67 GTS 4-Speed: Daily Summer Driver
Thanks Darren!
So this past weekend I was able to make it back to my parents place to get some work done on the GTS (which I just happened to name "The Red Headed Step Child" hahaha. basically my Subaru and convertible are Blue and this one is kind of red, hence the name). With installing the diaphragm clutch I needed to get the over center spring off. I saw some threads on here on how to do it in the car but I couldnt get it to work, So I just took the dash out again and the pedal assembly and hammered washers in between the coils until I could move the spring out of the pedal assembly. Then I just used the floor jack to spread the spring apart once out to get the washers back. Worked like a charm! once the pedal assembly & dash was back in I got the underdash wiring in, gauge cluster in and hooked up, and got all the dash switches installed and hooked up. And I must say it looks pretty snazzy( I need to get better at taking pictures)!!
So with that installed I moved to the engine bay and got the engine/headlight harness installed and got the radiator I got from a friend installed. The radiator is out of a 70 Charger and I had to add holes to the radiator brackets in order to get it bolted up. Sadly the top tank sticks pretty high up above the rad support and I believe it may hit the underside of the hood... But only time will tell. it will be good enough to break the engine in and change once I get the body panels on.
Next on the list is to try and get the cooling system together, the fuel system and make shift exhaust on so I can get some fire to it!! I brought the steering column back to pittsburgh so I could get that together and ready to install.
Thanks Darren!
So this past weekend I was able to make it back to my parents place to get some work done on the GTS (which I just happened to name "The Red Headed Step Child" hahaha. basically my Subaru and convertible are Blue and this one is kind of red, hence the name). With installing the diaphragm clutch I needed to get the over center spring off. I saw some threads on here on how to do it in the car but I couldnt get it to work, So I just took the dash out again and the pedal assembly and hammered washers in between the coils until I could move the spring out of the pedal assembly. Then I just used the floor jack to spread the spring apart once out to get the washers back. Worked like a charm! once the pedal assembly & dash was back in I got the underdash wiring in, gauge cluster in and hooked up, and got all the dash switches installed and hooked up. And I must say it looks pretty snazzy( I need to get better at taking pictures)!!
So with that installed I moved to the engine bay and got the engine/headlight harness installed and got the radiator I got from a friend installed. The radiator is out of a 70 Charger and I had to add holes to the radiator brackets in order to get it bolted up. Sadly the top tank sticks pretty high up above the rad support and I believe it may hit the underside of the hood... But only time will tell. it will be good enough to break the engine in and change once I get the body panels on.
Next on the list is to try and get the cooling system together, the fuel system and make shift exhaust on so I can get some fire to it!! I brought the steering column back to pittsburgh so I could get that together and ready to install.
