Alright, so this is where I'm at -
The floor plates are complete except for the one going under the pass seat - that one still needs to be put in. I'll do that next week sometime I hope - depending on work schedule.
The mounting plate for the 5 toggle switches is a pain in the ass. It needs to be both strong enough to support the constant usage of the switches, and also not cause any fitment issues with the dash covers.
The dash itself is painted primer gray, sections of dynamat put in over flat areas (not much, but it already helps). It will be covered in leather as soon as I get the leather. Black. Yes.
The remainder of the dash, well that had the rust cleaned up and sprayed over as much as possible (Ie., tube frame, steering wheel column, etc., etc.,). The wiring has been finished there for good. FOR GOOD I say. Enough is enough. The only thing left, is as mentioned before, the mounting plate for the toggle switches. And the tach. Still need to get an adaptor for my tach to read things properly, but once I have that, well, hell... it's 2 minutes to wire and mount that SOB in.
The idea of moving the indicator lights from the panel to the A-Pilar bit me in the ass. Need a new board in my cluster - I'm just going to order one from the states, and switch boards around. With the understanding that it is the BCM that keeps track of the klicks, not the cluster itself. Either way, it needs to be done. Unless there's a board I can get from Canada. That would be swell!
The top gauges, well, yeah, alls good there, minus the oil temp gauge that is waiting for me back in Shilo. Getting the wire bundles done up has really helped to clean the electrical up, and easier to get these schematics done up right.
All that's left for the interior when I get back to Shilo, is simply finish off the floor, insulate it, throw in carpet. Get the roll cage in the car and mounted. Make up the cover boards for the sub boxes, finish off the lighting/electrical/install of the sound system itself. Carpet everything. The FG'ing and floor console. And the shifter. Gotta make the shifter. After all that, getting the door panels with the li'l cubby bin, get those done up, and the interior's finished. Sounds like a lot, but it isn't.
I'm just glad that while home, I was able to get the time consuming things all finished. Now it's just straight, cut and dry, simple work. Now, as soon as I can get my camera to work with my laptop, I'll fire up some pictures, work in progress, as always (it seems).
Thanks for the support and comments, as always. You guys and gals help make things happen too. Now, due to my drunken adventures of the night previous, I'm going to lay down and recover.
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"What are you doing to your car that's taking it so long?"
-Everything
"Why an Alero?"
-Why the hell not?
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