That metal work looks great. I wish I had those skills.

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I agree that's a more reasonable range. I hope somebody picks it up and works with it. It has some issues but looks to be a good candidate for a full restoration.

Thanks for letting us know about the car. It'll be interesting to see what the others look like as they become available. I'm wondering if the asking price of $30K is a bit optimistic? The car will need literally everything done to it. The price of restoration would be significant.

-Kevin

That cleaned up nicely. What did you use for it?

My guess is that tracing the wires will lead to an electric fuel pump somewhere back by the fuel tank. I can't think of much else that would require a toggle switch. Mine had something similar, except the electric fuel pump was already removed when I got the car. I removed the rest of the wires and the under dash switch.

-Kevin

Thanks Don.

Small progress last night. A few more items mounted: cigarette lighter, ignition switch, speaker grille and heater controls, and the steering column.

Next I need to hook up the shift linkage again, then set the shift indicator to the correct position. I had to replace it because I broke off the pointer, and the position is lost when it's removed. Then I'll put the gauge cluster back in and test. I'll leave the radio out for now on case I need to get back in and fix something. Much easier without that in the way

Made some progress today. Unmasked the car, then started putting things back in. Before I could install the passenger door panel I had to get the door aligned better. It's always struggled and was pretty far off. After messing with it for over an hour I think I got it in a decent spot. I had to mess with the glass alignment as well, and that's when I found out that somehow I had missed the rear window track when I installed the window. It wasn't in the track at all. I got that all sorted out.



I then worked on the windlace. I measured, cut and gave myself some excess, the pulled the foam inner out to one side, leaving just fabric for a few inches at the end. I then folded this back on itself and tucked it under the door panel and window trim when I installed them. It gave it a nice clean look.






The rear was stapled to the tack strip. The front has no tack strip and holds with tabs. It's not as strong as the staples in the back, so I'll have to be careful not to rip it out with my feet. The color of the windlace is good match to the blue vinyl on the doors. It's also a compliment to the body color and the dash/window trim color. I'm happy with the choice.

I then moved to the dash. Before installation I cleaned off the rear of the mounting holes for grounding. I'm pretty sure there are some other areas that I still need to clean. The two side mounting tabs for the dash come to mind.



I put the dash in and loosely installed the mounting hardware. Started to put back some of the controls and knobs, then ran out of time. I'm excited to get it back together and see if I managed to mess anything up.





-Kevin

Two coats applied this morning. Color looks much better. Not a perfect match but it looks to be closer enough. From some angles it looks a little darker.

The metal flake is also the same size as the body paint, whereas the first paint barely showed flake at all.






I ended up with some orange peel, but to be honest it almost looks better with it. The first blue I sprayed ended up super shiny, way more than the body of the car. Just didn't look right. Now the gloss looks about the same as the rest of the car. Good enough for door jambs I guess.

Masking part 2. Hours of work to prep for painting that will be done in 30 minutes. Plan is to get up early tomorrow, heat the shop, and spray before the day begins. Going to be very busy tomorrow so early morning is the only chance I have.

Is that the layer of cotton batting? I really looking forward to how it all comes out.

Seeing your work makes me realize I need to talk to the upholstery shop that is going to do my seats. I really don't want them to just slap a thick layer of foam on and call it good. I have no idea if they redo the burlap on the springs or do a new cotton layer just under the seat covers. I should probably discuss what I'm looking for with them.

-Kevin