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post Oct 24 2022, 08:15 PM
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Just a few things to tease the Wanna Buy crowd.

Powder-coated 2.0 air filter housing.


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post Oct 24 2022, 08:16 PM
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LE style front air dam, fiberglass (no indication that it is factory).


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post Oct 24 2022, 08:19 PM
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Rebuilt 2.0 cylinder heads.

Stay tuned for a listing in the classifieds.


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post Oct 25 2022, 01:31 PM
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Bob,

Great thread and thanks again for documenting. Looking back how many things would you have done differently? If you can answer, it might be a big question

I may be interested in the heads
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post Oct 26 2022, 08:09 PM
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QUOTE(930cabman @ Oct 25 2022, 01:31 PM) *

Bob,

Great thread and thanks again for documenting. Looking back how many things would you have done differently? If you can answer, it might be a big question

I may be interested in the heads


Geez, what a question. The first, obvious answer is that I would have looked for a cleaner car to start with. A couple of other things that come to mind:
- Done more body work and panel fitting with the doors mounted
- Been more engaged with the paint shop, especially before the color coat started
- Did a complete dry assembly of the engine, and checked alignment and clearances (especially deck height)
- Generally have a known standard for work from the beginning. The further along I got, the higher my quality standards got. I ended up going back to do things over, and bought more than one version of some parts.
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post Oct 26 2022, 08:11 PM
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I brought the car home from the paint shop. They did a few local touch-ups, and polished the exterior. It looks very good. Rain was threatening, so I did not stop until I got home.


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post Oct 26 2022, 08:12 PM
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Now I can start with the badges and other things.


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post Oct 28 2022, 07:42 PM
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Back to work! Looking ahead, I have a bunch of mostly small stuff to take care of, and oi still need to figure out why the brakes seem weak. I have a few weeks before winter. Then I plan to drop the engine and chase some oil leaks and take care of other things.

Today's task: miscellaneous badges and stickers. I have new insignia for the rear panel, a new chassis/color badge (with the updated color!), and a repro door frame build sticker.


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post Oct 28 2022, 07:44 PM
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Here's the rear panel, with the original holes filled by the paint shop. I thought about drilling these out, but decided to leave the panel as-is. No potential leaks, and it gives me the option to shave the panel in the future.


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post Oct 28 2022, 07:46 PM
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Figuring out the stock placement.

After this I laid out the position on the panel with painter's tape. I did not get a photo, but imagine a bunch of blue tape.


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post Oct 28 2022, 07:47 PM
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The new insignia are cast metal with screw posts. Done nicely, but not right for me.


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post Oct 28 2022, 07:48 PM
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A few minutes with a Dremel tool and cut-off disk.


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post Oct 28 2022, 07:49 PM
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That's when I realized that the repros are about 5% smaller than the original. I adjusted the planned positions on the car.


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post Oct 28 2022, 07:50 PM
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I decided to use trusty 3M adhesive tape.


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post Oct 28 2022, 07:51 PM
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The easy step: sticking lengths of tape to the insignia.


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post Oct 28 2022, 07:52 PM
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The harder step: timing the adhesive tape with a new blade, so it was just inside the metal edges.


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post Oct 28 2022, 07:53 PM
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Final step: stick 'em on the car. It was a bit chilly today, so I used my heat gun to warm up the sheet metal first to encourage good adhesion.


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post Oct 28 2022, 07:54 PM
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Wide view.


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post Oct 28 2022, 07:55 PM
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I know the obvious choice for a yellow car is black insignia, but chrome fits my vision.


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post Oct 28 2022, 07:56 PM
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Next, I tackled the build sticker. I made the paper template from the original on the door jamb.


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