...… I also got the steam line installed...…. Except for the heater hoses which are waiting for the A/C system to show up for completion, the cooling system is finished....... After that I started on the wiring...… We bought a Vaporworx PWM fuel pressure controller and I decided to get that wiring for it assembled and installed...…. Got it run up to the Battery location in rough position...…. Getting closer and the engine compartment is starting to fill up...…. LOL










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Nice work Ken!

I've used those hose adapters from Jags That Run and they are very nice! Also, that Holley mid-mount system is so good!

Andrew

 

Moving along...… Got the Brake pedal assy in and mounted in position...…. Got all the new brake lines in and hooked up to the new brake system...…. and I also got the Power Steering lines and the Hydra-Boost lines installed ……… Lines, Lines, and more Lines...…. Still waiting for the A/C unit to show up then it's mostly just rewiring left....

 

Man, you are doing the cleanest build I've seen in a LONG time!

 

Ken's builds are always on point!

Andrew

 

If you look at some of the earlier pic's you will see that at some time in it's past a previous owner painted the dash a different color.... And, as long as we had to paint the new steering column we figured we might as well paint the dash to match.... Went to a local auto paint store and ordered a couple Rattle cans of the correct color, my concern at the time was that they could only mix the paint in gloss..... I wanted satin finish so Jeff and Judy wouldn't be blinded by the reflection while driving in bright sunlight...… Hummm….. I thought that maybe I could spray it in satin clear after painting to reduce the glare...…. So, I get the steering column back from Donnie at Frame-up after he installed the wiring for the combo cruise control turn signal handle.... Sanded and cleaned the dash and got out the rattle cans...…. Mixed them up good and after masking everything off I started spraying the dash.... Humm….. The spray pattern from the can wasn't your typical fine spray pattern...… So... I kept spraying trying to get a smooth finish but it wasn't happening..... Anyhow when I was finished and the paint dried it ended up with sort of a Satin finish due to the weird spray pattern...….. Exactly what I was looking for.... LOL..... Rattle can special.....Got the column painted and installed...… Got all the steering linkage and cable shifter installed for the last time...… Then I went back to Frame up and got another fitting I was missing to get the Hydra Boost return lines installed correctly...…. And while I was there the A/C system showed up...… started installing it and will get the lines completed in the next day or so...… Moving along

 

It just keeps getting better....

 

Had a good day today...… Got the A/C unit fully mounted, got all the A/C lines made and installed....... Got the heater control and the heater hoses made and installed and filled the system with coolant.......and got the Battery installed

 

Now we get into the Chinese Water Torture part of the build... Rewiring the car… But.... It's not as bad as it was in builds past as I think I have learned to think 10 steps ahead of where I am so I don't have to redo things 10 times...… LOL....











Getting there...…..

 

What's up with the base of the steering column? Was it an aftermarket (or out of another year car)?

Jay

 

Aftermarket unit...……….