1969 Florida 1600 and 1972 Green 2002. A little something for everyone.

[jgerock]

Nice progress Ryan.  Left fender replacement and right one original style?  Left one doesn't have the reflector..

 

As for the howling, the CSB might be the issue.

[danco_]

Nice progress Ryan.  Left fender replacement and right one original style?  Left one doesn't have the reflector..

 

As for the howling, the CSB might be the issue.

Thanks Jim, left fender is a WN replacement fender. I figure the car will undergo paint and body in a few weeks here so I thought it unwise to drill two more holes when the others will be filled. I like this car more and more. It was a hit today at Vintage. 

 

I confirmed it's the diff yesterday. I'm 96% sure of it. 

[Jace]

car looks great dude, i vote for some shiny wheel nuts and hub nuts/caps to go with them.

[danco_]

car looks great dude, i vote for some shiny wheel nuts and hub nuts/caps to go with them.

noted! I'll do something nice with them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Got the interiors in last night. Some things aren't quite right but Abdu is working to make them right. He's been great throughout the whole process, for as long as it has been.

 

 

 

 

 

The front or rear cards don't have the provisions for the plastic pieces that the mylar tape adheres to. So I will have to figure something out on those. But they look good otherwise. A little wavy but I think that adds character.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll get better photos tomorrow once I complete the preliminary installation. 

 

She will ride again soon.

[danco_]

Newer photos from today. I got most of the interior in. There are things I need to add (like the rear door card's elbow rest thing). The front and rear cards don't have provisions for mylar tape and that doesn't bug me so much yet. But I do have to remedy this for the Florida car. That car has to be right. This car is already strange so I like it as-is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now I just need to play with the rear GC suspension and get the rebuilt carb on and I'm back in business.

[jgerock]

Looks great Ryan! Did the upholstery guy use foam on the seats?

[danco_]

Hi Jim!

Yes, the upholstery guy used foam. I wasn't in the mood to spend the cost of the entire upholstery job on horse hair pads alone.

I think it was a fair compromise

[danco_]

The Florida has been painted and is in wet-sanding/buffing phase. My painter will apply the chip guard (Schutz) tomorrow and then repaint. Don't ask why he is doing it this way, but he is. At this point, I trust him.

 

The lighting is all fucky but it's really really ridiculously nice. 

 

 

 

 

 

This will be a very nice car once completed.

[jgerock]

Looks fantastic Ryan!  How is the dash?

[danco_]

Looks fantastic Ryan!  How is the dash?

Perfect! Which scares me because I'm not sure how to preserve it. 

[ray_]

Perfect! Which scares me because I'm not sure how to preserve it. 

 

Don't worry.

 

It's 40 years old. It will crack no matter what you do

[ibjettin]

Looking great Ryan! We'll have to get our Florida's side by side when we're both done! 

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[dave-r]

That looks great!! Really diggin that color, the chip guard situation is odd though, I have to agree.

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[danco_]

Don't worry.

 

It's 40 years old. It will crack no matter what you do

 

Hush, old man. Don't feed me the reality of 40 year-old parts. Just lie to me and tell me everything will be ok.

 

Looking great Ryan! We'll have to get our Florida's side by side when we're both done! 

 

Should I drive to you or are you coming to me? 

 

That looks great!! Really diggin that color, the chip guard situation is odd though, I have to agree.

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Thanks Dave! If the chip-guard does in fact chip off, then you will still see Florida paint underneath. So in a sense, I "get it", I've just never seen it done this way before. 

[ibjettin]

Should I drive to you or are you coming to me? 

 

Either way! We could always meet up a C&C in Irvine (if they still have them) or Carlsbad? I'm still ordering parts and putting git all back together so I have a bit of time before I can do anything.