I filled up on coolant and ran the car for a few minutes tonight. No more coolant leak, and I found the source of the exhaust leak. I pulled off both headers and the drivers side gasket at the #5 piston position was burnt through. I'll stop by the parts store tomorrow to pick up a new gasket.

Holy loose header bolts batman. One bolt was barely hanging on. Two others were loose enough to move with my fingers. A few more needed half a turn to tighten up. I went over all the header bolts 3 times to make sure they were all nice and snug. I will make a note to check them frequently to see if they back out again. It's too late now to start up the car, but tomorrow after I get back from work I'll see if the noise is gone.

My engine started making a clicking sound a few weeks ago, and I haven't really run it since, due to being paranoid that something was wrong with the engine. Anyway, Plano Matt stopped by and checked out the car. I started it up for him, and he told me the noise was an exhaust leak. So, I'll be checking out the header bolts and the exhaust bolts to see if anything has backed out.

To Do:
Fix Exhaust Leak
Fix Coolant Leak
Set Ride Height
Alignment
Title, Insure, Inspect, Register

I've been slacking. I still need to title the car and to get an alignment done. I have a coolant leak problem, it looks like the thermostat housing gasket is leaking. I purchased a new one, but haven't replace it yet. Also, I need to buy a new battery as the current one is dead and won't charge. But, the carpet is installed, and the trim rings. I need to get out and take an updated picture, maybe I'll do that tonight.

Car is getting closer to being done, just a few splash guards and carpet to install.

The car left the paint shop on Friday and is now back home. Here is a picture of the car outside the paint shop before it left.

The painter wasn't really happy with the fasteners that I had been using on the car. So, we are trying to hunt down some chrome fasteners to use. We found some (but not enough) at the downtown Elliot's Hardware. Unfortunately, by the time I got to the Elliot's up by the house, it was closed. Tomorrow I'm going to see if I get all the stuff we need to finish installing the hood and body. Until then, here is another picture of the car I took today.

The car is turning out great! The stripes came out awesome. They are still wet sanding and buffing out the clear coat. So, sometime next week the car should be done and back home for final assembly.

I got a call from my paint guy and the car is done! He wants it to dry for at least 48 hours, and they still need to buff it and clean it up real good before they give it back. I'm going to try to stop by tomorrow and get a picture. I'll be out of town this weekend, so it looks like I won't get the car back home for final assembly until Monday.