73 POLARIS E3 BUILD...Slowly..

[StephenZ]

Rear window in, just need to sand/polish the trim and put that in.
Rear sub almost ready..waiting on the correct bearings for the inside hub. It’ll be wild to have the rear end on its wheels!
*you can see the battery cables coming into the trunk..0ga should do the trick

 

[HB Chris]

Trim goes in before glass is installed.

 

[StephenZ]

Noooooooo!!!! Does it really? Seems like such a tiny little ‘rudder’ on the trim..shoot
*window goes in easily with one person, so I guess I can pop it back out..poop

 

[e9Leveque]

Be careful with the popping out - I am the newest member of “broke a windshield” club trying to help @Paulaner get a spare out of a parts car

 

[StephenZ]

Be careful with the popping out - I am the newest member of “broke a windshield” club trying to help @Paulaner get a spare out of a parts car

With the fresh seal, I can just peel it away from the inside. I read about your adventure..ahhh!! Def scares me, though..

 

[Paulaner]

Be careful with the popping out - I am the newest member of “broke a windshield” club trying to help @Paulaner get a spare out of a parts car

You keep beating yourself, it's all good. Will give us all a good laugh for many years to come however.

 

[e9Leveque]

You keep beating yourself, it's all good. Will give us all a good laugh for many years to come however.

Figure a warning for the next guy is in order. My wife reminded me about my transgression today…

 

[StephenZ]

Rear window came out without issue. Soft rubber seal, hot humid weather.. just peeled out..pheeew.. now I need to sand and polish the trim..yay..:-/

 

[e30strube]

Trim in rubber, rubber on glass, glass in car... you probably run the risk of putting too much pressure on the glass when trying to push in the trim piece.

 

[StephenZ]

Rear window is ready to go back in. Cleaned up the trim and got it installed..Pheew..(yes, I keep the windshield on a 200 year old antique couch..)
Rear subframe is in and roller wheels and tires are on. Rolling body cart thingy has been retired, too. Yay!
Gas tank is cleaned and painted. New u clips coming tomorrow, then I’ll pop that in.
Probably close to disassembling the engine to do the hi comp pistons, cam, valve springs, rockers, etc.. I did a sympathetic rebuild 9 years ago for a nice stock refresh, but I decided to go all in and make a screamer instead... Feels weird tearing an engine apart that never even ran..lol.

 

[StephenZ]

OMG, that was a PITA getting that window in on my own…the screws for the headrest bracket were stabbing me in the back. I’m dyin ovah heeeah…
But it’s in the correct way now…I hope..pheeew..