Happy New Year

I have been spending an inordinate amount of time lately on polishing the aluminum firewall pieces. It is very frustrating--I know that I am following the directions properly and there is a lot of black grime that comes off when I rub, but it never gets noticeably shinier. So I think I am going to stop and leave well enough alone. Along those lines, today I affixed the heat shield to the cockpit which goes behind the aluminum pieces. Here are a couple of pictures...




In the first pic, you can see the loose fitting sheet being test-fitted on the passenger side. In the second, I am finished with sticking it on both sides.

I have also been working the phones and Craigslist trying to acquire a transmission, and possibly an old engine that would be easier to get registered. There may be news on this soon.

The next step on the build is to drill and rivit in the aluminum firewall panels. I expect to be working on that soon. You may have noticed that I moved the cockpit on top of my pool table for easier working.