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Guywith73Stang -> RE: Family of Car People (5/1/2008 9:17:24 PM)
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Thanks for the warm welcome! Yesterday my grandfather and I pulled the front fenders and hood off the car. The fenders have 0 rust, the hood however has about 10% rust and will need alittle sheet metal. So, we went to the local junk yard and picked up 3 hoods to cut up. After cutting those up it was time to goto work ( I work nights). This morning we began taking the engine apart bit by bit, labeling items and placing in boxes. We got down to parts that required bigger tools and digging out the lift so we left it for another day. I took a peek at the interior and discovered that the floor boards were intact along with the gauges, back seat, steering colum, radio (non fact. put in around 1989 also), and most of the carpet. The head liner, dash plate, and front seats however, are shot. So....what should I do? Replace the entire seats or keep the seat frames and get custom stiched leathers made? Also how can I replace the head liner? Anyways, the trunk floor is completly gone, the tail lights are good, the latch still works and the trunk lid itself is near perfect. Floor is easy fix, the frame itself from what I can tell is ok, no major damage, just usual wear and tear from the 20+ years it sat. I have decided to keep the Keystones and get them cleaned and resurfaced, which appartently my grandfather knows how to do. So, its going to take awhile....but Im going to hang in there. I'll have pics as soon as I get home of before I started carefully dismantling the car. This H code came with no spoiler, it does have power steering (thank god), no A/C, and there was an oil pressure and temp gauge pod under the dash, so at one point in time (probablly the late 80's early 90's) this car was somewhat of a street machine. Im hoping that I dont have a bent valve or something serious. More info later.
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