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Project Work Blog

The following is a chronological log of all the work that I performed on this car and when it was performed.


4/18/2018 Rick Monture sent me an e-mail asking if I was interested in the car. He saw my ad on PantherPink.com

8/4/2018 Purchased the car and brought it home from Oskewen, Ontario.

8/16/2018 Ordered used rear frame rails from Tony's Parts.

8/22/2018 Frame rails arrived from Tony's Parts

11/30/2019 Put car in garage

4/30/2020 Removed RH fender, wiper motor

5/5/2020 Pulled heater box

5/6/2020 Removed LH front fender and front bumper

5/7/2020 Pulled steering column, unbolted pedal support

5/9/2020 Removed top frame, cut out front floors

5/11/2020 Ordered floor sheetmetal, cut out floors at footwell exposing framerails

5/11/2020 Cut out rear under seat pan and unbolted rear leaf springs

5/18/2020 removed doors

5/22/2020 Sheetmetal order came in

5/27/2020 Removed K-frame and rear axle

5/20/2020 Cleaned up front frame clip. Removed front clip on car

6/3/2020 Cut out inner rockers and remainder of rear frame rails

6/10/2020 Cleaned up RH frame rail

6/11/2020 Finished cleaned up RH frame rail

6/13/2020 Removed upper control arms from clip. Cleaned up LH frame rail. Trimmed rear sections on inner rocker panels.

6/27/2020 Touched up sandblast on front rails and rad support. Then primed them gray green epoxy DP40LF

7/6/2020 Primed rear frame rails

7/8/2020 Dismantled front suspension on K-frame

7/10/2020 Steve Dexter sandblasted body

7/13/2020 Primed firewall and rockers

7/14/2020 Prepared convertible well and tail panel for priming

7/15/2020 Primed convertible well and tail panel

removed inner wheel houses

trimmed new RH inner wheel house

fit RH inner rocker

fit LH inner rocker

installed patch in RH upper cowl

installed patch in RH grill panel/valance?

installed patch in RH front side panel

installed patch in RH firewall

installed RH firewall (?) extension

started welding in patch in LH front side panel

welded in patch at LH front firewall top

Finished repair at LH top firewall

Welded patch at bottom LH firewall

Welded base together

welded cross pieces to jig bottom

11/2/2020 Welded uprights to jig base

11/4/2020 Leveled jig

11/4/2020 Fit rear trunk and rear seat floor panels to frame on jig

11/11/2020 Lowered body to frames on jig

11/14/2020 Aligned frame to upper body

11/14/2020 Installed doors and front fenders to align front sheetmetal and welded front frame in place

11/16/2020 repaired radiator support

11/17/2020 repaired radiator support part 2

11/18/2020 welded in radiator support

11/18/2020 welded in RH inner fender

11/19/2020 welded in LH inner fender

11/20/2020 ground down spot welds on inner fenders

11/21/2020 started repairing RH rear frame rail

11/23/2020 continued repairs on RH rear framerail

11/25/2020 finished repairing RH rear frame rail

11/28/2020 Welded rear frame rails together and to body

11/29/2020 Welded in rear crossmember

11/30/2020 Welded in trunk pan

12/5/2020 Welded in rear seat pan

12/6/2020 Sandblasted inner seatbelt brackets, welded in front seat braces at rockers

12/7/2020 Trial fitted front pan and marked for holes. Drilled holes

12/12/2020 Made speedo cable clip, welded to front pan

12/12/2020 DA'd underside of pan welded in seatbelt brackets, filled in unwanted holes, added required holes

12/12/2020 Acid soaked ebrake cable bracket

12/12/2020 Sandblasted and welded ebrake bracket to pan

12/17/2020 Installed front floor pan, welded in except at rockers and front pinchweld

12/18/2020 Removed inboard bracekts welded to floor. Cut out tail panel, cleaned up replacement tail panel

12/19/2020 Repaired new tail panel. Welded in tail panel

Welded in RH inner/outer wheel house

Repairedv RH wheel house cap (3 days)

