Yeah, as I headed to the barn I thought maybe I'd dump in as much coolant as I could get it to take without starting the engine, and maybe fill & bleed the brakes. Got out there, looking at wires and wondered why there wasn't anything on the fuse block point labeled "Gauges"? Sorted through, looking at their overall wiring diagram and saw that it was a pink wire "12V Ignition Power" and found it triple lugged on the Ignition Switch. Yeah, it would work but the gauges wouldn't be fused.... Fixed that, then started putting covers on wiring on/around the engine to look prettier. Wired the horn - easy but needed a hole through the floor and gotta find a piece of green insulated wire to match - lacquer thinner takes off the wire ID info that American AutoWire uses, so score! Ran the electric choke power wire in and used a spare fused point for it, too.
The tranny linkage had made me wonder a bit when I put on the NSS, so I unhooked it and sure enough the lever on the trans had 3 more detents forward (1-2-3, then D, then OD). Found that the little heim joint rod end was catching on the tranny. Easy fix, taking off the actuating lever on the shifter, whanging it a couple of times then using the vice to flatten a bend, but it all takes time. Back together I've got all positions now, and the NSS is right too! Decided it would be best to have a radiator cap before dumping coolant instead of yellow painters tape. O'Reilly's has one - tomorrow....