Productive Saturday! Locks, radio, and valance panel

[Hardway]

I finally wrapped up a few projects on my '77 280Z. I bought the car to fix up/tinker with and eventually sale. However with all my other cars selling quicker than expected I now use it as a daily driver around town. On Saturday 2-11-2012 I repaired my door locks using the coat hanger wire method and posted a how-to doc for it with pics. I finished installing my new radio and door speakers. The car is definitely a budget project. I installed a Pioneer radio from Wal-mart that came w/2 6x9's and 2 6" speakers, all for $80. Since I did not want to cut bigger holes in the door I picked up a set of 4" Scosche speakers in the doors for $25. For a total investment of $105 it all sounds pretty good, even better than expected. I also installed my new lower front fender extensions and valance panel. Now the car not only looks complete but has tunes to listen to and can be securely locked when I am away from it. Things like working door locks, a radio, and other odds and ends are taken for granted in new cars. Getting these items installed and working properly in my Z gives a very good feeling of accomplishment.