1969 Dart GT Convertible

Crap, once again two months of progress has slipped by with no update. As i said in the beginning, i spend more time in the garage than screwing around on the computer. So the motor went back together, new bearings, new gaskets obviously, and I'd like to say it was a piece of cake and only took 15 minutes, but i can't. Holidays, family time and life takes it's toll on my car time. Regardless it's all back together and I was able to get on with other things.
I never had mufflers so I decided on Walker Sound F/X in 2 1/2" offset combo and I am quite pleased with them, but to date I only have about 20 miles on the car. They are very throaty in low rpm acceleration, but once at cruising they are very quiet. The car has Accurate LTD stock pipes with turndowns in lieu of chrome tips. So once i had the car running could turn my attention to the list of things to fix and dial in. The dash electrics were sporadic so the first thing was to change the dash limiter to a more steady voltage with the regulator upgrade (radio shack parts $5), then while the cluster was out I cleaned all the circuit board contacts for lights, grounds. It was then I noticed that a few pins were loose, including the ones for the limiter so they got soldered tight, and I also soldered the tabs for the limiter where it meets the circuit board. that got me everything working but the oil pressure light. A little thinking and I remembered that the sending units are different for gauge versus light and since the motor came out of my gauge equipped Challenger a simple swap will fix that.
I've also cleaned the original seat belts and while they turned out fabulous I'm not satisfied so I will dye them so brighten up the black...if that makes sense. The windshield was installed with the original 1969 gasket which was not dried brittle or shrunken, no small feat in Arizona. In lieu of using the shitty pre-made lines for the convertible top, I had a shop make up some quick disconnect fittings, not cheap, but will make life easier when it comes time to replace the lines. Ive installed the sunvisors, windshield header panel, and removed some things from storage for installation.

Yesterday I was able to take it to a shop for a front end alignment which was great until he told me that the valve for the power steering box is shot (rebuilt and still under warranty thankfully), and he liked the way the power steering felt, except for the bad valve. I rebuilt the power steering box and when I did I shimmed the valve in the pump...a lot and it feels a lot less assisted that the factory let it out with. Its a simple upgrade that those that love to drive their cars will love.
I swapped the yellow plug wires for a more tame set of black wires in the similar 8.8mm size. Ive found that with a 340, 3speed overdrive, 4:10 gears and shortish tires, 1st gear is useless, unless I need to tow, which I doubt. But at 4th gear the car settles down, quiets down but with a mash of the vertical pedal will let you know that it is still running. thanks for letting me ramble which is merely an introduction for the pictures, enjoy: