more harness install and cluster shroud bracket repair

I accomplished a great deal today.

I test fitted the shroud and decided I needed to repair the left top dash mount.

it was split and very weak and floppy.

i made a cardboard template and bent it to shape.

i traced it on to some 18 ga scrap probably from the OE gas tank.

i cut the rough shape with snips.

i bent it and made the final trim marks and removed the excess with an angle grinder.

i broke the loose piece off and trimmed the remaining mount with a hack saw blade. Then I used a razor on a scrapper to make it flush.

i drilled two mounting holes in the bracket and used the rubber bumper plug to the left of the mount for a screw, then I drilled a second hole in the dash.

i test fitted the bracket with both screws cleaned and painted it with epoxy black.

i installed it wet and scratch the paint. I sprayed some paint in the cap and dabbed the scratches and screw heads with a Q tip.

i put the steering column back into place and connected all the wires. I connected all the kick panel plugs and pushed them into the well in the kick panel. 

i used the push pin zip ties to secure the harness and battery cables to the kick panel.

There are 3 wires left to deal with, the tach signal which is disconnected for now. The dash speaker and the OE door speaker plug which I am not using.