Repaired RH B-pillar

Made LH inner/outer wheel houses

Welded in LH inner/outer wheel house

Repaired LH wheel house cap (2 days)

Fixed tare in LH rear inner panel

Repaired LH B-pillar

fix RH B-pillar area

tackc weld bootm LH B-pillar

clean up welds top of RH wheelhuose cap

fix hole LH kickpanel area

installed repair sections in conv well corners, corrected trunklid opening corners at reaer filler panel

2/20/2021 sandblasted outside areas of rear quarter area

2/21/2021 Primed reaer quarter inner structure

3/11/2021 Fixed holes in RH A-pillar

3/13/2021 Put body on rotisserie

3/20/2021 Dressed welds on underside, primed areas where torque boxes go

3/23/2021 welded in torque boxes

3/25/2021 Cut out RH drop off and started fitting new one

3/26/2021 Finished install of new RH trunk drop off

3/27/2021 Finished install of LH trunk drop off. welded in LH quarter at rocker.

3/29/2021 Fixed LH A-pillar and small holes on LH rocker

3/30/2021 Fixed hole in windshield opening on RH A-pillar

3/11/2021 Fixed hole in windshield opening on LH A-pillar

4/1/2021 Stared sanding inside floors

4/3/2021 Finished sanding inside floors. Completed filler work on inside

4/6/2021 Completed filler work inside trunk

4/7/2021 Prepped pitted areas for highbuild primer

4/8/2021 Applied highbuild primer to underside and lower firewall

4/10/2021 Sanded frame rails and firewall

4/12/2021 Finished sanding engine compartment and radiator support

4/13/2021 Started filler work on top of RH quarter panel

4/14/2021 Continued filler work on top of quarters and dutchman panel

4/15/2021 Completed filler work on top of quarters and dutchman

4/17/2021 Completed most of the filler work on sides of the quarter panels.

4/19/2021 Minor touch up work on filler.

4/20/2021 Minor touch up work on filler.

4/21/2021 Finished fully touch up spots on outside of shell. Detailed underside of wheelhouses.

4/22/2021 Finished filler work and sanding on the shell. Started cleaning

4/24/2021 Masked and primed underside (4 cups SPI epoxy primer)

4/26/2021 Masked and primed inside (3 cups SPI epoxy primer

4/27/2021 Started masking inside off

4/28/2021 Finished masking off for exterior priming

4/29/2021 Primed exterior and battery tray related items

5/1/2021 Seam sealed the body, started sanding underside

5/3/2021 Started sanding underside

5/4/2021 Continued sanding underside

5/5/2021 Continued sanding underside

5/6/2021 finished sanding underside and masker perimeter

5/8/2021 masked and primed underside

5/9/2021 Painted underside

5/12/2021 Took car off rotisserie

5/13/2021 Started repair work on RH door

5/15/2021 Completed filler work on RH door

5/17/2021 Started metal repair work on LH door

5/18/2021 Continued metal repair work on LH door

5/19/2021 Trial fitted LH door and LH fender

5/20/2021 Started filler work on LH door

5/21/2021 Finished filler work on outside of LH door and most of LH fender

5/22/2021 Finisher repairs on LH fender. Primed LH fender and doors

5/23/2021 Hung doors and LH fender. Started repairs on RH fender

5/24/2021 Continues repairs on RH fender

5/25/2021 Continues repairs on RH fender

5/26/2021 Finished repairs on RH fender. Primed RH fender and front panels

5/29/2021 Installed RH fender and front panels. Started stripping paint on trunklid & hood

6/1/2021 Finished stripping paint on trunklid

6/2/2021 Sandblasted underside of trunklid

6/3/2021 Finished stripping paint on top of hood

6/5/2021 Acid washed, fixed dents and primed trunklid

6/6/2021 Stared work on underside of hood

6/7/2021 Continued work on underside of hood

6/8/2021 Primed and applies slick sand to underside of hood

6/10/2021 Started blocks sanding car and filling in minor defects.

