Radiator Plumbing

Pre-note:  If the guy (Anthony) that I bought the body from sees this, please comment or email me; I lost your email address. (but I guess if you do see this, you see that after 4.5 years I'm finally getting close!)

After me and wifey put the body on, and off, and on, and off, etc. many times, I got the cooling system hoses measured and cut to length.  It is VERY tight quarters up front where the radiator, heater core, and headlights mount - I'll try to take a picture.  I removed the headlight bucket to paint it since you really can't remove it with the radiator installed unless you have 3" (dia.) arms and are very flexible.  Also got the throttle cable installed with and extra return spring to ensure throttle closes when you're off the petal.  Going to install  the headlight bucket, radiator, and all hoses next.  Then bolt down the body to the frame and install the steering column and wheel.  Here's a short video and some pics:

By "Fill everything up" at the end, I mean oil, coolant, gas, brake fluid.

 Above is the painted headlight bucket (hanging while it dries).  Below is where it goes.  You cans see the heater core connections, as well as the headlight wiring, linkages, and down stops.

 Above is a view of the front end where the radiator goes; below is a closeup.  You can see the hoses that connect to the radiator (the heater core out connects to the bottom of the radiator where the return hose connects.  These pictures really do not do justice to how tight it is).   You can also see the horn on the right.

 The next two pictures below show the wiring that need to be connected - mainly just plugged together and screw down some ground wires, but it is still a lot of connections.

The picture above shows where I am going to relocate the battery. I still need to make a the battery tray and then attach it to the blue frame between the engine and the body.