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Yeah we still haven't decided if we will fix up the stock facia or replace it with a fiberglass one.
I'm thinking I may just take some heavy guage sheetmetal and attach it to the fiberglass piece...

Here's my list of last things that I think we should do before installing the body on the frame.

1. I haven't removed the 90 Degree fitting from the evaporator drain and installed a longer hose....

We are getting really close to being ready to put the body back on the frame finally. I did some final checks and found the top pin of one of the church connectors in the bulkhead plate was not fully...

I replaced one of the two conductor plugs with a new one and checked on my Great Stuff wire insulation repair.
There was no avoiding it anymore. I had to try to pull the main harness back through...

I removed the windshield cowl. It's a shame that one section of it is broken...

I tied a new washer fluid tube onto the old one to pull it through the dash. I used the threaded part of a small bolt to hook the two together lined up....

We worked on the car for a few hours after work today.
Tam worked on the front facia and put another coat of Flexseal on the front bumper. ...

I was worried about taking harsh cleaners, files, wire brushes, etc. to the stock electrical connectors. My concern was if they were copper plated metal rather than full copper. So I tested grinding...

Here's some more pictures of what Tam got done.
We were just going to get a fiberglass front facia but if we can get almost all of the nuts off without breaking the studs we may just try reinforcing...

Thanks for the info and kind words. This helps when I don't feel like spending and hour or more uploading to the forum after a long day.

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I put Great Stuff over the damaged wires. It seem kind of hack job but I don't think it really is. That stuff sticks...

So in the end it actually worked out for the best. Now I was able to inspect the full length of the wiring harness and would have much better access for my repairs....

Next I taped yellow tape around the wiring near the tub. My thought was if I pull the harness back through the tub and when I pull the wiring all the way through the access hole by the washer tank...

I tried to get eyes on as much of the main harness as I could and what I couldn't see I felt with my fingers.
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I started by removing the center console. I had a feeling it was going to be a ridiculous pain in the butt. I was right. I watched a YouTube video on removing it but it was still confusing. It's just...

My plan for tonight was to trace out as much of the main harness as I could then make decision whether it can be saved or replaced. First I filled in a void under where the MC goes. I am assuming...

We worked on the car from 5P to 8:30P.
Tam stripped the bumper then painted it.
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She also blasted the second fronk...

As I mentioned before we have a hardware store right near our shop. I stopped in and bought some Flex Seal and plastic repair. The Flex Seal is for the front impact beam (bumper) and the plastic...

Took a break from working for an hour today.
I was thinking it would be good if the washer fluid cover had a metal ring holding it on. Especially since some of the screw holes got messed up in the...

Oh one more thing. I found a insulator cover for my jump post. I'm not sure if I'll stick with this one but I had it on hand so I tried it on...

I spent the rest of my night installing rivnuts while Tam was blasting the hood hinges....

I finished taking care of some more rivnuts....

This rivnut pulled out. It was nice to have one out to examine. I can see why they fail so often. No ribs to bite into the surface and this one didn't get swedged nearly...

I pulled the hose of the washer tank and drain the fluid into a bucket. I think the thing must have been almost full.
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With the facia off I tackled the windshield washer reservoir cover. What a pain!! I couldn't fit much of anything in there even with the facia removed. The only tool that would fit was a die grinder....