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Sweet! please keep us posted on any rubbing issues I will be copying you if it works out well. When do you think it will be road tested? It does look tight there at the inner wheel well.
Pretty funny, a friend of mine has an in-law with heavy Russian accent. I asked her to say "Moose and Squirrel"
She did not know what was so funny, just thought I was nuts!
The HP exhaust manifolds are in the molasses tank, ordered some Hi-Temp gray POR-15 paint to put on them, and some street hemi orange for the engine. The shell has been sitting on the stands/skates all through the body work and paint process, rolled it in and out of the paint jail a few times...
So put all the electrical stuff away, gonna do something different for awhile. The next goal is to get some wheels under it, just need something to bolt them to. I have most of the parts rounded up and painted. Going to use this 440/727 for now and rebuild the original 383 later on. The 440 is...
Dash in and connected up, plugged in the steering column, put a battery in and some temp alligator clip jumpers to test all I could. Wiper motor, blower, tail lights dash lights dome light etc all A-OK. The cheapo stereo I put in works.
I figured out the console brackets were easiest to install by drawing a centerline on the tunnel first, put the brackets on the console, then tack them on. The left edge of the shifter bracket is the center of the console.
Worth mentioning that the parking brake goes back in so much easier with the cable already attached- compared to the way I took it apart! Must have fought it and cussed for an hour trying to get that cable off in the car.
Beautiful car! Real similar to my project that was the R4 red/orange color which yours looks like it was. I had to stray away from originality and change the color. I have the original 383 that needs much work, and a runner 440 I am painting HP orange, putting the HP manifolds on, and putting...
It all makes more sense with the centerline. The left side of the shifter bracket mount is the center of the console. With that edge on the centerline the vertical torque rod lines up with the center dimple in the round flat on the tunnel. I think that is how it was designed
Love the finished product that first drive must have been an ecstatic experience, grinning ear to ear, listening to every little noise!
So what are you going to do now in your empty nest?
Thats what I did too, also drew a centerline between the doorjamb pinch welds for reference to keep it straight. I keep forgetting that the driveline hump is not centered