Preparing a 67 L79 for Judging

[napa68]

I moved over to the 67 for today. I wanted to test the NOS temp gauge I sourced. That worked out perfectly. The speedo head was kind wonky, so I sent that to Roger at Speedometer Service. That should be back today or tomorrow. Then I can assemble the gauge cluster and get it installed.



I started cleaning the steering column, and diagnosed a bad turn signal switch. I have one on the way in


Then a bunch of little items on the car. The dash center is reassembled, seat belts cleaned and reinstalled.

[TimG]

The dash pads and center portion look great, Tim.

[napa68]

The speedo came back in late yesterday, so I could get the cluster assembled and reinstalled. Once the turn signal switch comes in, I can get the steering column reassembled, installed, and then secure the cluster into the dash (it's easier to install the steering column with the cluster loose on 67's due to the change in mounting)

[Z282NV]

Tim, it looks "Wonder Bar!"

[napa68]

I started disassembling the seats for a good cleaning, and polish the hockey sticks. I'm just using a fine hair brush to get into the texture of the vinyl. These are the original seat covers, and wanted to keep them in the car. I also am going to shoot the seat backs, as those always get scratched up




I also had polished the chrome on the center console, and then repainted the "red" section. I tried to clean up the aluminum accent insert as well as possible, as the reproductions are detectable. The new directional switch is installed, and thus I could get the column installed and the gauge cluster secured

[L78_Nova]

Looking Great !!

[RPOLS3]

Very nice!