more progress!
went back and resealed the exhaust joints with some copper RTV just in case.
started focusing on the interior and body panels.
installed the s14 seatbelts. made a little extension bracket since the retractor assemblies are shorter overall than the s13 ones.
got the r32 seats installed. had to swap the rear outer bracket with the ones from the stock 240 seats to get them to fit up. the stock r32 brackets are about an inch too short. drilled out the spot welds, cleaned the surfaces up, welded in place.
started to install the kouki tails. had to make some minor adjustments to how they sat in the body to get them to fit well. the lower tail light panel fit like crap on the left side, but i think it's the car body's fault. i pounded the sheet metal with a deadblow hammer to massage it out a little which helped, but still had to shim a few of the lower panel studs with a washer in order to get it nice and flush with the tail lights.
made some gasket templates and cut out some 1/8" thick neoprene gaskets to use instead of the messy butyl rubber sealant that comes with them. this way i can remove them easily if i want with no mess and it's still waterproof.
then, had a local mobile glass guy come and reinstall all the glass. they did a great job with everything. got the hatch glass transferred from the spare hatch i had and installed on the painted one with new oem molding, got the quarter windows cleaned up and back in, and had a new windshield put in instead of reusing my old one. i thought about reusing the original one but it wasn't much more to have a new one put in. i had bought an oem windshield molding kit years ago to use but i opted for the regular rubber molding.
assembled the rear bumper next with the bumper cover, foam insert, and steel core.
it slipped on to the car fine, but the side brackets kept coming out when i'd go to put the studs through the body. had to get some new plastic clips to hold them in place so they didn't pop out.