Thank you Steve and all the others for the "likes/thanks".

Keep it Up, Wow this thread is not just a 'color coated' job, nice attention to detail.
Where are you lining up for one of the five divisions of vintage certification in this effort?

Nice Heart and Soul project with great level of sharing.

Thanks for your efforts.

Jim

Ha!

Actually going for the 6th division of vintage. "WTF were you thinking..??... Just restore that POS" level.. Instead of a cert, I get a sippy cup and a balloon.


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Same process of wire wheel grinder & Wenol blue & red compounds.

Photo 341 - 343 - Main brake line before cleaning

Photo 344 - 346 - After cleaning and polishing using Wenol

Photo 347 - 348 - All hard lines are now preserved.

Photo 349 - Subframe upon initial removal

Photo 350 - 351 - Frame after a quick pressure wash with no cleaners

Photo 352 - 353 - Close up photos of the firewall and toe boards

Photo 354 - 355 - No signs of tape on the subframe to body bolt holes. But previously noted tape still in and around rear shock holes.

Photo 356 - Subframe bolts bushings

Photo 357 - Misc clips & bolts from brake & fuel lines

Photo 358 - Pedal before cleaning

Photo 359 - 360 - Pedal and clutch rod after soaking (sorry failed to grab a before of the rod but it was rusty with black spray bomb on a portion of the rod exposed to the engine compartment)

Photo 361 - 363 - Ground straps and bolts (for the record I have not confirmed if these engine ground straps are correct as they seem long but they can be place holders for now. Frame to body strap is correct)

Photo 364 - Nuts that hold the booster to firewall, clutch & brake assembly (and steering column to dash), clutch boot, pivot mount bolts and accelerator lever bolt. All are wet due to being sprayed down with silicone lubricant

Also want to say it once again that none of these components have been or will be refinished. All this is just cleaning and preserving.

Photo 365 - The before shot of the worked area

Photos 366 - 368 - After some removal and hydration with #7

Decided to take advantage of some downtime at the house and work on removing heavy spray-bomb off the firewall area. I did not get very far in the 4 hours I spent but I think there is some noticeable improvements. A concoction of lacquer thinner, xylene and some blue Scotchbrite pads allowed me to work the area without going too far (for the most part) without getting into the original firewall finish.

Reminder that Clay bars are an unbelievable tool on overspray !!

I probably shouldn't have called it overspray. Its been primed and painted over. In photos I will share at a later date you will see the primer layer before I get to original finish. But I will give it a go to see if it'll help in certain scenarios.. Thanks!

Photo 369 - Original voltage regulator before clean up. I used lacquer cleaner to remove overspray and then polished original finish back to a shine or to the best it could be.

Photo 370 - 372 - Finished product

I next went through the windshield and back glass trim.

Photo 373 - 374- Before starting the polishing process.

Photo 375 - Mid progress of lower windshield trim. I use an 8" (2 actually butted together) stitched cotton polishing wheels on a pedestal mounted bench grinder along with green polishing compound.

Photo 376 - 377 - 1st step of the polishing is now complete.

Photo 378 - All trim now done with step one of polishing. Next will be evaluating any shadowing, dings and remaining scratches and moving to a final polishing compound on the buffing wheel and I will finalize it with some hand applied of Wenol paste polish.