Mudrat wroteJACK!!! Get the damn thing running THEN worry about making it pretty!!!
Yeah, yeah, I know!! I actually did start making progress after I got home. Oh man, I helped a buddy replace his column shifter linkages with a cable activated one today and burned the snot out of the inside of my forearm (read - thin skin there!) on his exhaust. 🙁: Anywho, swung by home depot tonight and picked up some odds and ends I needed - like a drill and some drill bits, My cordless finally croaked on me, and needed to do some drilling and screwing, so that helped out a lot. I also busted out the fairly new soldering gun and stared sorting out all of the wiring. It's much easier to work on it while it's on the ground layed out than tracking things down after it's installed!!
My plans are to work on the wiring and the bumper over the next couple of weeks to keep me from spending any more money before Vegas. Then once I get back, start in on the engine. I still have plenty of parts to buy for it, plus the machine shop stuff, so I won't really be able to afford it until spring time. :smile:
I still need pistons, rings, all new bolts (head, rod, etc), crank and rod bearings, valves, locks, etc. I have everything else, so once I get the machining done, I can focus on buying the parts. Oh, and I still need to buy tires, drive shafts, high steer, regear....... Hopefully I can have it running within the year.... (Yeah right!! Thing hasn't run in 4 as it is!!)
