Introducing Project "Scabra Tulitque"

Washed the windows (except for the rear plastic window), attached a side view mirror, and pulled the vehicle out front in order to drive it around the block. As I closed the front entrance gate, the engine died before I could even open the door to sit inside (the fuel gauge and coolant temperature gauges not working). I added a couple of gallons of gas and it came back to life again. Drove it three blocks down the street and three blocks back home again.

She sports four new fourteen-inch tires (re-painted rims), new underhood wiring harness, new headlamp and ignition switches, new fusible link, new fuel pump, rebuilt alternator, and new brakes all the way around. The manual brakes may need another round of bleeding (or I'm just not used to the "feel" of manual brakes).

The factory oil pressure "idiot" light is working and the aftermarket mechanical oil pressure gauge is working also. Lights and horn work (horn missing the center piece so one needs to ground the wire manually).

With manual steering and brakes, not exactly a "nimble" driving experience.