BUILD-OFF CHALLENGE: Trojanhorsepower's Rusty 74 restoration Mark II, Progress thread to keep me going Options

[trojanhorsepower]

Thanks!

[trojanhorsepower]

Rebuilt the blower.

[trojanhorsepower]

And the fresh air blower.

[trojanhorsepower]

Redid the suspension.

[trojanhorsepower]

Wiring fun.

[trojanhorsepower]

Added more bits and bobs.

[trojanhorsepower]

And its a roller again!
Can't seem to get beyond this point though. So, it's off to Doug's as soon as I can manage it. With his help maybe I can get back on track.

[dlee6204]

Peter brought me his car a couple weeks ago in an effort to get it as much as assembled as possible before paint so I will be adding to this thread as I/we make progress.


Worked to route some wiring on the front. Some of the wrap had been removed so I replaced a section for the harness in the front trunk.


Added some grommets and got the wiring for the fogs/horns routed through. Also added the front body plugs.


And then some misc items.




Engine lid drain tunnel

[dlee6204]

Began work on the dash area.

The defrost vents were heavily discolored so I taped them off and gave them a coat of paint.




And then I began upholstering the upper dash area. Got the foam on, then the vinyl, and loosely bolted the dash.

[bbrock]

Just catching up here. Thanks for the updates. Your build provided me a lot of inspiration for my own and I'm glad to see the progress continuing. I love that color! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

[trojanhorsepower]

Thanks! I finally admitted to myself that it was not getting done. Funny enough, now that Doug is helping I have been able to get more work done myself. I have been prepping parts to take to Doug. I got the seat mechanism blasted and treated. I'll paint stuff tomorrow. It is really nice to be getting stuff done.

[dlee6204]

I've been making some progress on some of the wiring on the car. I've been rewrapping the harness where needed, installing heat shrink over the tabs that hold the wiring and getting it routed into place. The rear harness that goes from the engine bay to the trunk is one example...







Trunk light

[dlee6204]

I've also been working on getting the dash in order. I applied the vinyl on the dash face, got the glove box door in working order, made a radio delete plate, and got the switches cleaned up and installed. Peter will likely add a radio down the road but a radio is low priority in the grand scheme of this build.



I then proceeded to install the assembled unit into the car.


And one of the big hurdles was completing the front fresh air system. Peter had a grab-bag of parts for the system so I had to sort through what was still needed, rob parts from my parts car, get all the cables routed correctly and adjusted properly and to get it back in the car without breaking any of the 50 year old plastic. This wasn't too bad of a job, just tedious. I'm waiting on two heater hoses to arrive that go from the mixing valves down to the longitudinals and then this will be 100%.

[sixnotfour]

looks Great ,,double check, did the bearing retainer get in place ?

[dlee6204]

looks Great ,,double check, did the bearing retainer get in place ?

Bearing retainer got installed. Must have just been missing for the picture.

[dlee6204]

I haven't updated in about month but progress has been slow and steady.

Dash has been completed with the exception of the under dash pad.




Peter also brought his engine and transmission for me to go over. He rebuilt the long block almost 20 years ago and it has been sitting in storage since. Everything external still needed to be cleaned up and verified though. We made the decision to get all the tin powder coated which came out great and at a very reasonable price.

[dlee6204]

With the tin freshly coated, assembly of the engine could begin










Peter was also very wise to purchased a brand new ignition harness and FI harness.







The engine still needs a few things. It needs vacuum hoses, fuel lines, and the valve clearances to be set. After that it will be ready to be mated up and installed.

[dlee6204]

The transmission also needed some work. Peter had Dr. Evil rebuild it but the tailcone got damaged during shipping and needed replacing. Speedo drive gear, ground strap, clutch cable mount, rear mounts, clutch fork and throwout bearing were also installed. A rebuilt starter will compliment the install.

[Dion]

Nice progress. Slow and steady for the win.
The dash and engine look fantastic!

[trojanhorsepower]

Dr. Evil hooked me up with a tail cone!
Went to Doug's yesterday and we installed and fired the engine. It was too late to run or brake it in, but it was very exciting to see some signs of life.