6/13/2021 Continued block sanding and fixed door gaps

6/14/2021 Continued block sanding and fixing trunk lid gaps.

6/15/2021 Continued block sanding and fixing trunk lid gaps.

6/29/2021 Started masking car

6/30/2021 Continued to mask car

7/1/2021 Completed masking. Sprayed DP40LF, mixed as a sealer

7/2/2021 Applied slicksand and guide coat

7/3/2021 Started blocking car

7/7/2021 Continued blocking car

7/9/2021 Completed blocking car and unmasked it

7/12/2021 Sanded inside of trunk

7/14/2021 Started sanding inside of car

7/15/2021 Finished sanding inside of car

7/16/2021 Started sanding engine compartment

7/17/2021 Finished sanding engine compartment

7/20/2021 Sanded front of radiator support

7/31/2021 sandblasted and primed trunk springs, fender washers. Cut sections of panels with molding holes

8/2/2021 Drilled side molding holes

8/4/2021 Removed doors, masked for seam sealing

8/7/2021 Applied seam sealer and started masking for outside priming

8/9/2021 finished sanding/repairs on quarter extensions and side ornaments. Seam sealed trunk opening

8/11/2021 dressed welds on trunk opening, Finished masking car

8/12/2021 Put outside of car, doors and hood in final primers

8/14/2021 Sanded underside of hood and fixed small defects

8/17/2021 Painted door inside faces white (2033 enamel)

8/22/2021 Masked doors for FM3 basecoat

8/23/2021 Applied sealer (DP40) and basecoat to doors and hood underside.

8/24/2021 Applied clearcoat to doors and hood underside

8/25/2021 Finished masking car for inside painting

8/28/2021 Painted inside of car

8/30/2021 Painted engine compartment and front

9/1/2021 Primed top of trunklid

9/4/2021 Sanded and seam sealed trunklid

9/5/2021 Painted underside of trunklid

9/7/2021 Installed doors

9/8/2021 Cleaned garage

9/9/2021 Started sanding outside of car

9/10/2021 Continued sanding body

9/11/2021 Continued sanding body

9/12/2021 Finished sanding body except for touchup areas

9/13/2021 Finished sanding trunklid and hood, sanded touchup areas

9/15/2021 started masking car

9/16/2021 continued masking car

9/18/2021 continued masking car

worked on the hood hinges and side marker housings

10/8/2021 Painted car, but only clear coated body

10/9/2021 Clear coated remaining parts/panels

10/11/2021 Primed dash and steering column parts (DP90) that need to be painted suede

10/12/2021 Painted dash and steering column parts suede black

10/15/2021 Started sanding car with 1500 paper and 1500 trizact

10/16/2021 Continued sanding car with 1500 paper and 1500 trizact

10/18/2021 Finished sanding car with 1500 paper and 1500 trizact

10/19/2021 Sanded car with 3000 trizact, started sanding with 5000 trizact

10/20/2021 Finished sanding car with 5000 trizact

10/25/2021 Sanded hood & trunklid

10/26/2021 Buffed car (perfect-it 1, 2 &3)

10/27/2021 Buffed hood & trunklid

10/30/2021 Installed and aligned trunklid

11/2/2021 Installed and aligned hood

11/3/2021 Put car on jackstands

11/4/2021 Installed most of the body plugs

11/8/2021 Installed door handles, started to mask radiator support for blackout.

11/9/2021 masked car for blackout, repaired top of dash and masked for repaint

11/10/2021 blacked out front end, repainted top of dash, dismantled heater box

11/11/2021 Masked heater box for sandblasting

11/15/2021 Painted some heater box pieces

11/16/2021 Sandblasted sone heater parts.

11/17/2021 Cleaned and install dash vents, installed rear side markers, clear coated tail light housings

11/18/2021 Installed dash pad and speaker, painted VIN tag

11/20/2021 Sandblasted and paint heater box internal parts and a few dash pieces

11/26/2021 Started assembling the heater box

11/27/2021 Painted headlight brackets and heater box face (SEMS trim black)

11/29/2021 Painted natural steel pedal support pieces using seymour SS paint

11/30/2021 Acid washed 2 headlight buckets and phosphate painted pedal support hardware

12/1/2021 Restored heater box cables and mounting clips

12/2/2021 Cleaned heater box hardware and installed cables. Repainted front cover.

