For example, the car looked great when it came back from AK but due to the amount of work still needed on the engine bay I had to take the exhausts back off, get the friends around to remove the body and hoist that back up to a working height and then start disconnecting the great pipework Jon at AK had done in order to fit the thermostat and polish/clean up the aluminium housing.
I still have the polish to do and I've also order a new thermostat from ebay (US) as the delivery was much cheaper than from GM Parts Direct. This was only 40$ and I did already have one but it didnt seem to be working well and so I thought "better safe than sorry".
Note: You can no longer buy the thermostat on its own, you get the housing with it as part of a single unit.
The pedal box had to come back out as did the clutch and brake master cylinders.
In hindsight, I should have removed the stainless cover and then bought and fitted:
1) The heater box
2) The side vents
3) The front vent wire mesh
4) The triple nose vents
5) The brake and clutch Servo
6) Ensure all engine/gearbox work was complete
All before sending to AK as that would have saved me a load of re-work. Hopefully the readers of this blog can learn from this.
One thing I did do is mark out with tape about an inch above where the bell housing goes so when I fit the heater I can ensure I have the correct clearance.
The research on the heater system continues but there are a couple of other jobs I can do in the meantime.
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