[TA455HO]

I noticed Mike bought Bill's car (thanks Anna for the motivation) so I have to give an update on my car since my name was taken in vain.

A few of the body panels with their coat of Cameo White. Despite being a bit on the creamy side - it is still BLINDINGLY® WHITE© in the direct sunlight. I get something like snow blindness when I look at some of these pieces outdoors.

Front fenders...



Beak...



Passengers door...



Drivers door...



Everything in this picture - other than the rear spoiler and end caps on the right - is NOS. And painted, too!
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The end caps (and middle spoiler section) were in very nice condition so I went with them.



Hood...



And a closeup of the air extractor...



You can see we were able to coax a bit of a sheen out of it.

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[Judge273]

Wow, looks great!

The irony...

[TA455HO]

That was just using rattle cans. Still waiting on it to cure a bit more and hopefully float out a bit more level before doing a final cut and buff.

Really, though, I need to pick up a little more on what that Bent Wheel guy does so I can get my plastics to shine, too.

Speaking of which, here's a picture he'll appreciate...although a little hard to see from this angle...



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[68bird400HO]

Looks like you are using a 1970 rear upper seat frame. 71 is different since the frame and spring area is shaped to fit around the stand pipe. Ask me how I know this...

[TA455HO]

Just a crappy angle. Let's start with a better picture. At least slightly better....



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[68bird400HO]

Hmm....seat looks right. Is the seat cover just catching the top of the pipe? Try to installing it again.

[TA455HO]

No issues with the seat, per se.

Bob was showing his so I wanted him to see mine, too.

Sorry, I was thinking about Anna again and got confused.

...MUST FOCUS...lol



Here's one that I liked. Click to make it bigger. No pun intended....lol



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[TA455HO]

Not unlike a tourist that wakes up in their hotel bathtub missing their kidneys - the lower control arms woke up this morning missing their bushings.

No heat, no fire, very little pressure ever applied to the control arms themselves, if any. Doesn't take long to get them out and the bores are not altered in any appreciable way.



Next up will be to remove the ball joint of the one on the left.

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[TA455HO]

Thought I'd better takes some pictures for insurance purposes and while I was at it document a few more part numbers. I searched here for some of these and this will be the first time some have been mentioned.

Here's more pieces I picked up a while back that will go into this car. In no particular order.

RH/LH Door Sill Plates

9819033
9819034



RH/LH Outer Sealing Strip (excludes decor)

9612538
9612539



RH/LH Front Window Moulding

9868730
9868731



Upper Front Window Moulding

9739207



RH/LH Rear Window Moulding

9690566
9690567



Upper Rear Window Moulding

9690565




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[TA455HO]

Just a few more for today.

RH/LH Roof Rail Weatherstrip Retainer

9874901
9874902



RH/LH Roof Rail Weatherstrip

9858880
9858881



RH/LH Front Door Weatherstrip

9868430
9868431



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[Judge273]

Got the cowl seal NOS? That's a hard one too...

[TA455HO]

My best option right now would be my original, which isn't in too bad of condition. I have not done anything to it yet. It's got some primer overspray on it from before I bought the car, but I think some SEM Landau black would probably perk it right up.



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[TA455HO]

Here's a little something I've been working on. Just a picture of my screen right now, but it should look good once it is printed. Just about done with this one.



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[The Boss]

Great details Chad and an AMAZING amount of NOS parts!

[Judge273]

When's the subframe getting assembled? Body painted already? Using Nos stripes? Love this stuff...

[TA455HO]

Originally Posted by The Boss

Great details Chad and an AMAZING amount of NOS parts!

Thanks Chris. I hope you don't mind if I post a few more pics as I take them.

Originally Posted by Judge273

When's the subframe getting assembled? Body painted already? Using Nos stripes? Love this stuff...

A few pictures might help with these questions. Subframe is partially assembled. NOS upper control arms, shafts and bushings. Motor mounts are there, too. The lower control arms that I got last Friday should help move that along. Body is painted. Everything is PPG paints. The underneath is PPG DP74. I know some may try to correct me and say that I mean DP74LF. But, no, in this case it is DP74. If you know your PPG primers that will tell you something. I still need to do the trunk spatter paint. I sold my NOS T/A decals to a guy named William that talked me out of them. He was working on a couple of 1970 cars for others - one was a RAIV. You might know this William guy.

Sorry, a couple of things under the car that I didn't feel like moving this morning. Excuse any spider webs. I've got the headliner hanging from the rods, too. Still need to pull the rear end and detail it - we put it under there just to get it home from the body shop. I borrowed an old rolling subframe from Bill Nelson (different William) to support the front end while it was on the rollback.









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[Bentwheelbob]

Chad - thanks for sharing all the pics and NOS porn. This car is going to be amazing. Can't wait to follow you through the rest of the process. What's the history on the car?

[Transamric]

Thanks again for all the great pics! Seeing one of them leads to another question,...do I see black painted spindles?

[TA455HO]

Originally Posted by Bentwheelbob

Chad - thanks for sharing all the pics and NOS porn. This car is going to be amazing. Can't wait to follow you through the rest of the process. What's the history on the car?

Sold new from Householders dealership in Ohio. Mentioned back a couple of pages. Look for my post #67 and read a couple forward from there. Second owner brought the car to WA. I've had it in the garage since 1996 time frame. I believe that was Oakley Householder that chimed in there - his family owned the dealership.

Originally Posted by Transamric

Thanks again for all the great pics! Seeing one of them leads to another question,...do I see black painted spindles?

Yes, you do. Shop painted them with a black basecoat. Rather than strip that off you can see the masking paper and tape as it is ready for a top coat of a cast looking paint. Do the spindles have a date code on them? I suspect these are the originals - no I do not currently have any NOS spindles as mine seem very nice, but I do know where to get some should I change my mind.

I'll post some pics of the spindles to see what the consensus is.

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[Norwood]

Well that sure looks nice and Chad I need your address