Heater

It's in. The easy part was wiring the new ceramic core and making a plate for it to sit in... The hard part was replacing all the rotted foam in the poor old thing. It looked/felt like it had been doused in gas - all the foam would come apart at the slightest touch.
I replaced all the foam with adhesive backed foam strips used to hold truck caps down with. Perhaps not going to pass concours, but good enough for me.

The new heater core

My sketchy re-foaming. The whole unit had to come apart to get the inner vents...

Back in place. The dash will be in tonight, and then I'll get the instrument cluster re-wired for my ammeter and voltmeter.

Back From Camping

So many components showed up while I was gone...
Vacuum Pump, Potbox, Circuit Breaker, Fuses, Gauges, Shunt, Battery Pads, Heater Core...
I don't know where to begin, so I'm first going to build the box to put it all in...!

Getting ready for the heater

In preparation for the heater showing up this week before I go away, I have the dash out and the heater box broken open. Once I get the new core, I can determine the best way to mount it...

Final Battery Box is in...

Front battery box is now in. After loading the boxes up, however, I noticed the front is too high. I'll probably need to shorten the springs...

Rear diff is full, driveshaft is in place

Filled up the rear differential - no oil at all left in it after a 20 year hiatus...
The driveshaft is in - now all I have to do is get the controller, etc. hooked up...

Engine Is In and Tied Down!

Good news for me! The new motor sits nicely on the old 4 cylinder front engine mount, and a few pieces of heavy sheet metal finishes it off... 4 hours to get it in there, though...

Engine and Tranny installation, Part 1

Why, oh why didn't i do this BEFORE I lowered the car?!

The Engine and tranny are now in place- the engine is braced for now, but the transmission mounts are all in place...