Mason and I worked on the car again on saturday.
Nothing drastic was accomplished on this particular day, but there was incremental progress and a lot of brainstorming..
What's really exciting is that the car will be ready to start racing in a few weeks!
We finished emptying out the dash. Previously Mason had taken out the hvac box, and today we took out all the air ducting, padding and insulation, speakers, excess wiring, and the black floor pad thats visible. We put the dash pad back on and it looks completely stock up top other than the lack of radio and hvac controls.
We also:
Fixed the reverse light wiring (auto to manual conversion on the harness)
Put the front end piece on (had to cut a section out to clear intercooler tubing)
Minorly repaired the shifter (made a bushing and bolted it down better)
Adjusted the clutch pedal to engage in the right area
Removed the track bar (in preparation for upgrade/replacement and to get measurements)
Removed front sway and eyeballed planned mods (1 1/4 w/ endlink conversion)
Brainstormed bushing and tie bar construction
Fixed the speedometer (minor cable repair and speed sensor and gear swaps)
Minor repair on the instrument cluster (involving electrical tape)
Superglued the ashtray back into one piece
I also determined that the weight removal has made a big difference, in that i wasnt able to do THIS before (im sure ive tried):
Struts/springs and wheels/tires are going on it in 2 weeks! WOO!