jakester888 build : whats done & whats left (July 2014)

[jakester888]

Given that I really only have weekends to work on this, and given my wife's added motivation to make room in the garage for more cars... I think I'm about 1 year away from done. Agree?

What's done:
1) Donor tear down & parts clean-up (took 1 year)
2) Aluminum panels
3) Body buck
4) Rear-end install
5) 5-Lug conversion front & rear
6) Fuel tank install
7) Fuel lines
8) Brake lines
9) Pedal assembly
10) Brake booster
11) Seats
12) Wheels + tires
13) Engine mods : upper/lower intake, water pump, alternator, PS pump, 24# injectors
14) Engine + tranny install
15) Radiator install
16) Wiring
17) Hidden battery mod (trunk)
18) Secret compartment mod (trunk)
19) Mid-trunk separator mod + rear cubby hole
20) Stereo, speakers + AMP install
21) Stereo console mod (home made)
22) Radiator hose, PS hose
23) First start
24) MAF replace
25) Dial-in timing
26) Air + exhaust leak fixes

What's left:
1) Fan electrical shorting
2) Connect thermo switch
3) Why is Oil temp always max
4) Relocate coil
5) Install remote reservoir
6) Cut fuel filler neck
7) Align front-end to center
8) Install clutch cable
9) Mount T5 support frame
10) Install drive shaft
11) Tighten down ECU
12) Intall foot box top trap door
13) Tie down engine wiring
14) Tie down trans tunnel wiring
15) Install exhaust hanger bolts & rubber
16) Install T5 wire from harness
17) Install hazard rocker switch & tie-in
18) Resolve battery charge issue (alternator wiring)?
19) Carpeting
20) Water-tight speaker enclosures
21) Tie-down speaker wiring
22) Other aluminum
23) Dead pedal
24) Ready for Body-on
25) Door clearance adjustments
26) Lights & tests
27) Bumpers
28) Sand/fill body
29) Paint
30) Finishing chrome

Current pics & video:
Attachment 31074

[Arrowhead]

Sounds great John, glad you're making progress. I love it when you get to the point on a project when you can actually list the things that need to be finished on one sheet of paper. Now you just have to go down and check them off one by one.

[MPTech]

You might have one more to add to the list, remove the FB weather stripping from the hood opening 3/4" rails.
On the sides of the FB's I used window air-conditioning insulation.

[skullandbones]

Jakester,

I found that when doing the pick list, it was more helpful and more hopeful to do a must be done list and then everything else list (it kept me focused). That way, only the things necessary for it to be put on the street and registered were on the must do list. Adjusting doors, paint, dead pedal, finishing chrome can really take you a lot longer to get to that point. If you of the mind that all has to be finished before registering it then you are on track! Good luck, WEK.

[jakester888]

On the sides of the FB's I used window air-conditioning insulation.

Pic?

[jakester888]

I found that when doing the pick list, it was more helpful and more hopeful to do a must be done list and then everything else list (it kept me focused).

Good advice.

[jakester888]

Sounds great John, glad you're making progress. I love it when you get to the point on a project when you can actually list the things that need to be finished on one sheet of paper. Now you just have to go down and check them off one by one.

Could not have made it this far without someone's tig welder.