01/17/98 - Radio works, got oil pressure ..

The radio works! That means the door panels are back in, mounted the amp in the trunk on the back wall. The carpet is back on the driveshaft tunnel. I don't think I'll put the ashtray/compartment piece in. The interior is cleaning up nicely. Mike had labeled things with masking tape. Masking tape works great if your not going to leave it on a long time. 10 years is too long, it dries up and leaves crap stuck to wherever you used it. Softscrub worked well getting that off, then a lemon oil beeswax polish brought it back to a real good looking shine.

I'll get more pictures when I get a digital camera again. I bought the Sony Mavica FD7. It stores the images direct to a floppy disk. That was damn handy. The idea is great, but they saved the images in jpg format and didn't give a way to adjust the quality level (other than course or fine). JPG is a good format but at the quality level they (Sony) picked, I wasn't pleased. Some of the images below were done with it. I recently went out to San Diego and had a chance to use it quite a bit. The resolution and quality didn't hold up well. The images from the bottom up to and including the mystery parts were done with the Minolta digital. From the radiator shots up to the full body shot below were done with the Mavica. The Minolta shots have more detail and aren't as blotchy. I'm going to look at what's out there and try another kind.

Dan got the oil pressure gauge hooked up, turns about 90 pounds cold, we didn't run it long enough today to see what it settles at when it gets warm. Also got the temperature gauge hooked up and it works. Stop light switch (hydraulic) works. The fan, heater core and associated things are in and all working.

After the interior is all in, the next steps are the windshield, then the convertible top. Figured out what the extra wire in the trunk compartment was. There was a purple wire ending about a foot from the trunk wall where the harness entered the trunk. Its for the the trunk light! Makes sense once you see it there, but it was mystery for a while.

There's a little oil seeping at the rear of the metal cover on the engine, under the manifold. It's not really leaking, but seeping enough to be one of those things that constantly makes the engine/compartment grimy all the time. We'll try some RTV there. With one bolt on the half moon hold down, I don't think it will work without some type of sealant there. Any ideas are welcome.