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05-01-2007, 05:02 AM
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Re: 72 T/A progess
Next, I masked off the tank and sprayed the stencil lightly with several coats of flat black.
The final result duplicated the original tank stencil perfectly.   
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#2
05-01-2007, 06:48 AM
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Re: 72 T/A progess
Looks great Steve. Dedication and attention to detail pays off.
 Rick
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#3
05-01-2007, 04:06 PM
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Re: 72 T/A progess
Here's another bit of useless trivia for everybody. The date on the original gas tank is 12-20-1971. According to the cowl tag, the car was scheduled to be built the first week of December 1971 (12A). It was completed and shipped on 12-21-1971 to Reliable Pontiac in Roseville, California. How's that for "just-in-time" parts delivery at the plant?
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#4
05-02-2007, 03:27 AM
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Re: 72 T/A progess
I have been slowly refinishing the headlight assemblies over the past week. Nothing high tech: I just disassembled one of them, took a lot of photos of where the little clips and attachment points were installed and then used paint stripper to completely strip the bucket and the backing plate. I soaked the stripped pieces in the derusting liquid to get rid of the underlying specks of rust and then I repainted the pieces in gloss black. I then reassembled the left side and put all the little clips and springs back in place. Once that was finished I tackled the right side. The adjustment points have four possible positions, only one of which is correct for the particular side of the car. The headlight bezels also have four possible mounting positions. So if you dont watch what you are doing you have 16 possible combinations, only one of which is correct (according to my 5th grader who is definitely smarter than me) It's like doing drum brakes: always leave one side untouched so you have a roadmap of where everything goes.
  
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05-02-2007, 03:37 AM
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Re: 72 T/A progess
By the way, does anyone have a spare one of these screws? It is one of the three Phillips head mounting screws for the headlight bezels. I seem to be missing one and all of the nut/bolt/screw suppliers have absurd minimum purchase requirements. I dont feel like paying $30 for a $1 screw. (Wait a minute, did I just say what I think I just said???
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#7
05-02-2007, 04:29 AM
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Re: 72 T/A progess
Steve I have some extras, they are out at my parents house and it may be a few weeks before I get out there, if you can wait.
James
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#8
05-02-2007, 11:59 PM
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Re: 72 T/A progess
[ QUOTE ]
I dont feel like paying $30 for a $1 screw. (Wait a minute, did I just say what I think I just said??? )[/ QUOTE ] I've paid much more for alot less... 
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