Finally got back to working on this thing, I haven't had much downtime the last few months, work has had me traveling all over the country. The first thing I did was roll it out of the shop and sweep it out. It was nice to get it outside again, this is the first time I've had on the new suspension with the full weight with the engine
and transmission installed. I have been curious about the final ride height and it looks perfect... the tires tuck up inside the fenders and it looks pretty damn level. Love the final stance, it's low and mean... but not too low.
Once back in the shop, I started to finish weld the exhaust after checking placement... and promptly ran out of gas.
I'll get the tank filled at some point today and finish it up.
I talked about gauges not too long ago and the idea of running a tablet, but felt like it just didn't fit this car. So I picked up a set of Auto Meter Phantom series gauges with the white face. I picked up Oil Pressure, Coolant Temp and Voltage gauges. They're 2 5/8" with electric sending units and added a black bezel to mount them. I prefer mechanical gauges, but was having trouble finding the parts to install them with my setup at the engine, so went with electric.
I got them bolted in place under the dash, they're out of the way but plenty visible. They didn't come with the right coolant temp sending unit, so I had to order it... should be here on Saturday. The oil pressure sending unit is in place, just have to wire it up. Working on adding the power and grounds for the gauges and the lights, so they will come on with the headlights. The gauges look good, especially next to the Winters shifter. The rest of the interior is pretty stock, so those parts hint at what's under the hood.
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