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Old 11-04-2024, 05:07 PM
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Getting closer and closer! Sound/heat insulation is down in preps for carpet. I'm going to do that myself. It shows up tomorrow and the binding material is already here! The heater bezel is all connected via control cables to vents on the floor for both driver and passenger (lower two controls) recir/fresh air vent (upper the control), and temperature control. Of course, fan speed in the center. My second iteration of the steering wheel came out almost identical to the original. And speaking of that, I was able to buy an original wheel and it's being shipped from Germany as we speak! Woohoo! This one is an aluminum boat wheel and I fabricated the center cap to match the original. This is 15" in diameter versus the 18" one I had before. This will allow Charley to sit in it better! The knobs and wheel are Ivory and I found an almost exact match to that color. After I sprayed that I used my PPG clear to get the final smooth finish.

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Windshield is in via glass urethane adhesive. More detail work on that in a bit. The doors are all weather stripped and shut solid with a nice thunk and not a clang. Engine bay drip rail is installed too. A lot of loose ends wrapping up.

I'm redoing the door panels out of different material and making the armrest full like it's supposed to be. I added electric windows so I can position the switch where I need it, and with that, the switch is the style that uses an old crank handle so it appears to look like a manual crank yet it's an electric switch.

Trunk details are next!

Cheers
Dave
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