"D" day minus Seven - ! Manpower !

and upholstery. Carpets shall be ready next Tuesday. Not time to do perfect leather edges to the carpet, but that ca eb don later.

Hope you don't mind, but I need to make a safety coaching comment,

I hope the spacing of the stands are far enough for "doors open" and people crawling in so It doesn't tip over.

Good luck with the show

All advise is welcome !!, but, no worries, over the stands there is a large Wood piece, that that supports from the edge of the car. Only the stands are too close toguether, but wou have a point !


On other tópica, yesterday arived my missing Highbeam fro Cyprus, of all places. The Fiamm Dual horn, will arrive just one day short of the sow, so I bought a pair of Chinesse ones, to fit, and be able to change the day before. the sow.

ohny, yes, of course, the windshield goes last, thanks for the advise.

More on the glass later. I had neg, perfect glass made here, for the windshield and back Windows. Today we did fit it, and was "perfecto".

Also the headers arrived yesterday. I know, it is not "correct" to wrap them, but this is so easily removed, and really protects....

Rear suspensión

rear right

Exhaust. Maybe not perfect, but easy to echange later. The original stickers will be added lated...

I was able to get almost all perfect Wheatherstripping....

And got the right sie windshield rubber. Next Tuesday we will know how well it fits.

the glass for the car...

The rear rubber. This odes NOT look like the original, but for very Little money, I may have made the molds of an exact rubber replica. I will think about it...

Well that was the end of day "D" minus seven. and today it was a rest day. Thanks God for Sundays . But I feel confident now. It will be really minor pieces missing....

I am missing security belts... the Fiamm horns are arriving late, so I bought a pair of Chinnese horns to do the instalation and replace for the correct one on Friday.

Also a question: I bough Vitalonis Mach 1 Mirrors. It will hurt me to perforate the fenders, but that is the mostt likely place... I am inclined, for this contest to shw the car as it came out of the Factory: No radio (I guess they came with no raio) and no mirrors... ANy opinión on Mirror placement?

Depends on whether you actually want to drive the car on the street. Vitaloni's out on the front fenders are how some Mangustas came from the importer (NOT from the factory; DeTomaso's stance on both Mangusta and Pantera was, all countries have their own regulations so put on what you like, where you like). But stuck out on the fenders British style are about as close to useless driving mirrors as I can imagine. I have seen the rectangular painted ones from a late '60s Mustang that looked nice mounted on the doors and they are also period-correct. And while local laws will vary, some places only require one outside mirror on the drivers side. So another decision....

Thank you Boss. Those will arrive tomorrow. Lets se if there is time to paint and mount. I am inlcined to go to the fenders.

Here my new turn/Higbeam/horn lever, installed.

and mounting rubber for the inner window. Wow, was that glass thick !

A very preliminar sight of the tool set. Some parts are original, other new USAG, and so... eventually will fill everithing.

Well, the engine started !. Only the gas pump was not in the mood. Temp electrical pump meanwhile.

Also the fornt brakes pump felt sick and wouldn´t wake up... will see

Sound is beautiful though !!

Rubber for the rear ( and Chrome) is getting in place.

Not bad for "D" day minus 2.....

the seats arrived. They look of excelent quality.... Vey nice leaher.....

are you going to make it ?