12/4/2021 Finished heater box, finished LH vent, painted pedal support hardware

12/6/2021 Cleaned dash hardware, started attaching things to dash

12/7/2021 Finished cluster assembly, started assembling pedal support

12/8/2021 Installed heater box, LH vent & pedal support

12/9/2021 Installed LH tail lights, collected parts for shipment to Stephan Fournier

12/10/2021 Sent booster out to Power Brake Booster Exchange (expect 4-5 week turnaround)

12/11/2021 Installed RH tail light and trunk letters, fiddle with dash issues

12/13/2021 Sent parts to Stephan Fournier for resto & replating, started fixing dash harness

12/14/2021 Installed dash harness and a few small dash parts

12/17/2021 Ordered glass fro ECS

12/18/2021 Installed door locks, dismantled conv top frame

12/20/2021 Cleaned replacement LH lower dash panel

12/21/2021 Parts arrived at platers (Stephan Fourniers). Painted replacement LH lower dash panel

12/23-1/3 Dismantled convertible top frame

12/23-1/3 Finished restoring dash

12/23-1/3 Installed Antenna & LH remote mirror

1/3/2022 Installed rear wheel well moldings

1/8/2022 Installed front side marker lights

1/11/2022 ordered conv top. Expected in March

1/14/2022 Shipped SS parts for polishing, shipped master cylinder brake lines for duplication

1/15/2022 removed caliper pistons, prepared/gatherd chrome and SS parts sending out

1/17/2022 Started stripping parts off engine. Pushed pivots of LCAs

1/22/2022 Dismantled engine

1/23/2022 Dismantled transmission, replaced temp gauge in dash

1/24/2022 Reviewed loose engine related components that came with the car

1/26/2022 Convertible top came in. Installed NOS wheel lip moldings

1/29/2022 Cleaned transmision case

1/31/2022 started bead blasting transmission case

2/5/2022 primed booster and backing plate, painted & baked master cylinder and calipers, partially dismantled steering gearbox.

2/6/2022 finished dismantling power steering gearbox

2/7/2022 Sanded brake booster and backing plate

2/8/2022 Assembled master cylinder

2/9/2022 Sandblated and clearcoated (clear engine paint) transmission case

2/10/2022 Measured old master to new master. Assembles master to booster

2/12/2022 Sandblasted and primed power steering gear box, disc brake dust shields & lower control arms

2/16/2022 Started rebuilding power steering gear box

2/17/2022 Finished rebuilding power steering gear box

2/18/2022 Received and approved chrome plating contract. 12-16wks for delivery

2/19/2022 Installed lower control arm bushings, painted lower control arms

2/20/2022 Sandblasted and painted spindles and caliper brackets

2/23/2022 Painted brake booster, booster backing plate and dics brake dust shields

2/24/2022 Dropped engine off to Vermont Engine

2/24/2022 Installed brake booster/master cylinder, installed windshield molding clips

2/26/2022 Restored parking brake asby

2/28/2022 Installed parking brake asby, wiper motor, speedo cable

3/1/2022 Installed dash

3/2/2022 completed dash harness connections, connect brake prop valve, issue with master cylinder connnection

3/3/2022 started redoing door hardware

3/5/2022 Sandblasted door hardware, installed door latches & painted color codes on headlight buckets

3/7/2022 Installed headlight buckets on brackets. Installed front fender eyebrow moldings

3/8/2022 Polished headlight trim rings, hood moulding & lower grill trim. Installed hood molding and lower grill trim

3/9/2022 Installed headlight harness & 3 out of 4 headlights

3/12/2022 Cleaned grill and lower grill, polished interior door SS trim

3/15/2022 Painted silver on grill pieces, polished remaining headlight retainer

3/16/2022 Painted black on top of grill and lower grill, installed remaining headlight

3/17/2022 Started assembling steering column

3/19/2022 Finished painting grill. Sandblasted grill hardware, cleaned some transmission parts

3/20/2022 Started assembling transmission

3/21/2022 Assembled trans forward clutch and fluid pump

3/22/2022 Drop part off at Dexters for blasting. Installed trans fluid pump. Dismantled and cleaned valve body

3/23/2022 Started assembling valve body. Dexter returned complted parts except for K-frame.

