Turbo Scamp

Well, I went up to Van Nuys yesterday to Rory's garage to drop off the driveshaft, windshield and battery, and to check on progress. Took a few photos, but my wife can't find the cable to download photos from her camera to the computer, but I'll be posting those soon. Couple of notes:

1. San Fernando valley is HOT AS HELL!!! :snakeman:

2. The price of Optima batteries has gone way up. $181 for a redtop at Pep Boys. :angry7:

3. Windshield I got back from owner of shop that dismantled car (shop is now closed) was NOT the windshield they took out. No idea what car this came from. Dimensions are the same, but this one has a distinct curve up at corners and won't fit the Scamp. Add this to the parts that I now have to buy because I gave the car to a "friend" to work on at his shop. :angry7::angry7:

4. Inland Empire Driveline sent a driveshaft that had a yoke installed that was too long. They didn't take the length of the output shaft of the 727 tranny into consideration. At least they admitted it was their bad, and are even covering return shipping to fix the problem. Keeping my fingers crossed that I'll have the shaft back to install next weekend.

Lots has been done since I last saw the car. Battery box and cutoff have been installed in trunk. '73-'76 locking hood latch installed. Motor is starting to look good with a/c compressor installed and valve covers in place. Gauge pod is ready for cutting and installation. I still need to come up with a 2-gauge pillar pod for additional gauges that fits an a-body. Overall, it's starting to look like a car! :toothy10: