Yahoo!

What a week! We had the windshield installed Friday by a professional, then went to the DMV for license plates. Quite surprisingly, things went very well there and I came home with a tag for the car.

We called and got insurance,and installed the metal mesh in the hood openings.

Finally, we finished trimming the rear hatch and installed it with a latch and supports to hold it open. We are waiting on some slightly thicker weatherstrip before applying it to the rear hatch area and removing the tape.

Sunday afternoon, we aligned the car and took it for a few test drives on the road. We even stopped for gas. This thing is now a real car!

to do in the next week or so:

-install door mirrors

-seal the exhaust to the headers

-calibrate the speedometer

-aim the headlights and install the headlight covers

-wash the car!

..oh yeah, and put a few more miles on the odometer! :-)

Good Progress and a Joyride

Lots of pictures to share since our last update. We mounted the side exhausts.

We mounted the fire extinguisher (just in case) and a few more covered roll bar pads.

We mounted the scoops. Back in 1965 when these were just racecars, the scoops were used to force air into rear brake-cooling ducts. Nowadays, they'll force air into the interior when our side windows are open.

We finished wiring the dash and made sure everything works, then installed the dashboard. It's removable, too!

For now, it is sitting just a little lower than it should. We need about 1/2" more height in the front and almost an inch in the rear.

We decided to roll it out in the sun for some pictures. Pardon the dust, we haven't washed it yet.

I tell people that the car sits very low. It's been on jackstands for a year and a half, and even I forget how low it will sit on the road. When you see it next to a normal car you finally realize HOW low it sits.

This is the view out the passenger side of the Coupe.

We went for a short joyride in the neighborhood yesterday. You can see a real short clip of it by clicking here. The water pump from the donor Mustang decided that it is ready to be replaced. In the next couple of weeks, we will install the windshield and rear hatch, replace the water pump, perform an alignment and get license plates and insurance.

Woo hoo. we're almost on the road!