Reinstalling the wiring harness

Helper, and my new battery cable

Hydraulic and fuel lines reinstalled, and my battery line

Battery tray and lines installed in the back

O hai. Looks like I'll be making the car show next weekend

Gasket matching the header:

Header wrapped and sitting:

Followed this with some interest. This would have to be one of the most rust free 240s iv'e seen . Great job.

This thread is incredible! You have a beautiful car, and it makes me miss my '77. I am really amped up to go out and find another! Keep us updated!

Thanks guys, your comments mean a lot to me, especially coming from enthusiasts that can appreciate the fun of an "underpowered" sports car . I'll be working on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to finish knocking it together and shaking it down.

Sealed up the hydraulic systems:

Put on the rear finisher:

got the battery slotted in:

got the intake and exhaust put on:

Apparently had the timing set right!

Started right up. The tune is rough right now - I just followed the FSM for my altitude to set the mixture, and didn't bother synchronizing the carbs (sync tool was at my house, not this garage).

Not pictured, because it took place between ~4PM Saturday afternoon and 4:45AM on Sunday morning: exhaust fabrication, hood alignment, bumper installation, and detailing.

The goal was to get the car ready for a show on Sunday (5/16). The car was ready, but I was out of it. On the way home, I figured I'd catch a catnap and go to the show (meet at 7:30AM), but the catnap turned into something longer, and I missed out.

Left to do:

1) fix the small coolant leak at the heater core lines

2) install the gas cap (somehow, the metal ring that the gas cap slots into didn't make it home from the body shop)

3) fab some brackets to mount the rear bumper

4) fab two more exhaust brackets to stop the rattling

5) top off the tranny with gear oil

6) Locate and resolve an intermittent metallic scraping noise that seems to come from the front of the driveshaft/rear of the transmission

7) Eliminate some overspray on my interior panels

8) make sure my tires are all up to pressure

9) check alignment (seems to pull a bit)

Way better than the list I started with, though. I'm either suffering from residual exhaustion, or I'm just giddy that it's finally on the road again.

I've started to resolve the coolant leaks - seems like every time I fix one, another develops. Today, it was leaking out the radiator cap (?!). Reseated and resealed, and it was fine.

I found the piece of the filler neck for the gas cap, and got that (and the rubber flap) reinstalled.

The LH tie rod end has decided it's a good time to give up the ghost (excessive play in the ball joint), so alignment is on hold until the new one shows up (ordered a Moog from rockauto).

Went to the "Burrito Bandits" meet this morning.

The real bosses:

I got the rear bumper on (needed to fab my own brackets), so the only thing I'm really missing is a new grille.

It's been a long road, but I'm very, very happy with the results.