No pics to show, but have made some slow progress over the last couple weeks.
- Front end wiring is complete except for the headlight motors that I'm still waiting on. All lights work for the first time since I've owned it.
- Bumper, valence and turn signals installed. Man that was a struggle. I clearly did not do it the way they did at the factory.
- Trunk lock cylinder broke. Got a new one from Partsmix. New one works great, but I'm bummed I have to use the new key.
It looks like I can maybe disassemble the old one and swap the lock pins from old to new? Rainy day project (maybe).
- Fixed a crank-but-no-start issue. I had to wire cranking and ignition power together for both the distributor and the ignition box. Annoying to have to run new wires after the looms were all complete. My fault for not knowing ahead of time.
- I have a minor drip at the drain plug.
Still no windshield (long story), but I took it for a quick spin around the block. Came back to a sizeable puddle of trans fluid. Leak appears to be at the front of the pan, can't yet tell if it's from the pan gasket or somewhere higher up. I initially tightened to 150 inch pounds, but now I've read that may be too much when using the silicone gaskets. I'll back down on the torque and see if that helps.
Before I added a fuel pressure regulator it would crank and crank before the fuel pump would send fuel to the carb. Now it fires right away but runs like garbage for the first 12-15 seconds while the pump does its thing. The fuel pressure regulator has enough fuel to get it to fire right off, but I still have a drainback issue that I need to address. I guess a new pump is in my future.
Finding someone that's willing to install the windshield has been a major pain. I've read some threads and it seems like a pain in the neck, but it's either I do it myself or drive 20 mins to a shop with no windshield.
