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Old 09-02-2019, 07:20 PM
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Default Some interior work.

I carefully removed the old Sun tach from the far right pod and installed a nice original "dummy plate" back in place, looks much better now. Was glad to see Rex took the time to wrap an old rag around the tach before installing it which prevented marring up the inside of that pod too bad. I also removed the crumbling upper dash insulation that was making a mess and then vacuumed everything real good. I just wiped down the interior for now, but still need to do the seats & panels with #40. I found the Soft Trim Broadcast sheet just lying on the floor after removing the rear seat bottom to vacuum under there. Also a piece of headliner material with a tag attached and a cut-off piece of rear window trim. There always seems to be a few assembly treasures under a back seat.
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Old 09-02-2019, 07:27 PM
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You're a great custodian of that car Grant!
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Nice find! Thanks for the pics,,gotta love the survivors!
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Cool updates also very fortunate for the car that it found you too!

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Cleaning up nicely. Thanks for the update and keep ‘em coming!!
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now that's my kind of car. just cant beat an unrestored original. congrats and enjoy.
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What stunning colors and overall car.
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Default Saving the original paint on wheels.

Looks like I may be able to save the original paint on the wheels that were sprayed over with black by the original owner. My friend suggested trying lacquer thinner and it worked quite well. I carefully removed a layer at a time and it all wiped off. I then used a paint cleaner and wax over that. They wont be perfect, but will remain original paint this way. Also cleaned up one of the worst caps, that came out nice too.
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