72 GSX Stage1 4 Speed

I had gotten the brake system (master and lines) hooked up on Thursday evening, and filled the master so it could start gravity bleeding. I was going to do a full bleed on Friday evening. Well, the lines leaked at the combination valve, so that had to come off so I could really clean out the threads and fittings. It was pretty dirty and I probably should have just taken it off to begin with. I also didn't realize that the master I installed didn't have bleeders like the original one. So off it came, and I'm now waiting on a correct master to arrive.

I brought up all the stainless to start beating out the dents this afternoon. They're going to be a bit of work to get pretty again.

 

Brake system is complete, as well as parking brake. Gas tank is next...as seen in the background.

 

It came with the car. There were no tags on it other than what you see. I'm assuming Then and Now supplied it. I think that was the last place to touch the car before me.

 

I got a bunch done this afternoon, even though I don't have anything to show for it.

Gas tank and all lines are installed. All 4 shocks installed. Removed old exhaust system in prep for the new Gardner setup. The rear end was literally just hanging in there by a couple bolts, so I finished putting that together. I started to finish the trans crossmember install, but ran out of bolts.

Trying to get all of this "laying on my back" work done so I can actually stand and work again.

 

I unpacked the Gardner exhaust this evening and laid it out to start installing. I love how the entire pipe from the manifold to the muffler is one piece, and same for the tailpipe. I'm used to all these big 50's Buicks with 4 pieces exhaust pipes on each side

The system looks really good...and appears to fit nicely when I dry fit. I have to pull the old hangers and install the new ones...looks to be pretty much plug-and-play.

 

Do they still give you a Gardner exhaust glass in the kit?

 

Oh yeah...it will be full of margarita in a couple weeks.

 

Waaaa,waaaaa,waaaa......I never got one.

 

Tried to get a decent photo under the car...this is as good as it gets. I had a difficult time getting the two tail pipes to match each other as they come across the back side of the rear end...so it's not perfect, but it doesn't hit anywhere.

I started installing all the 4 speed linkage this evening after the exhaust install. Alas, I am missing the back drive linkage...which I THOUGHT I had ordered from Inline Tube. They ended up sending me the reverse lockout linkage...but I ended up needing that as well. So not a total loss, but I wish I had known this sooner. Long story short, I am ordering the back drive linkage from them again. Let's see if they get it right this time. Chalk another screw-up to Inline. That's the second SNAFU on this car from them.

 

I am in need of the blue-tabbed heater control cable in the dash. It's the only thing holding up the dash assembly. Does anyone have one floating around?