My rolling frame is done on my 70 442 and I am sending it back to the painter to have the body installed. I was planning on not installing the engine/trans before doing this, because I'm worried about more items getting paint shop "dandruff" all over them, but also because I'm concerned about the difficulty of installing the evap case as one assembled unit after the engine is in and the bodywork is on. Is it possible to do this? I imagine no matter what that if all the final panel fit were completed at the painter's with the engine in, the hood would have to come back off to properly install the booster/MC, wiring harness, etc...

 

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Just leave the inner fenders out till last. It is not to hard to install most of this with the liners out. My painter mocked up the front of the car and painted it and I took it home in parts. I want to assemble all the firewall parts with the front end off. I may find that this was not a good idea when I put the front end on. I think I will have better luck like this than trying to install the other parts over and under the painted fenders.