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Got my rear window installed, what do you think? The old one was clear and let in too much sunlight. This one definitely blocks a lot more sunlight.

Started cleaning out the pinch weld today. Cardboard will hopefully keep some of the crap out of car. A brass wire wheel to remove the urethane, butyl, and mystery goop I couldn't scrap and cut out. Spot blaster to remove the rust Not too much, lower corners as expected. Didn't get the rear finished today, close to 90* this afternoon. Once the sun moved past the shed and I was in the sun I quit. Don't really want to blast that crap out inside the garage. I'll have to start early tomorrow to take advantage of the shade. Then on to the front windshield.

finally fired it up in the car. need to add the catch cans, and top off the trans and then we're good to go for a ride

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Originally Posted by Hank70SS (Post 46530)

I'd be scared to do that to mine with the vinyl top as I'd expect the worst. In 1981 I went to Alabama and bought a 73 Elcamino and it was nice and when broke the back window out it was so rotted that I had to spend big bucks to have it redone just to hole the window in.

A vinyl top can hide a lot of sins. My car was stripped down when I bought it. Along with the bumpers, front clip and engine, all the trim was off. No obvious rust at that time and it's been kept in a garage since then. The only rust was under the window and sealer and isn't that bad for a 43 year old car.

I did a little interior work myself today Eric...

Installed the freshly recovered middle seat back into the wagon...which I picked up yesterday from Keys.
But, I have run out of original patterned SMS material now so will have to order a yard or two of each design to replace the 3rd seat cover. Sounds like a project for this winter.
Sadly, only the front bench was ripped on the driver side but after it was redone, the other seats vinyl were showing up faded. :(
Cost to replace all three seats now has become pricey.

Oh well, off to the Ohio show in two weeks!!!

Drive shaft will be back today!

I am ready to go bang through some gears!!!!!!!! It has been nearly 2 years since my last manual and I have definitely missed it!

I probably should call up Moser and have an M9 9" built because this 12 bolt is not going to be happy once I get a few break-in miles on the transmission

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Looking mighty good Eric ,love the shifter ,its going to be fun.

I finally drove mine today. got the new exhaust done. dual 3.5" mandrel bent and it sounds nasty bad :D

got my gas tank all done. with the new cap and everything. went to bleed the brakes and it was leaking from the proportion valve so i gave up for the night. it was about 98 degrees outside and it must of been about 115 in my garage...lol today i am going to put in my fans and wire it all up and get my battery to see what happens :)