Build thread - Resurrection of an old Contemporary

[767Jockey]

The body isn't on the chassis yet, I'm going to install the powertrain in the chassis then lower the body over it all, just like the manual calls for. With the tub style body, it's easy to just wire the body while it's on the cart, assemble the dashboard, then lower the completed assembly into place. At least it's SUPPOSED to be easy, then again nothing has been so far. Hopefully I'll catch a break on that and all will go as it should. The Ron Francis harness I'm using is supposed to be very straightforward to install, and they tell me they will be there to offer support as I go through it. We'll see how it goes.

Right now I'm sort of dreading bending up the brake lines, it's just not the type of work I tend to enjoy. I bought stainless lines for the car and found out later that they are somewhat difficult to work with. I haven't bent up lines before, so it looks like I'm starting out by making things more difficult than they should be. We'll see. Hopefully by the end of the week I'll be bending and cussing up a storm! My kids tell me when I start muttering to myself and curse a bit, that makes it officially a project. I bought a flaring tool and line bender from Eastwood, hopefully I bought decent tools, it seems from what I read that the flaring tool is where all the ease of success lies and with a decent tool the flaring is easy. We'll see......