Well clearly it is time for a dune buggy update! I will admit that progress has slowed a bit since my work schedule got a little hairy but we are still focused and still doing small things to make progress. We were held up for about a month and a half waiting for parts to arrive. Now we have all the pieces we have been waiting for and are getting on to the install. Most recently we have acquired a center console with a key to serve as our center console/glove box/trunk. It is installed, waterproof and ready for a stereo. We installed the steering wheel and driver's seat. The seat ended up eventually being put on a track so that it is adjustable. As you know, Steve and I are not exactly the same height so we needed that to be adjustable if I ever had a hope of driving. We installed the headlight casings, the fuel tank and temporarily mounted the gear shift. Steve fashioned the windshield frame so that it will bolt to that eventually. Oh and we also have seat belts! Here are some photos of the progress.
The steering wheel, center console and seat
The fuel tank. 
The "headlights" and turn signals
The long awaited pedals. (the brake has two master cylinders. I'm told for added safety)
Another view of all three pedals.
This is the clutch slave cylinder.
More to come on that!
These are our Marine gauges.
Yesterday we drove to an airboat store in Inverness to pick them up.
Steve bought a piece of steel on the way home to mount the gauges.
Steve's new toy. A drill press. For making the gauge-sized cut outs in the steel.
Another handy tool used in this project!
The finished project from yesterday's adventure. See my blog for all the details on that one.
We are still having fun with the project. I know it looks like we quit altogether but we didn't. Just haven't been as faithful with updating the blog as we should. We are starting to get to the point on the project where the steel tubing and floor are starting to rust due to being untreated. We are planning to tackle "plumbing", electric and paint next. In order to paint, we we be dismantling everything we have put together so far, including the floor. We decided on a bedliner paint for extra durability. It is a paint that has texture so that it won't chip quite as easily. I think we are doing black on the floor and red on the frame. That will hopefully make us more visible on the highway. We have also toyed with the idea of LED lights along the tubing for extra visibility at night. We'll see when it comes down to that. Can't wait to keep plugging along!
