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> OU8AVW's Build Thread, On the road again.....
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post Dec 18 2013, 02:13 PM
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All painted Light Ivory!





fresh paint always looks so good, yours is no exception! cant wait to see what it looks like when its all back together
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post Dec 18 2013, 02:16 PM
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Awesome! That looks great and I'm very partial to Light Ivory since that's what my car is!!
Good luck with the engine build (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Dec 18 2013, 02:41 PM
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Yeah, I wasn't super excited about the white color, but after seeing it I'm stoked! It was the right choice and no one can fault a PO for going back to the original color (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Dec 18 2013, 02:50 PM
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some light ivory cars
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post Dec 18 2013, 03:13 PM
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Mongo LIKE!
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post Dec 28 2013, 09:58 AM
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Got her back in the tent Christmas eve but I had to travel for the holidays.
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post Dec 28 2013, 10:10 AM
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Looking very nice!
We will say it is on a rotisserie and call it good.
Happy new year!
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post Jan 5 2014, 05:39 PM
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Spent Saturday pulling out parts and doing jobs I had materials for. It all seems daunting until I start one small task and just work through it one step at a time. A little extra time equates to better details.....

Engine bay wiring and hold down clips cleaned up and installed. I cleaned each one and coated it with protectant. I then heated them over my heater for a few minutes to make them pliable for install.

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Sway bar restored and installed (mostly). I scored some restored suspension mounts from Bruce here too. Everything he sells is uber top notch!

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Wiper assembly refreshed and installed. I read a post on different wiring on early vs late cars so I swapped my original and working motor out on the clean assembly I bought here. Wiper jets were in the stash of NOS bits my friend Eric Wills gave me.

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post Jan 5 2014, 05:47 PM
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Installed my upper dash and secured the dash itself. a little heat should tighten up the vinyl. 914 Rubber dash to window seal went in easier than expected.

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Rear trunk wiring going in. I have a few connections that I need to refresh. The PO had painted all this orange so I took the easy rout and just wrapped it back up after inspection

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I had to mount one of my Euro tail lights to check it out. New seals fit well

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post Jan 5 2014, 05:54 PM
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I'm pretty happy with my handy work on the rear trunk repair. It's not super perfect but it's pretty good for a first timer.

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My work is nothing compared to Scotty B's. Scotty got busy with better paying projects so I had a local shop do the final paint. I think the body paint is a 9.5 but the details are lacking a bit. Trunks and engine bay could have been better but I'm happy.

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post Jan 5 2014, 06:00 PM
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Finally unpacked the bumpers I bought three years ago. Rear is great but the front will need some polishing.

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Shea restored headlight carriers. Like allot of stuff I've bought from Eric, the quality is beyond compare. But I need allot of fasteners (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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post Jan 5 2014, 06:30 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) Lookin good mang (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Jan 5 2014, 06:58 PM
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Very nice!

Looking forward to seeing it all come together.

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post Jan 5 2014, 09:17 PM
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post Jan 6 2014, 02:24 AM
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You're CRUSHING the rebuild. This is the best part to watch, and most rewarding by a long-shot. Shows you what all the hard work has accomplished.

Stay at it mate!
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post Jan 14 2014, 03:44 PM
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Good times in the g-rage. I sanded and polished my trim, washed allot of the original rubber so I could salvage the outer door seals and front hood seal. Installed rear trunk seals and stuck the logo on the back. It's straighter than it looks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

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post Jan 14 2014, 03:46 PM
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I also worked on cleaning and finding all the little parts on the light housings. I have a few favorite used vendors that I have made requests for the missing pieces.


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post Jan 14 2014, 03:49 PM
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A new distraction arrived Saturday
Yes, my other dream car, an '89 Westy. $4500 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

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I was never a fan of white cars (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Jan 22 2014, 05:41 AM
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I worked on my trim last week. It all looked pretty tired

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So I sanded it with 400, then 600, then 1000. Then I used a buffing wheel and some metal polishing compound followed by a little mother's aluminum mag polish. The toughest part was getting past all the old anodizing and getting the surfaces flat enough to sand.....
Voila (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

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Installed the rear bumper and top along with the signals and trunk electrical

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post Jan 22 2014, 08:51 AM
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Great looking build Mike...really nice.
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