Pedal assemblies

Just got the new gas pedal and the pad assembly for the brake pedal. The brake arm is tapped to accept the round pedal pad and can be adjusted in and out as necessary.

Everything is painted up and ready to go, should have them both in this weekend.

Body repair

This is a repair I have dreaded for awhile, some very rotted metal in a very visible spot. I did the repair using a piece that was cut out when the car was shortened way back in the beginning of this blog. It still needs a bit of fine tuning and body work but it gets that corner set.

Brake pedal assembly

I built the brake pedal assembly over the weekend which will mount on the floor rails. The base unit is all 1/4" plate steel and the swingarm is a steering arm from an older GM car, the hinge pin is removable and attached with a pin so it can be serviced.

Everything still has to get cleaned up & painted, I ordered the pedal pad and gas pedal yesterday so I should have the completed & painted unit ready this week.

Dashboard

Small update here, finally got the old fuel sender and back panel cut out for the new dashboard, built the gauge assembly and fitted it in.

I have been working on it.....

I promise, just haven't had the initiative to keep the bog updated since progress isn't as visual at this point.

I solved a master cylinder issue I had by going with yet another design, this time with the ports facing the opposite direction and I have it mounted and ready for pedal assembly - which I am making this week.

Pics will be coming, I assure you.

Floor it!

I started work on the floor, the main section of the floor took the longest as it has a couple of the body mounts and will control the rest of the floor sections. I made a template out of backer board then plasma cut out the main piece. One the main floor was in I started moving towards the back and got a chance to use the bead roller setup I made earlier. I also made a few of the uprights to hold the seatback area which you can see in the last pic laying on the floor.

The further I get, the less I have

It seem that the further along I get, the less car I have but I am sure it's for the greater good. I removed the cowl gas tank tonight so I can start on the dashboard, finish up the floor structure and start the front work. It just made sense to remove the tank to get to everything better, all of the hardware came right out with no issues - once I grabbed the plasma cutter.