Not a whole lot going on lately - I received the updated bracket and in true form - it's just long enough to make one of the hoses too short. So the options here are to either make the bracket shorter and use the existing hoses or get new hoses made at a nearby shop. The revised brackets are the cheaper option and I've dumped plenty of money into this car already so I'll be ordering those soon.
The weather got real cold and the garage is pretty much the same temperature as the outdoors so I haven't done much other than clean the garage. I'm hoping that next week I can drop it off at the engine dude's house to be pulled apart/cleaned and put back together. By the end of January, I should have the engine back and the hoses figured out (finally). It'll be a runner and that's a good little bit of progress. That leaves me with the task of installing the time-sert and getting the rear suspension back together so I can get the car back on tires.
The updated parking brake cables arrived as well - they appear to be the correct length - I'll know more once I get the parking brake completely installed (which kind of requires the rear end to be done and the rear calipers installed). Hard to get a lot done when it's this cold and the garage is not insulated. The weather has been really fucking weird this year (55°F one day and 12°F the next day) but I'll take advantage of any opportunities that come along to get something done.
I honestly don't know how much longer I can drag this out...
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