Cage is done.
Driveshaft arrived. its comically short. i dont know if i even mentioned it in this thread. I bought the engine with a 350z six speed and tried to fit it and didn't like it so i switched to a tremec TKX 5 speed with a scatter shield. lighter, smaller, better gearing, serviceable. shifter position is great, and not 20+ years old.
Mounted a 240z ebrake handle in place to help connect to the 300zx rear cables.
Started getting the dash sorted. FIA bars are certainly making it extra challenging to do a clean install.
Pedal box is in and throttle pedal is fitted. I don't know what the pedal is even out of but it was sitting in a box that came with the car so I made it work. feels good on the foot.
Mounted the heater box to the tunnel. designed and 3d printed some ducts that go to the factory defrost ducts. i also added a small foot diverter for the wifes feet as shes always cold.
Mounted the oil cooler. went thru a few ideas between laying it flat and ducting it, stacking it. putting one in the wheel well. etc. Although a 3 stack is not ideal i decided to try it. Can always move it around if its impeding flow to the coolers behind it to much. probably do some sort of screen infront of everything when its on track to keep debris from damaging it.
Got my front valance quickly mocked up. I forgot the headlight buckets were a bit beat up so added that to the list of things to fix.
drivetrain is basically all set so I am pretty close to pulling everything out and starting bodywork.