First order of business...
Scramble for parts!
I have 2 cars 1800 miles from home I'll be picking up this week. I'm only taking 1 home with me. What to yank?
Orange: Body and glass (no engine) of a '72 with half the firewall and all the trans tunnel removed. And no interior.
Yellow: '69 donor for most of the trim/interior/spare parts. I'll be removing the firewall and trans tunnel with a sawzall and roughly fitting them into the '72 before I go.
I might have a day or two of SLCRacer's spare time to help strip some parts. And maybe a day in person to do the rest myself.
https://imgur.com/a/FvCXuGa <-- Pics so far. (Outer 2 vehicles, not middle one).
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What should I take?
What spare parts should I take?
- Door cards, dash, firewall, trans tunnel, bumpers/chrome, lights/lenses all planned already.
- Extra (new) interior carpet pieces and seats (new, paid for) already accounted for.
- Glass and old seats are now gifted to Mike Shannon (who bought middle car and helped load/tow my cars from seller with SLCRacer).
- I was considering taking both front and rear suspensions because I have no idea about what might need replacing. Bushings and linkages and other things I have no knowledge of. Also, a mockup to change either (or mount a transaxle from OEM EV donor) would be convenient.
- What else non-engine-wise?
- Master cylinder?
- E-brake?
- Fuse box? Wiring harness?
- Honestly don't know much else about what's under the hood I might want or what I should be eager about taking with me. If you were describing what to take to a child who has no car instincts, what would you tell them to focus on?
I've got a cargo van (Astro) to tow the car trailer, and can stuff the opel itself full of spare parts. So, aside from the 2nd body itself, I probably have room (but not time) for anything else.
Any last minute advice much appreciated. I leave in a couple days.
Scramble for parts!
I have 2 cars 1800 miles from home I'll be picking up this week. I'm only taking 1 home with me. What to yank?
Orange: Body and glass (no engine) of a '72 with half the firewall and all the trans tunnel removed. And no interior.
Yellow: '69 donor for most of the trim/interior/spare parts. I'll be removing the firewall and trans tunnel with a sawzall and roughly fitting them into the '72 before I go.
I might have a day or two of SLCRacer's spare time to help strip some parts. And maybe a day in person to do the rest myself.
https://imgur.com/a/FvCXuGa <-- Pics so far. (Outer 2 vehicles, not middle one).
...
What should I take?
What spare parts should I take?
- Door cards, dash, firewall, trans tunnel, bumpers/chrome, lights/lenses all planned already.
- Extra (new) interior carpet pieces and seats (new, paid for) already accounted for.
- Glass and old seats are now gifted to Mike Shannon (who bought middle car and helped load/tow my cars from seller with SLCRacer).
- I was considering taking both front and rear suspensions because I have no idea about what might need replacing. Bushings and linkages and other things I have no knowledge of. Also, a mockup to change either (or mount a transaxle from OEM EV donor) would be convenient.
- What else non-engine-wise?
- Master cylinder?
- E-brake?
- Fuse box? Wiring harness?
- Honestly don't know much else about what's under the hood I might want or what I should be eager about taking with me. If you were describing what to take to a child who has no car instincts, what would you tell them to focus on?
I've got a cargo van (Astro) to tow the car trailer, and can stuff the opel itself full of spare parts. So, aside from the 2nd body itself, I probably have room (but not time) for anything else.
Any last minute advice much appreciated. I leave in a couple days.