Spent all afternoon and into the evening getting some things done on the Nova.
The radio was not setting squarely in the opening and my OCD made me take it out and use some SS fender washers to get both sides even with the opening. Little thinks like that just bother me, even though 99 out of 100 people would never notice it. I had to rearrange and resecure all the radio cables under the dash and mount the SD card/USB drive reader under the edge of the dash with one of the dash screws.
That done, I decided to install the kick panels with the fresh air vents. I bought new ones as the PO had hacked holes in originals and installed speakers which really didn't fit and looked like crap. They are rather fussy to get in and out, either you have to fight with them for 10 minutes to get them in or our, or they almost fall in or out, no in between. I had screwed to dimmer switch to the floor and it had to be removed to install the kick panel. Unscrewed it and when I tried to pull the connector off it, the switch came apart. Damn cheap crap!
I was able to get it back together, the two little crimps in the case let the connector pull out rather easily and I was able to get back together and applied a couple of much more secure crimps to hold it together. I don't think it'll come apart again.
I test fit the kick panels to make sure all the screw mounting holes lined up with the holes in the cowl openings, which they did, then took them out and put a bead of butyl sealant around the openings and reinstalled them.
After that, I installed the emergency brake pedal assembly, and had to adjust the little plunger switch that operates the dash warning light. It's really close quarters between it and the fuse block and I had to adjust the plunger a couple of times so it doesn't rub on anything and slides freely.
I had made an aluminum bracket to mount the MSD EFI display/programmer under the dash and had bent it in my little brake, but apparently the bend was too sharp and it broke through the bend when I went to reattach it. Found another piece of 0.060" aluminum, sheared it down to size and made a couple of bends using a sacrificial piece of 0.020" aluminum, the bends looking much better this time. I Scuffed it up with some 320 sand paper and painted it with a couple of coats of satin black.
While that was drying, I decided to install the rest of the Dynamat on the floor. I managed to get that done and only cut myself once with the Stanley knife. Of course I had just put in a new, razor sharp blade, so it make a nice clean cut! Electrical tape to the rescue.
By then it was almost 7:00PM, so I gathered up a bunch of tools and put them away, closed up and went to the house.
Got quite a bit done today, for a change.