3/24/2022 Assembled and installed valve body

3/27/2022 Sandblasted and paint transmission hardware

3/29/2022 Picked up powder coated K-frame. Torqued trans pump bolts. Attached more parts to steering column

3/30/2022 Reviewed conv frame hardware. Installed grill center section

3/31/2022 Installed grill. Attached more parts to steering column

4/2/2022 Sandblasted and painted conv frame bolts. Primed and painted conv frame parts (sems trim black)

4/3/2022 Repaired conv head bow. Primed and painted more parts (conv header, rear box, power steering gear box, inner fender dust shields. Sway bar brackets). Conv parts = sems trim black, conv header weatherstip retaineer = semi gloss krylon, all other parts = sems sating black kit)

4/5/2022 Installed conv top frame except for bows 2 - 4

4/6/2022 Installed front fender dust shields. Started dismantling steering linkages

4/9/2022 Dismantled suspension & steering components

4/20/2022 Painted tierods and center links

4/23/2022 Sandblasted hardware for plating

4/26/2022 Plated conv frame zinc hardware, dismantled starter

4/27/2022 Bonded tack strips to conv header bows

4/28/2022 Sandblasted more hardware for plating, installed conv bows

4/30/2022 Sandblasted rear quarter window tracks and motor related brackets. More plating.

5/4/2022 Glass came in except for windshield and LH door glass, Installed quarter window tracks

5/11/2022 Sandblasted, plated and assemble B-pillar door wedges

5/12/2022 Installed B-pillar door wedges

5/16/2022 beadblast rear quarter window regulators & starter snout

5/19/2022 Installed 4 of 6 conv roof rail SS moldings. Installed quarter window regulators

5/21/2022 Dismantled Power Steering pump, sandblasted and primed PS Pump, Starter & engine brackets

5/24/2022 Assembled power steering pump

5/25/2022 Picked up block, intake and engine kit form Vermont Engine

5/26/2022 Picked up heads and crank from Vermont Engine. Total bill around $3600

5/28/2022 Installed crank, assembled pistons

5/30/2022 Installed pistons and timing gear

5/31/2022 Sandblasted and primed intake manifold

6/4/2022 Sandblasted and oven baked paint on exhaust manifolds

6/7/2022 Installed heads and intake

6/8/2022 Re-installed oilpan, sandblasted and primed valve covers

6/10/2022 Rebuild RH exhaust heat riser setup (NOS kit has shaft that is 1/4" too short)

6/11/2022 Windshield arrived, Finished install of engine parts to be painted, painted engine

6/14/2022 Started assembling K-frame

6/15/2022 Continued assembling K-frame. Tri-castle nuts are too tall for Moog parts.

6/16/2022 Machined tri-castle nuts (removed 0.105") and installed.

6/18/2022 Installed windshield

6/20/2022 Sandblasted swaybar and painted it along with some engine bolt on items (black, sems kit)

6/21/2022 Attached painted items to engine, assemble starter some more

6/23/2022 Installed lower control arm nuts and remaining strut rod nuts to K-frame. Put K-frame and transmission on cart.

