Wow. Thanks for all the responses. I received a bare frame, sheet metal and many bags of well marked hardware.
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I wanted to paint the frame instead of powdercoating in case the car gets modified in the future. Touch ups are much easier. (After driving the car for the first time, I'm thinking my dream of turbocharging may not be needed. (yet)
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Of course, the hoses were a nightmare. It didn't help that I didn't find the slug until after the install so we used "creative resources" to get this done. I wasn't near strong enough to pull so my husband had to struggle through this. The other surprise was how hard the rivet gun was to squeeze those rivets. I didn't think it was necessary to buy a gun for the small amount of rivets used. Lucky for me, my husband was strong enough to manually get these in. I raptor lined the floor pan, fire wall, inside side panels and inside fiberglass pieces. Loving that stuff so far.
Once I flipped the car over, the assembly began. I assembled in build order (skipping assembly of backordered parts)
Struggles: 1. pedal box - brace hole didn't line up but everything else did so I drilled a new hole.
2. clutch pedal - disconnect tab hit steering column and bracket slightly out of place. Ground bracket and tab (a little too far) and got to use my new 3d printer to build a clutch pad.
3. wiring - I followed video and wrapped the whole thing and had to remove tape in certain areas to fit.
4. overflow tank - bracket not close to tab. built a brace to connect.
View attachment 2795 The best part of this build was the important pieces (engine, subframe) fit perfectly. I was worried the holes wouldn't line up or frame would have to be tweaked.
I was impatient while waiting for backordered fuel line parts so went to the local parts store and made my own pieces to get the first start.
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Ok so this was long winded enough. If you want more, I will describe stage 2 and 3.
I'm located in Walla Walla Washington.