Anybody out there getting ready to assemble, I'll need help figuring out the steps Options

[PanelBilly]

The paint is DONE. I resanded down the inside of tha sail panels and got them re-painted today. Well, I need to wait a few weeks for the paint to cure enough to buff, but everything looks right this time.

I'm eager to start planning the reassembly. It been a few years since I tore the car down and all the photos I took to document the process were "lost" in the divorce. I figure there needs to be a plan and if anybody out there is a few steps ahead of me or remembers the sequence from a project they finished, I could use some help.

I'm thinking I should start with the wiring that runs in the tunnel. But what's next?

[VaccaRabite]

I went through this recently...

Wiring harness goes in first. Get a friend, its a bitch and a half getting the big grommet through the fire wall.

Next run your tunnel fuel lines. Hopefully you bought (or made) the nice metal ones and are not still using the "burn your car up" plastic ones.

Then, do brakes and suspension. leave the back wheels off.

Then run your throttle and clutch cable through the tunnel. they will probably be twisted the first time.

replace firewall shifter bushing.

Then run your shifter bar through the tunnel. Its getting crowded in there.

At this point, your tunnel should be done. Start working on the engine bay. do whatever you need to get it ready for your engine (varies due to what engine you are running).

Hook up your engine and tranny. Probably worth while to make sure they run BEFORE putting them back in the car. Way easier to adjust everything while it is out of the car.

Install engine, exhaust. Attach throttle and clutch cables.

Now, do everything else.

I HIGHLY suggest writing down a plan for the work you want to do that day, and all the parts you need to do it, before starting work. Otherwise, you end up like me having to stop work (frusterated) because you don't have a $.30 washer, and can't find one locally.

Expect it to take longer to put the car together then it took to take it apart.

Zach