6/25/2022 organized parts for mounting engine to K-frame

6/27/2022 Bolted engine to K-frame, bolted transmission to engine

6/28/2022 Sandblasted and painted trans access cover, installed PS pump and belt

6/29/2022 Bolted torque converter to flex plate, installed trans access cover, plated kickdown linkage

7/3/2022 Finished bolting on items in preparation of engine install

7/8/2022 Installed engine

7/9/2022 Chrome arrived. Installed transmission mount

7/11/2022 Installed RH upper control arm and spindle

7/12/2022 Installed LH upper control arm and spindle, installed sway bar and engine fan

7/13/2022 Sandblasted and painted torsion bars and lockout linkage

7/16/2022 Installed torsion bars, shocks and steering column. Sandblasted and painted front hubs

7/19/2022 Started fitting conv well mouldings

7/22/2022 Finished installing conv well mouldings

7/23/2022 Sandblasted and painted brake calipers, installed conv top catches

7/24/2022 Installed conv top latches, assembled brake calipers

7/25/2022 Installed rearview mirror, assembled and installed RH rotor

7/26/2022 Installed RH caliper, attempted to plate left thread studs

7/30/2022 Dismantled rear axle and rear brakes

8/1/2022 Finished assembling rotors

8/2/2022 Installed LH rotor and caliper

8/4/2022 Installed plastic dust shields (riveted), installed shift linkage

8/9/2022 Installed positive batter cable brackets, unpacked exhaust system

8/13/2022 Glued 1/4 windows to brackets, Installed exhaust system (left hardware loose)

8/15/2022 Started installing RH quarter window

8/17/2022 Finished installing both quarter windows, sandblasted and painted quarter window guide tracks

8/24/2022 sandblasted vent window pieces and door glass tracks

8/28/2022 welded vent window frames, painted frame pieces anad window guides

8/29/2022 Glued vent window chrome pieces

8/30/2022 Installed vent window weather seals, started assembly of RH glass pivots

9/1/2022 Completed assembly of RH vent. Added bottom chrome piece to LH vent glass

9/3/2022 Completed assembly of LH vent window. Added chrome trim to RH door glass

9/5/2022 Attached new slide to RH door glass and attached glass to RH vent window

9/6/2022 Installed RH door glass and vent window. Not aligned yet

9/10/2022 Sandblasted, primed & painted rear backing plates, RH window regualtor, rear brake parts & starter dust shield

9/12/2022 Installed RH vent window

9/13/2022 Fiddle with RH vent window alignment and installed RH regualtor

9/14/2022 Attempted to install LH vent window

9/15/2022 Modified LH window bracket, installed LH vent window, sandblasted painted LH window regulator and spring.

9/17/2022 Sandbasted and painted LH regulator, installed trunk weatherseal and latch, installed hood latch.

9/18/2022 Installed LH door regulator & window guide, installed door weather strips and inner fender dust shields, cleaned up conv top rear tack strips.

9/20/2022 Started cleaning up conv rar tack strips

9/21/2022 Painted conv top rear tack strips

9/22/2022 Installed proportioning valve plug

9/24/2022 Sandblasted and primed rear axle housing & axle shafts. Painted axle shaft ends

9/27/2022 Installed conv top pads

9/28/2022 Started installing rear window

9/29/2022 Continues installing rear window

10/1/2022 Painted rear axle housing. Finished install of rear window

10/4/2022 Prepared LH door glass for installation

10/7/2022 Installed LH door glass

10/9/2022 Installed replacement rear window. Need to have straps sewn to it

10/10/2022 Assembled RH rear drum brake assembly

10/11/2022 Had Recovery Room attach missing snaps on new rear window

10/12/2022 Sandblasted and primed more rear end parts, assembled LH rear brake assembly

10/13/2022 Started putting in rear end gears

10/18/2022 Installed rear leaf springs, installed diff cover and rear brake lines

10/19/2022 Started working on installing convertible top again

10/22/2022 Faught with convertible top , painted rear shocks

10/23/2022 Painted exhaust manifold heat shield

10/24/2022 Dismantled distributor

10/26/2022 Dismantled alternator

10/27/2022 Dropped alt housing off for vapor honing, Reassembled distributor

10/28/2022 Picked up alt from vapor honing

10/29/2022 Applied factory marking to rear end and filled differential

11/1/2022 Installed rearend

11/3/2022 Started putting alternator back together

11/5/2022 Installed distributor, spark plug wires, heater hoses and horns

11/7/2022 Installed gas tank, broke sending unit. Started installing window sweeps

