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New project name.......Bambi....???

ktownkid [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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More like The Raven, for all the black crows that keep pooping on the car while I'm working on it outside. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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Well, the interior is finally finished and back in place. I also pulled the door panels and greased and readjusted the power windows, so they go up and down nicely now. One of the power door lock solenoids doesnt work so I pulled that one and need to hunt down a replacement.

I also pulled the front dash speaker since it wasnt working. The radio had never been out of this car before, amazingly all the wires were intact including the single green wire that runs from the radio to the front speaker.

Here is a shot of the passenger door which still had the factory watershield in place, and the Norwood Assembly Plant parts sticker.

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And here is the finished interior. Other than the carpet and the package tray, everything that came out, went back in (though a lot cleaner and tighter, especially the seat covers). Even the 40 year old original floor mats are back in place. I will probably redye to steering wheel next week. That SEM Landau black interior spray dye is awesome. I misted most of the interior plastic parts and the stuff rejuvenates black interior pieces like magic. Just a light dusting evens it all out. And it dries in seconds.

I also pulled the gauges and tried rebuilding the clock but it wasn't the points, the clock's electrical windings are bad. So I'll add a clock to the shopping list.

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Those white circles are dust specs on my hand-me-down garage camera. Sorry about that.


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Here are some photos of the power door lock solenoid I need for the driver's side, in case anyone has one or knows someone that does:

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t...c/SDC11398.jpg

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I was able to locate a replacement power door lock actuator down in Florida, along with a rebuilt clock, so those items should be coming soon. That door lock solenoid is one bizarre piece and rather hard to find, it seems.

Yesterday I did a quick mask and respray with the SEM Landau Black on the original Formula wheel. This wheel is the best one I've seen in years. I guess the lack of sun in the Great White North, never got a chance to roast the foam. I came out really nice.

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Today, I stopped by the local locksmith to see if they could get me an original GM ignition key cylinder. The owner walked into the basement and came up five minutes later with an NOS GM piece. The ignition key/cylinder in the car was an aftermarket replacement put in in the 1980s when the car was broken into and they tried to steal it, but only succeeded in breaking the ignition switch. The aftermarket key switch didn't have an accessory position - a common problem I have encountered over the years with the crappy knockoff parts. While I had the wheel off I swapped out the ignition key cylinder in the column. It went rather smoothly. (other than reassembling it twice since I first reassembled it without the horn ring under the lockplate) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

After that I bolted on the original rear bumper guards that the car was ordered with when new. The prior owner had them rechromed years ago and never got a chance to reinstall them.

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looks great Steve [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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You never sleep......

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I love it when you have a new project. I don't need to start one myself then!

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It's an addiction, I tell ya!

This evening I cleaned the rear tail light harness. It was completely embedded in that rustproofing goop, like a fossilized bug in amber. I ended up having to soak it in diesel fuel to loosen the stuff. It finally came out clean and I stripped off all the old wrapping and rewrapped it in the new harness tape. I'm glad it stripped it out as I found an entire section of five wires that had been cut and hand twisted back together, all in the same spot. An electrical fire waiting to happen. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

The tailights are now all working again. Even the reverse lights!

The new engine harness should arrrive tomorrow. The existing one had a whole bunch of bad splices and burnt sections. It was also missing the a/c compressor power wire and the TCS harness section was left hanging on the exhaust and melted away.

With all this work, I'm only trying to make the car safe and dependable.

I wouldn't want to jeopardize its &quot;As Found&quot; status for this Year's MCACN. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]