70 Formula 535

[Alponcho]

Worked on the car a bit today.

First thing I noticed was fluid dripping from the same front shock I had fixed a few months ago. Can't tell where it's leaking. Back to DSE on Monday. Hopefully they'll send me a new ball joint boot, new nylock nuts for the shocks and sway bar coupler, and the castle nut for the ball joint (which I lost).



Tried to install the steering column to get ready for the header guy, but I ran into a problem. There is no way to get inside the subframe and DSE engine mount to tighten the set screw on the u-joint connected to the steering rack. I'm wondering if this is unique to the Pontiac engine mount. Also wondering how I'm going to deal with this issue. Has anyone run into this?



Because the front end of the car is at the body shop, we decided to mock it up with iron block and iron heads (Pontiac folks might wan to take a close look) and whatever else we can find that will be heavy.

Installed the original seats to get an idea where I should have the cross bar welded. I know I should be doing this up with the seats I'll be using, but with brakes, wheels and tires on the horizon, I need to wait. The bar can't be any higher than the door opening, and I know the Recaros won't sit lower than these seats, so it looks like I'll be good to install it a couple inches below where it bends.




I thought we cut too much out of the tunnel, so I was relieved to see that the Speedtech cover will fit in place perfectly. This will save my body guy a few hours.