Heater Plumbing, Dash and Body Trial Fit

The kids have Friday off for some sort of teachers work day, so I went ahead and took Thursday and Friday off so I could have a long weekend to get in some family time AND car time.

So far, here's what I've been able to complete.....

First, I mounted the bracket for the optional passenger side roll bar to the chassis.  Easy to do and not much to see, but it gets rid of another box in the garage.

Second,  a few more parts came in from Summit Racing so I was able to complete the plumbing for the heater/defroster.  Again, not too hard but it does look organized and shiny.  And shiny is always good.  The final step will be to connect the dash heater control to the valve on the hose, but that will have to wait until the final dash install.

Third,  I completed the final layout of the dash gauges, switches and other controls.  The only indicators left are three small lights above the steering wheel for high beam and turn indicators.  You can see my initial marks for location, but I wanted to check body fit before drilling the holes.

And finally,  I had a friend come over last night to help me get the body on the chassis.  I went out this morning and temporarily secured the body into place.  The primary purpose of this initial body fit is to check the dash location and clearance of all the aluminum and gauges before any final mounting holes are drilled and the wood veneer is installed.  The dash will need to move to the left about 1/8" and up about 1/8".  That's why we test everything first before drilling holes.

Next up, installing veneer to the dash.

Passenger Roll Bar Bracket

  

Heater Plumbing

Heater Control Valve

 Dash Layout

 Overall Dash View

Body Fit Trial