Stalling, Prop-catchers and Stalling

After having organized myself a bit and done some shopping (not all is done, though), went to the car for some work. I have to come out on this: I've been stalling and avoiding it because the idea of disassembling parts of what is working to move on are taking my will away. I just want to take it on a track and having to go some steps backwards is feeling painful. Now that this is off my chest...

First thing I did was placing a rubber block behind the clutch peddle. Every time it was pressed down it was hitting the metal of the floorwell behind and the noise was getting on my nerves. Problem solved!

Spent some time thinking how I should straighten up the electrics inside the engine compartment. Wires are hanging out everywhere and I'm even afraid some may get into contact with moving parts. I still have to rivet the main loom with p-clips into the chassis, but for smaller wires I need another solution. At least now I know where to route them near chassis (or engine cradle) rails.

Some time ago I moved the cooling fan from behind the radiator to the front because it was the way the forced air would go through the radiator. The instructions stated the fan was reversible but I disassembled and turned the fan blades around to no avail. In a moment of "inspiration", I switched the wires around et voilá! Now I have to move the fan back to behind the radiator and then fix it in a more definitive way.

Last task was to see if I could put the "U" shaped prop-catcher in without dropping the prop shaft. After taking out the linkage that connects the gear lever to the gear mechanism, and with some wiggling, I managed to get it in place. So I took it out again and marked the pieces for drilling. They are thick metal and I need to drill them in a bench and use the holes as guides when drilling the chassis. The person that made them drilled but those holes are not where I need them... Below are pictures of the prop catchers before treatment and now that they are painted.