sux, the fuses are on the battery terminals, just not in yet and as for the guage they kind of give you what you need, you have to source the rest, in the neon half of the factory circuit board is still in the car, there was no way aroung it

 

the dash isnt getting painted, its getting covered in a suede type material

 

the plan is to compete with this car for this year and maybe next. the car will be available for listening for anyone who ever wants to listen. this car was built to sell gear at the store and for anyone to listen to. a new car is being built for the basic pro(street x)class. one seat judging and not all the crazy install requirements that advanced has. i am really looking forward to this next car. the problem with cars like the neon is the amount of time it takes to build it to be competitive in advanced. 3 of us spent 5 days last week 9 hours a day on it and it still needs all of us for another week. the good thing is that everyhting is built and upholstered now its just wiring up the amps, reinstalling the interior, 15 lbs of modeling clay in the dash pods(mid and woofer). its alot more work than it sounds like

 

phoenix gold make the battery terminals, and i agree they are sick, cant get a fuse much closer to the battery

the reupholstered ceiling went in today, all the doors were reinstalled, the carpet went back in, this thing is starting to look like a car again. after a legnthy wait for some rca cables the amp rack is totally wired, the cold air induction system for the amps and warm air exhuast is completed(cool use of 10 fans to do it) the seatbel;ts were reinstalled and the reuphoilstered b pillars werre put back in. still waiting for some uphoslstery, the trim around to processor is very tricky(the guy is on his 4th attempt), and the final version of the dash pods, after a minor modification are set to come back tomorrow, only 1 more obstacle exists, and after a good nights sleep i will conquer tomorrow