Well time for a weekend update. This weekend is family day long weekend in Alberta, Canada, so i will likely have another update after monday if all works out as planned. As for now here is what got done so far.
I removed the dash from the car to get all the wiring out, something I should have done alot earlier.
the plan will be to fab up a way to fit new gauges into the existing gauge hole. Kinda s*** cause its all pot metal so welding anything is gonna suck. Side note, Does anybody know how to hook up an autometer style speedo to the rb tranny? Does the stock speedo sender work? Help would be appreciated!
Next I removed the steering column for modifications, The stock car had a 3 in the tree, so i wanted to remove the old shifter arm and get rid of the linkage that stuck out of the column in the engine bay. I also fabbed a new bracket for the new brake booster and clutch cylinder. A friend gave me a 300zx clutch reservoir so i am hoping it will work with the rb trans. I got it all fit up and i just need to hook it up the pedals.
i didn't take a picture of the column before i started but here it is all fixed up. ItzGenX i plan on installing this again to steer. I have started working on wireless steering but i havent got it quite right yet! hahaha
the only other thing i did was tap the cam covers for stainless fittings, I always hated the stock hoses and think this will be a lot cleaner. Can anybody tell me the best way to hook these up? I am planning on joining the 2 covers and then hooking the other line of the "t" fitting to a vacuum source, and installing a breather on the intake cam cover, off the side.
A little off topic but here is what else i worked on. A new wheel well in my father in laws hotrod
I also installed some frame horns on his chassis, they used to be straight.
As a side note here are my "secret" tools as requested by ItzGenX.
you can see some the tools have pipe welded off them, i have a sleeve welded on my tables to accept whatever tool I need at the time.
And lastly my most used metal shapping tools.