We’re inching closer to the finish line! Well, we’re several thousand feet away and I don’t see any banners or anything. So nevermind. But forward progress the last few days! Driveshaft slipped right in so now everything is connected front to back. What’s left underneath here? Exhaust, emergency brake cables, rear axle brake lines.
Under the hood I started thinking about my remote oil filter set up and while I like it since it looks identical to what the 507 has, I don’t like the small oil lines designed for a small straight six. So I ordered a regular V8 remote oil filter and installed that low in the engine bay below the battery tucked up on the inner frame rail. Easy to get to and change the oil if that ever needs to be done. The original remote oil filter I was going to use will stay there and look the part but be non-operational.
Bumper time! 507 bumpers are, how should we say, pretty rare to come across and they don’t make them aftermarket. But I did find a set of 503 bumpers which are similar and I figured I could make them work. These are custom made when ordering so I altered the front bumper’s width and that worked out well. Just fabricated brackets and it mounted right up! Very happy with it.
Onto the rear.....
Cheers
Dave