I have the following things I hope to accomplish this season in no particular order:
1.) Upgrade steering as mentioned in recent post. This involves sending the steering box off to Lee Manufacturing for a rebuild and upgrade of key components to provide proper steering effort and road feel. I will be truly glad to finally be able to feel the road under this fine driving machine and cannot wait to carve up some corners with the new steering box in place next year.
2.) Fuel Injection. I finally decided to go with the Holley HP EFI Universal Multiport system as I have the Rockewell aluminum manifold which has cast in bosses for the injectors. This will allow me to eliminate the much hated carb (which I never properly tuned anyway as it was just a temporary part so I could drive this year) and finally get the full power and throttle response I know this monster of a motor is capable of. This system looks to be the most advanced available that is still well integrated and relatively easy to implement. I considered throttle body injection but I really want the fine control that a sequential port injection can provide. This system will eventually be upgraded with the next item in the list, hopefully this season but it may have to wait if my budget does not allow for it this year.
3.) Distributorless Ignition System. The Holley HP EFI system is designed to support their integrated DIS module with a waste spark option so you only need four coils. This will also require a crank sensor to provide accurate crank position data and it will also allow me to fully customize the fuel/ignition map across all RPM ranges and all load conditions. If my wife is driving the car I can actually tune it using a laptop while she operates the engine! (yes, my wife is totally awesome and loves cars as well as most of the other things I am into. I got truly lucky with her!
). While I was able to fine tune the spark advance with the HEI to eliminate knock on 92 octane with the 10.25 or so compression, I know that I will be able to obtain a substantial amount of performance once I am able to tune the ignition for the precise values needed for all load/rpm combinations. I probably will try to use the knock sensor option as well, so that would be the ultimate setup if I can make that work.4.) Car Stereo. I have been so busy driving the car and trying to decide how I am going to install the stereo that I never got around to getting any kind of tunes set up. I have a midrange MP3 capable Kenwood head unit I recovered from the S-10 Truck I sold to pay for the Toro, and a 4-way digital amp from work along with a Kenwood sub amp for power. I have some Infinity Kappa 6 3/4" drivers for the rear and their nice little 4" x 6" plate speakers for the doors. The sub is an 8" low profile neodymium driver from Parts Express that should provide more than adequate bass in the car cabin given that I like good sound, not mega-thumpy bass overload like so many kids these days. I might try to locate it where the center speaker is mounted in the back, but it is not that simple so I am not sure what I will do. The biggest challenge here is that I am very reluctant to cut into the back deck for the rear main drivers, and there are all sorts of obstructions under there anyway. I did make some MDF spacer trim rings the other day, but am still having a hard time with the idea of cutting into the rear deck. I might build a couple of small enclosures to mount on a crossboard. Still undecided...
5.) Rear disk brakes. I have the Eldo sitting in my yard, just need to strip it and look into what it takes. Hopefully it is fairly straightforward perhaps just requiring a new mounting plate. We'll see...
6.) Modern leather power seats with integrated shoulder belt. I really want to upgrade the tired old seats and ancient three way belt system to a modern leather seat perhaps from a Cadillac.
7.) Air Conditioning. I did not enjoy the few hot days we had out here without AC. I have no regrets for buying a car without AC or power windows, but any notion that I did not need the AC evaporated in the heat of summer. I am really beginning to lean toward using my 68 for a parts car as there is more damage to the body than I initially realized and if I take it apart carefully I will be able to restore it later if I choose. In the meantime I can snag the AC Doghouse and associated valving from it to put into the 69. The only caveat here is that I am best off to do so with the motor removed, so I have to decide how far I want to go this year. As you will see below, the Transmission is also on my list, so I might just spend the 4 hours it takes to pull the power package and do both this season.
8.) Electric Windows and locks. My 68 can donate these parts but I will need to find new regulators as the 68 clearly has some major issues with the windows. I will definitely replace the motors, but the regulators are a different story. Not sure how to handle those yet, I probably will post a specific forum topic to see if anyone has any ideas on that. Sure am looking forward to a proper set of window controls...
9.) Steering Wheel upgrade. I am looking for a nice leather wrapped wheel to replace the original wheel and the absurd rim mounted horn switch system. Might do the whole column if I can find something that will work.
10.) Cruise Control. I found a very nice Dakota Digital system that will use a speedo cable sensor and a proper turn signal stalk replacement for the original stalk. This will provide a reliable, accurate and properly integrated modern cruise control.
11.) Headlight covers and actuator. I have two different thoughts here on both the covers and the actuator. I most likely will just grab the vacuum actuator from the 68 as it is the simplest way to go but I would love to identify a good electric actuator from some modern car to swap in. I also might (gasp!)
put the 68 headlight covers on as well since the 69 were hacked up to remove the actual plate the hides the lights. 
I did, however, buy two squares of stainless steel mesh that I think will look super cool when powder coated black, and this way I am not frankensteining 68 bits onto a 69... 
It all depends on how ambitious I get.12.) Rebuild the transmission. One of the justifications for the purchase of the 78 Eldo, aside from the rear disk brakes, is that it has the youngest possible transmission available for these cars. It just seems to make sense to rebuild the youngest possible transmission, so this one will go off to the rebuilder for a refresh and some tuning to provide firmer shifts at the optimal points for my motor.
That is the list of major items scheduled for this upcoming off season. Luckily the paint is in 10-foot condition meaning that it looks great at 10 feet so I can hold off on that for a few years. I am happy to say that the original Autumn Gold color has grown on me so I will almost certainly paint it the original color perhaps with some additional metallic flake and a nice pearl overlay coat followed by many clear coats. I am hoping for the kind of paint job you sort of feel like you could just jump into.
I can't wait for the next driving season. This car should be absolutely fantastic with these upgrades, and there are plenty of beautiful roads around here to spend countless hours cruising in this fine driving machine!
I located at least one available transmission from a 67 that I have an option to buy and I am pretty certain I am going to do so even though I have the unit from the Eldo. You were right to point me to the SP as an interesting option and what is so cool about it is that it addresses the one thing I did not think I could solve - the need for better highway performance without sacrificing launch performance.