Thanx to OG TJ for the insight above. I actually had/have to do something similar with my fuel line to the pump. I couldn’t get the hard line out of the little “fitting block” where the hard line changes to the rubber line for the pump. It was straight up rusted in there, solid, and aside from heat, I tried everything I could think of before cutting it (heat + fuel = BOOM!)… I hate cutting parts that are discontinued, but I figured out a way to make it work, I hope.
Wiring is pretty much ready to go. I have the wiring out of both cars and cleaned up. There was a huge buildup of crap on the backside of the fuse panel/main connectors, which, with the help of compressed air, came off fairly easily. It looks good and is ready to go into the carb’d car. I have not taken out the rear wiring yet, but that is coming soon. I figured, while the interior is out of the car I am going to line it with Dynamat for ultimate daily driver comfort. Dynamat is on order and should be here later this week.
There's the brain!
I found a couple of rust holes in the floor on the driver’s side, that I need to repair before it all goes back together. I am thinking I will cut out the rusty spot, clean it up, and weld in a new piece. Sounds like a good excuse to get a welder J I’m hoping to find some time this weekend, weather permitting, to get the rust taken care of. That is on the top of my list, because once that is done I can Dynamat and reinstall the wiring, fuel lines, and interior.
Next steps: Pull carb’d engine out and clean/paint engine bay. Wiring install is after that, and I need to figure out how to get all A/C wiring in there too. A/C would be ideal in the “ultimate daily driver.”
I think that brings me up to date. I am definitely going to try to update this thread more often, because this post has taken far too long to write. Again, I really appreciate all the feedback/help I’ve gotten so far. This community is truly awesome.
-Matt