We be cookin' now!

I have new seats, the wiring is being completed -- by a professional, everything is bolted back together mechanically and filled with fluids...  It should be running again before long!

I took it to Chris Corsello of Custom Wire Works in Murrietta, CA to finish the wiring for me.  He'll do a custom factory-style harness that'll be indistinguishable from what you'd get from the General.

I still have to cut out a couple of holes for the indicator lights yet, but this'll give you an idea of where it's headed.

Then, I must next decide on the appearance of the panels themselves; should they remain in the raw unfinished state, or should I paint them in an attempt to obscure them somewhat?  If I paint them, how should the finish appear - satin black?, flat?, crinkle?

This is what I was left with when I finally stopped removing wire from my dashboard ...














I still have to decide what to do with the aluminum panels in the dash.
I have a lot of areas that need to be sealed against the outside, else I'll just fill with tire smoke when I burn out.
It'll be rebuilt, sans needless wires.
It's getting better...
Too many wires, not enough room!
Sheesh!
It wasn't long before I had it stripped.
What a mess, eh? But wait, it gets worse!
The beginning of the end I think.
Like new again!
Should meet all NHRA, as well as any other sanctioning body's, rules regarding roll bars and cages.
I still gotta paint it!
Luckily, the welder had enough sense to mark each piece he cut out so that I can use 'em to aid in the rebuild of the floors.
First time: 2001
The restoration project.

I can't even remember now what brought this on, probably the fact that I kept finding stuff that just wasn't suitable for my Corvette.  By the time I was finished it was like a brand-new 1987 Corvette again.


It stayed that way for maybe a year.




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Second time: 2001/2002
The engine project.

This time I was into the dash to install a later-model computer to try and get the new engine running as it should (which, by the way, I never did get ironed out).

I also had to tear the console apart to cut the hole for the Richmond 6-speed overdrive transmission and its accompanying Long shifter.
Third time: 2002
The roll bar project -- I think that says it all.
Going boldly, where before I had not been ... The wiring and gauges project.
Obviously I gotta paint it yet!
Ah, now I can breathe!
I was in over my head.
Updated: 6/13/2006
I'm replacing the digital cluster with these.
Nice, huh?
It's starting to look like a dashboard again.
The blue stuff is sound deadener, used in jet aircraft cabins.
3A Racing seats
3A Racing is actually Auto Accessories of America (3-"A"s, get it?) Oooo, fancy-schmancy, eh?
Custom Wire Works in Murrietta, CA.
Everything is hooked up now, and we actually fired it up today.  Now, as soon as I get the floors sealed around where the roll bar attaches, I'll be able to start to reinstall the interior pieces and the carpeting.  I was just pleased as punch to get it running today.


As you can see, the interior is still in a constant state of change still.



















A gearhead's work is never done, but I love it!
Maybe I'll just leave it with the brushed look.  Decisions, decisions.
I told ya it would get worse!
New seats!
Custom Wire Works
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