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Bringing my 2002 back into driving condition.

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The Beginning of a Long Journey

After looking for a 2002 that fit what I was looking for for some months, I finally found one back some time in august. I bought a 1975 2002 that you could consider a barn find. The 2002 was sitting under a canopy and had not been driven to my knowledge since about 1994. According to the person I bought it from I am the third owner of the car. The car was very low because of completely flat tires so the bottle caps where put on replacing the original rims so it could be rolled. After cleanu

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slowly working forward

Since the past entry I have slowly been replacing parts as needed. I all four new floors from wallonthnesch shipped to me in three days for 260 which I found amazing. As of now all but one of the new floor panels has been replaced. They all fit very tightly and look exactly like the original; At least I think they do considering I couldn't even see the pattern of the drainage passages in the back. I also took out the petal box to fix the rust hole that it had and replace the bush

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Close to a First Firing (Hopefully)

I have been working on the 2002 a few hours each week, ordering parts as I remember I need them and installing them as they come. The biggest thing is that all the replacement floors are now installed with only some more welding needing to be done for structure. The interior looks so much better now with the new floors, It actually looks presentable instead of looking awful like it used to with all the rust holes and riveted patches. Once the final welding is done I will start to clean up a

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