67 Butternut Build

[sjaroslo]

...And it ain't much! Still waiting on parts to roll in and looking for advice to get going on the plumbing, so while this morning's plan was to do some undercarriage reconnaissance with respect to what kinds of clips, brackets and holes remain available to hold hard lines and e-brake cables, etc., I decided to tackle the Console mount bracket. Would it have been easier to install this bracket before the trans went in? Oh, HELL yes. But my fat fingers and a u-joint socket on one side and a ratcheting box end wrench on the other (two clicks, tighten, repeat, for about 20 minutes) conspired to get it in.

My American Autowire kit showed up, and I'm spending money on new parts like a drunken sailor (my CC company blocked a huge online order I was trying to place with Heartbeat City over the weekend and sent me a text message--"Is this you trying to place this order?" "Yes, please." "OK.") and I'm not sure where I'm going to find the space for all of the boxes that I'm still anticipating from Wegner, Vintage Air, HBC and Rick's Camaros, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.



Right now, with the car in the air, I'm not doing anything else until I figure out the fuel and brake plumbing and the e-brake requirements and routing--but I'm still waiting for the tank from Rick's (expected any day now) and the rest of the Wilwood brake kit from Frank.

Lots and lots of questions, not too many answers--probably a good epitaph.