[JJorgensen52]

As always, thanks for the kind words guys! Y'all better be cautious with that stuff or I might be liable to think I know what I'm doing

For lack of a better term for them I made the "wings" for the kick panels - you know, where they wrap around onto the firewall (which is missing from the patch panels).

First, welded up all the screw and spot weld holes in the driver's side of the firewall



Cut out, bent up and drilled the "wings" - I used the intact driver's side as a template


Clamped 'em up


And viola! No cleanup done other than a quick scuff with a wire brush just to take off the burn marks



Can you guys tell I'm stalling on doing the inner-outer cowls??

I've spent a bunch of time this past week working on the layout for the wiring harness - I've determined at this point I have 51 wires passing through the firewall to have everything set-up using the underhood fuse/relay center I'm planning to use. Delphi makes a metri-pack 30 terminal bulkhead pass-through (HERE) which at this point I am planning to use two of - one to cover engine management and gauge related things (26 wires) and the other for power accessories and lighting (25 wires). I think it will look very clean (if non-original) when done.

I also spent a bit of time yesterday just staring at the rusty parts of the windshield frame which I have been dreading, but I have a plan now and I think once I get over my initial squeamishness of cutting into the frame, it should be pretty easy.

Stay tuned!