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Two halves meet again

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Today was an interesting day!  First of all, I brought the body and chassis back together.  Secondly, I now have a lot more space to work after stacking the body on the chassis.  I have a tendency to work all out which also leads to all my tools left out.  I see this as a two to three day process to organize the space.   Now the fun begins:   Lots of plumbing for the hydroboost Mount the remote power steering reservoir Resolving the clearance between the hydroboost and valve cover (thinking about angling the unit up 3 degrees) Plumbing the fuel regulator and filter to the fuel rails.  I decided to do a full loop up to the engine to mitigate any heat issues. Install the Vintage Air system Install the Holley Terminator X Max New differential installed and ready to go!  

Shut Up!

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 No, it's true!  The car is going back together heading straight to being on the road again.  So, the engine compartment is painted (Blade Silver - 2017 Corvette Silver)...I got tired of thinking about what color.  Started on the wiring harness and populating some of the system components.  The plan is to put the body back on the frame and work through all the systems (drive the car) over the summer and then finish painting the overall car in the fall.   Completed the bed liner coating on the underside (noise and vibration mitigation) Enjoying this 3M AccurSpray (2.0) spray gun (Zero Cleanup) - pitch nozzle and cup. I told you I had ordered a new differential, and I did.  However, Corvette Central let me down, multiple times (delivery date was pushed out twice).  The excuse for COVID causing delays is no longer an excuse after a year.  If you haven't figured out the new supply chain cycle after a year, you are just lying.  As they s...