so, progress has been made. the interior is totally stripped out of it, save for the dash and headliner - they will come out with a little more "care" as i need to reuse them if possible. the doors and trunk have been removed, and the gas tank has been dropped out. tank was gone due to the gas cap being left off for god knows how many years - it rotted out the bottom of the tank. surprisingly, for being left with the trunk open and the windows rolled down, there is very little rot in the trunk, and none on the floors. guess the huge trees it was stuck under did the best they could to keep the rain out - good job trees.

 

also got some time to start cutting the underhood metal, and building a frame for the nose. the nose will have to hold the radiator, plus an intercooler and an A/C condenser - things the original metal made no provisions for. so, the metal was cut out, and i've started on a frame to support the nose. the nose will also be fully removable for service, and will be held on by 16 bolts.

notice that the retarded booster/master/pedal box/levers and rods/guillotene/??? setup are now gone as well. they will never see the car again, as i'm going a reverse master pedal setup from Wilwood that will mount totally under the dash, with remote reservoirs that will go in the raintray. if i could do away with the steering box for under $1k and lots of heartache, i would. however, that would prompt me to do a chevy smallblock into the car, and cause me to go even crazier - so the steering box will stay.

also going to totally rewire the car. so i ripped out all the 40+ year old wiring, and the stupid german bullet fuse block. will install this EZ2Wire kit that i bought for $200 less than a comparable Painless kit. it looks really well built, and uses USA made Packard Electronics (same people that made the cars) components. each vehicle system is labeled, grouped, and bound together for easy install. plus, each wire is labeled as to where it goes and what it does, so no more home made wiring diagram or searching.

also sourced all the front trim - grille and kidneys. this shit is super overpriced on ebay, as bmw changed them from aluminum/stainless after '73 to plastic and a different headlight bucket. pre '73 is $200+ on ebay, 74+ is like $25... so glad to get what i got for the price.

notice the '66 galaxie ranch wagon doing work as a table. was supposed to go to a friend, Jason, but he seems to have literally fallen off the face of the earth about 6 months ago...