Did a little bit of work on my car this weekend. Mother Nature apparently agrees that I haven't worked on it in way too long since I found this on one of my rolling tool carts:
IMG_0794 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
anyway, onto the progress.
I figured the cleanest and best way to get this done quicker is to delete heat also so I can run the wires through the hole for the heater core (which is the only hole on the firewall other than for the pedals).
IMG_0791 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
gutted the heater core
IMG_0788 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
while I was there, I gutted the A/C condensor, so all I'm left with is working ducting and blower.
While working on the pieces, I found a mounting tab that broke off:
IMG_0797 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
so a quick trip to O'Reilly later...
IMG_0799 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
IMG_0800 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
Also, gutting the cores left me with some holes that needed to be covered, or my fan would just blow behind the dash.
IMG_0804 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
just a little bit of aluminum tape later:
IMG_0805 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
IMG_0806 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
Taking a break to talk to my dad and aimlessly walking around the yard, I found two pair of four leaf clovers in a patch no bigger than a trash can lid. Hopefully this is a good omen for the rest of my build! I actually found a total of six four-leafs that day without really even trying.
IMG_0813 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
IMG_0809 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
back to the car...
I got the blower ducting all mocked up:
IMG_0818 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
Then added the new dash and looked at placement of the engine bay fuse box. I think it's going to work out pretty cleanly:
IMG_0820 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
then, in preparation for wiring, I decided to strip most of the rest of the interior, vacuum everything, and pull the carpet. I will either be dying this carpet or replacing it with black carpet later.
IMG_0826 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
finally, after putting the rats nest of wiring back into the car, this is what I was left with when my girlfriend called me in for some dinner:
IMG_0829 by Jcareyphoto, on Flickr
It's probably going to be a month until I can get back to it, but next time I should have the rest of the brake fittings, parts for my rear disc brake/5-lug conversion, rywire clutch line, etc.
![](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3898/14431407158_6ae794c442_c.jpg)
anyway, onto the progress.
I figured the cleanest and best way to get this done quicker is to delete heat also so I can run the wires through the hole for the heater core (which is the only hole on the firewall other than for the pedals).
![](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3858/14595026336_a6327d0a67_c.jpg)
gutted the heater core
![](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3912/14617554522_2e1af46476_c.jpg)
while I was there, I gutted the A/C condensor, so all I'm left with is working ducting and blower.
While working on the pieces, I found a mounting tab that broke off:
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2905/14431374698_ffc76bdeb4_c.jpg)
so a quick trip to O'Reilly later...
![](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5503/14431557037_d7faf8f397_c.jpg)
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2905/14617404392_539d95660f_c.jpg)
Also, gutting the cores left me with some holes that needed to be covered, or my fan would just blow behind the dash.
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2909/14615833384_5bb9645ffb_c.jpg)
just a little bit of aluminum tape later:
![](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3901/14594875176_dbf9bf8c59_c.jpg)
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2935/14637817353_d2b4b3e506_c.jpg)
Taking a break to talk to my dad and aimlessly walking around the yard, I found two pair of four leaf clovers in a patch no bigger than a trash can lid. Hopefully this is a good omen for the rest of my build! I actually found a total of six four-leafs that day without really even trying.
![](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3909/14431471507_76b75b1887_c.jpg)
![](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5237/14431152180_d659920ee0_c.jpg)
back to the car...
I got the blower ducting all mocked up:
![](https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2896/14617332662_8a7636db3e_c.jpg)
Then added the new dash and looked at placement of the engine bay fuse box. I think it's going to work out pretty cleanly:
![](https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5507/14637790093_6f686b823b_c.jpg)
then, in preparation for wiring, I decided to strip most of the rest of the interior, vacuum everything, and pull the carpet. I will either be dying this carpet or replacing it with black carpet later.
![](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3846/14637771993_60126b4a53_c.jpg)
finally, after putting the rats nest of wiring back into the car, this is what I was left with when my girlfriend called me in for some dinner:
![](https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3892/14431413567_c2bda8e15f_c.jpg)
It's probably going to be a month until I can get back to it, but next time I should have the rest of the brake fittings, parts for my rear disc brake/5-lug conversion, rywire clutch line, etc.
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