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More progress to report. The biggest accomplishment was the rebuild
of the windshield. It was a 6 hour job, although we feel that we could
do it much quicker if we had to do it again. There are a couple of
places where the rubber glazing folded under, so those places don't look
too good, but as long as it's water tight, that's the main thing. We
also got the carpets and panels installed in both foot wells, and the pedals
are in place. So now we're ready to install the windshield, then the
dash. My brother is still having some trouble getting the wrinkle paint
to come out right. I think he's painted the dash about 6 times, trying
to get it just right. I hope he gets it soon...he's really put in a
lot of time on it. We're also ready to drop in the motor and transmission
any time...all the engine compartment and underbody work is complete except
the clutch pipe. We had some trouble bending it since it's so stiff,
and it needs to be bent in a sharp 90 degree angle coming out of the master
cylinder. I ordered another new pipe because we put a kink in the first
one. But that can be easily completed after the engine is installed,
so that won't stall us.
Here's a couple of shots of the bonnet (hood in the USA) safety catch
mechanism. Compare these to the
before
shots.
Here's a couple of photos of the dust shield on an extra starter...the
one from my car didn't have this shield.
This is the new windshield glass prior to rebuilding the windshield.
Here's the windshield, nearly rebuilt. It was quite a mess and a
huge accomplishment to get it done.
And here's the completed windshield, ready to be installed.
And a shot of the other corner of the engine compartment. Here you
can see that the pipe for the oil pressure gauge has been installed.
Here's teh underside of the dash on the passenger's side. The black
tubing runs to the demister vent on the dash. You can also see where
the pipe for the oil pressure gauge comes through the jagged piece of carpet,
as well as the rubber starter cover glued in place.
Here's a similar shot of the driver's side.
Another view.
This shot shows the chrome finisher on the end of the dash. You
can also see the stud for the tonneau cover mountd on the dash.
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