Starting to see her all finished with the top down driving down Lawrencetown beach. Worth the wait for sure.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
She is starting to look good.
One more go around with the polishing wheel and the trim and door handles can be installed. Now I want to drive it. Looking forward to that first spring run.
The Houndstooth mat for the trunk.
I was laying it out to flatten it. It was shipped in a roll and is a heavy rubber material. It is custom fit for the trunk.Carpet goes in.
The new carpet had to be cut to fit. Now I will install the seat belts, side panels and seats. First the door panels will be recovered and the side panels in the rear will be painted green and black to match the car.
Wheels and tires - "Craigers"
I installed the chrome wheels. These really set off that green paint and look great.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Color Sand and Buff
The drivers side has been wet sanded with 1500 grit then buffed to a high shine with 3M compound and buffing wheel. Next I will move to the passengers side and follow the same procedure. The hood was removed to be repainted as the orange peel would not come out. Painting it while vertical like the body of the car should work better and lay down a better coat. It too will then be color sanded with 1500 and buffed out.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
JP can't wait to drive.
JP pretends to drive the car. He was excited to see it go from a pile of parts to an actual car. What a difference a year makes.The top goes on.
Yes the time has come to put the top on. This was removed almost exactly a year ago today. Now it needs the year worth of dust cleaned off and the back bolted to the new gutter system in the trunk.
The mechanics, painters and all around Jack of all trades.
JP and Daddy after the front grill was completed. Now the top goes on next.
Rebuild time
We started putting it all back together today. The grill and tail lights are installed. Next we will add the headlights and convertible top.
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