The Build Goes On
So today I divided my time equally between the garage and the living room to watch The Masters.
I managed to get some stuff done.
I mounted my fuel regulator and hoses to the hard lines. I took the AN fittings off the flexible fuel lines and used them for connectors. I then cut the flexible fuel hoses and used those pieces to link the regulator to the hard lines. I hope I don't need those flexible fuel lines for anything, because they're basically carcasses at this point.
I made a few rookie moves today, which is evident by the extra holes you see in the firewall, which were drilled and then I realized they wouldn't work, so now I have those eyesores to look at. I'm gonna find some sort of metal filler and try to make them go away.
Then I decided I needed a morale boost, so I decided to put some shoes on the car just to see what they looked like. This put a nice smile on my face.
I also got my package from Breeze, which was a fuel hose to connect the fuel send line to the filter. I had the hardest time with this step, but the hose from Breeze worked liked a charm, plus it has extra length which allowed for a loop in the hose, which I've been told is good in case you ever have to lower the tank.
I'm not thrilled with the connections looking a little different between the send and return lines, but it'll work for now. I might address this discrepancy later.
I also worked on my CNC brake reservoir. I switched out the screws that hold the reservoirs to the bracket so the colors match. Plus I managed to get the hoses through DS footbox. I found some grommets, but had to drill the hole in the grommet a little bigger in order for the hose to go through. Drilling a rubber grommet was a little dicey, but I still have my fingers. The grommets are a little messy, but I'm going to somehow clean them up. Not sure how, but I'm sure something will come to me.
Tomorrow, I'm going to start the part of the build that I've been fearing since before the build even started. I'm gonna start on the electrical. You wanna talk about a complete absence of knowledge.... I know nothing about electrical work. Zero. Nada. Ziltch. Goose Egg. So I'm gonna be going slow and hopefully avoid making any mistake or electrocuting myself. I'm also going to start assembling the dashboard.
If ya'll see anything that looks wrong, please let me know,
Patrick