After finally replacing all the wiring and getting her back to a point where she was ready to put back together, I decided to put her back together... but, first things first - had to take her for a drive. Albeit, around the block, but that's not the point!!
As far as the interior went, it was nowhere near driveable. The dash was just sitting on top of the steering column, there were loose components and screws all over the shop, and the fuse box hadn't been secured, so it was basically sitting on top of the accelerator pedal. Fun times trying to drive, while listening to everything roll around, trying to stop the dash from flying at me, and keeping my foot between the fuse box and the pedal. But... totally worth it :)
I'll save you the details - long story short, I put her back together.
Finally got the chance to give her a clean too. After a full day at the track, and then 3 months sitting still, she was pretty damn filthy. Mind you, not that it made that much of a difference, that paint needs a lot of work =P Touched up the bonnet though, because when I painted it previously the polish stripped a fair bit of paint off.
However while I was at it, replaced all the sikoflex that was previously plugging the antenna hole with a rubber grommet I found in the boot - much cleaner!!
Also got some black pop rivets to fill the holes that existed from when the bolt-on fenders were on. Amazing how much of a difference the little things make!
Took her for a drive on Wednesday... soooooooooo good to be behind that wheel again!!
Stay tuned for Operation Happy Bacon :)
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