I haven't had a ton of time to work on her lately, but I've managed a few little things here and there. Picked up some parts today that should help get things moving along soon. We are trying to remodel a house, and that is where my current garage is located. The garage (as well as the house) was in horrible shape, so we've spent quite a bit of time cleaning and reorganizing it lately. Hopefully have it sorted soon and I can pull the van in for the engine/front clip swap.
I gifted the exhaust manifolds off the 305 to a local fellow in need.
Some of the garage progress we've been making.
Picked up a Superior 500 wooden steering wheel off of the "Vanners Inc.." Facebook group. I ALWAYS prefer buying used off of fellow vanners if I can. I actually grabbed two steering wheels, for cheaper shipped than one would have cost used on eBay, the second one will go in my 72 Chevelle. The one I'm using on the van was in really nice shape. Sanded down and ready for stain. Hit it with some Minwax "Red Mahogany" stain and 3 coats of poly. Let the poly cook for a few days, sanded again today, and hit it with a couple more coats of poly. Will do the same again after vacation, we are heading to the beach tomorrow for a few days.
Picked up a front clip at the scrap yard today. I'm not 100% sure I'm going to need the whole thing, but figured I might as well grab it when I found it. Also grabbed 2 captain seats with arm rests for my new front seats. The seats are loaded in the back of "Clean Francine" for now, so I'll grab better pics when we toss them in the garage tonight.
And a teaser shot of the Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe. My grandpa bought it new, my pop bought it from grandpa when he graduated highschool. Pop put a 71 Z28 350 in it, I got it as a highschool graduation gift. As soon as the van is on the road and somewhat clean, I'll be starting on the Chevelle.