~We are currently in the process of mating the stock plastic lower valance to an IMSA style fiberglass lower air dam so that they will mount as one piece for greater strength. We reinforced the back side of the 42 year old plastic valance with foam-fill and undercoating using adhesive promoters before we riveted and epoxied the lower air dam to it.
~ We have mounted the fenders and mock-fitted the hood and are finalizing the front grill and hand-polished aluminum bumpers with its refreshed mounting hardware and rubber parts.
~ The tachometer, a rare 8K tack out of a Cosworth Vega,(others were 7K tachs) is on its way back from Canada where it has been calibrated for a 6 cyl as opposed to the old 4 cyl. That was holding up the completion of the instrument cluster/dash combo installation. The newer style dashes used a separate instrument cluster where in 74 - 77 it was a part of the dash. The center A/C ductwork connects at this time as well. Big Pain.
~ Headlight bezels are being painted and the headlight bulb buckets are restored and ready to install with fresh adjusting screws.
~ I stripped the bullet style side view mirrors down to raw aluminum and am debating if I should polish them or paint them to have them ready to reinstall after the shell is painted.