We seem to be moving from one major system of the vehicle to another, always returning to work a little more on the wiring. Could it be that I'm intimidated by so many wires? Perhaps...
We received our driveshaft and installed it. The donor driveshaft is almost four feet long. An indication of just how small the Coupe will be is that the driveshaft on it is just over a foot long! After seeing how big the u-joints are, we may have to change or eliminate our plans for a second cupholder for the car. The cupholders are for things like cell phones and sunglasses since there is no storage within reach of the driver.
A neighbor's friend volunteered to weld up a custom accelerator cable bracket. The original bracket stood too tall with the replacement of our stock intake manifold. I think it looks great! We finished installing the cable right after this picture was taken.
We installed the ignition coil and the starter relay on the driver's side of the engine compartment.
We did make some progress on the wiring. We've pulled together many of the wires needed for the switches and gauges on the dash, and we have a rough plan to organize them. Of course, the plan might not be evident just yet...
We ordered and received a new ignition lock (the donor was a dud), a windshield wiper system, and a set of floormats. The radiator whould be here this week, and we continue to wait for the wheels.
As for the surprise? Well, we were expecting a visit from the owner of a Cobra Roadster this weekend to pick up some parts we didn't need. He decided to ship the parts rather than make the 800+ mile round trip to pick them up. I can hardly wait to drive my first 800 miles in this thing...
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