[Shiny]

Nice!

Hope you are having fun. Nice job getting it running!

[pontiacman63383]

Got the charging system up and working and was able to actually drive the car more then a few feet. Was able to take it for a spin around the property. Even though it was a very short test drive im super excited to have got to this point. Still have a lot of little things to button up but getting very close to being able to get it legal.

Video of me pulling it out of the garage
https://youtube.com/shorts/O5rGWa2XTxE?feature=shared

[pontiacman63383]

Finally got to drive the car more then a few feet! Im a month away from owning this car for 15 year so it was perfect timing lol. I was able to take it on a short test drive. Maybe a half mile or so just to do a quick shake down. Let me know a few things i still need to address. So ordered a few parts including new tires and hopefully once i address a few things ill be able to take it on a longer test drive to make sure its ready to get plates on it.

Video of the test drive
https://youtu.be/AOfgUZoEaj4?feature=shared

[pontiacman63383]

Time for a over due update on the car. It now runs and drives and is legal. Was even able to use some year correct plates for it so its rocking some 1969 date code plates. I spent most of the summer getting the car dialed in. front end alignment, tuning the carb. Its running great but with the M22 4 speed and 3.73 gears in the rear I have a feeling that a 5 speed upgrade is in the very near future so I can enjoy driving the car more without feeling like I'm making the engine scream lol. Now that is gotten cold I've taken the time to do some upgrades. I didn't think to take pictures of but I did finally install some carpet. No more metal floors as well as I got a deal on a set of rear tubular control arms so I installed them as well.

[pontiacman63383]

Also was able to install a Retro sound radio along with some pioneer 6.5 kick panel speakers and some 6x9 in the rear package tray.

[pontiacman63383]

Currently working on my latest upgrade. I don't like dummy lights and much prefer full gauges like I'm sure most of us do. I have a set of aftermarket gauges mounted under the dash but I don't like the way that looks. I also really didn't want to spend the 500+ dollars for a re-popped set of rally gauges or even more for Dakota digital gauges. So after looking around I found a set of Auto meter quad gauges that I was able to retro fit into an old gauge cluster I had laying around. So now I will have a full set of gauges that will almost look factory and only set me back 240 bucks. I'm going to solder into the Printed circuit board so that I can just replace the existing factory sending units with the new ones that came with the gauges so I wont have to add/ run any extra wires. Made and welded in some brackets to hold the gauge in place and I like it so far. I may paint the trim ring around the gauge flat black so that the chrome doesn't stand out so much.

[Shiny]

Nice work! That looks great. Hope the wiring goes well.