[Verdoro 68]

Thanks, it feels good to have it running.

I've moved on to chasing some electrical gremlins trying to get lights and signals to work. I managed to get the brake lights and emergency flashers to work last night after fixing some crossed wires in the trunk.

The turn signals have been more challenging, as I'm only getting 6v to the flasher with the key on. The harness at the ignition switch gets warm, so something is shorting out. Hopefully it's not the switch itself as those are a little hard to come by. The temp and oil pressure gauges and lighting aren't working either. The unknown history of this car along with the fact that it sat in the weather for decades is a good lesson that you shouldn't assume anything when picking up a project like this. Every single thing no matter how small has needed attention and troubleshooting.

Cole's been working on giving the front bumper a quick face lift with some Big Bad Orange. We're going duct tape style on the repaint using spray cans from Paintscratch.com. It's bent and super wavy, but we're not fixing any of that right now. I do want to see if I can clean up the Big Bad-specific bumper trim a little as it's pretty chewed up. He was so heads down on school and finals the last month it's nice to have his help again.