11/10/2022 Continued rebuilidng alternator

11/25/2022 Removed top (the once from Electron Top)

11/26/2022 Started installing new rear window (Kee Top)

11/27/2022 Finished installing rear window, placed top

12/3/2022 Tried to install top

12/10/2022 Stared strip rear side panels

12/12/2022 Brought tires to E&E

12/15/2022 Picked up tires (not inflated), Brought Tires to Geo S Wood

12/16/2022 Picked up tires (inflated & balanced)

12/17/2022 Installed wheels and hubcaps, dismantled spare carb

12/26/2022 Wrestled with convvertible top

12/27/2022 Wrestled with convvertible top

12/30/2022 Finished install of convertible top

12/30/2022 installed convertible top weatherseals

1/4/2023 aligned side glass

1/5/2023 primed convertible top lines

1/7/2023 started install of LH door panel

1/11/2023 installed LH door panel

1/12/2023 started installing carpets

1/14/2023 finishes installing door panels, continued on carpets

1/16/2023 finished installing carpets

1/18/2023 finish installing gas pedal, started removing seat upholstery

1/18/2023 stripped down seats

1/25/2023 brought seat frames to Dexters

2/11/2023 plate carb hardware

2/12/2023 plated conv well snaps & front seat internal hardware

2/13/2023 painted some seat parts

2/19/2023 Rebuilt temp carb

2/20/2023 Sanded a primed rear interior panels

2/24/2023 Assembled seat tracks, installed front seat bottom upholstery

2/25/2023 Started installing upholstery on front seat backs

2/27/2023 Finished upholstery on right front seat back, started left front seat back

2/28/2023 Finished upholstery on front left seat back, started rear bottom seat

3/1/2023 Finished upholstery on rear bottom seat

3/2/2023 Finished rear seat upholstery

3/4/2023 Painted rear interior side panels and rear panel

3/6/2023 Primed and paint breather base and master cylinder

3/7/2023 Glued fabric to rear interior panel inserts

3/9/2023 Glued carpet pieces to rear panels, epoxied chrome pieces to side panel inserts

3/11/2023 Installed well liner, Assembled and installed rear side panels

3/12/2023 Installed inside rear filler panel and rear upper seat section

3/14/2023 Place front seat in car with backs, but couldn't bolt in due to missing push retainers

3/15/2023 Installed master cylinder and radiator hoses

3/17/2023 Tried to install front seat. Spring borke, RH hinge cover broke, level knob cracked…...grrrr

3/18/2023 Plated carb and some interior hardware, copper plated dist hold down, painted drive shaft

3/19/2023 Painted breather lid

3/20/2023 Connected fuel and vacuum lines to carb

3/22/2023 Painted replacement seat hinge cover

3/23/2023 Bolted down front seat

3/26/2023 Installed coil

3/29/2023 Ordered recored radiator - 4 month. Bob will call me

3/30/2023 Installed hood signal indicators

4/1/2023 Installed drive shaft, started polishing side mouldings

4/3/2023 Repair work on LH windsheild pillar trim

4/4/2023 Polished mouldings a little bit more, installed lower column cover

4/8/2023 Clear coated side mouldings, plate kickdown linkage

4/10/2023 Installed LH A-pillar trim and corner dash aluminum trim. Installed some decals

4/11/2023 Sandblasted front fender side trim, started sanding them

4/12/2023 Finished sanding and polished fornt fender side trim

4/13/2023 Painted black stripe on 4 side mouldings, installed 2 of them

4/15/2023 Installed 2 more side mouldings, partially painted jack. Dismantled front bumper

4/17/2023 Worked on parking lights and backup lights

4/18/2023 Clear coated from side mouldings, finished painting jack

4/19/2023 Painted black stripe on remaining 2 side mouldings

4/22/2023 Installed front fender side mouldings, assembled and installed rear bumper

4/24/2023 Polished tail panel moulding

4/25/2023 Installed hood front seal, clear coated lower tailpanel trim piece

4/27/2023 Installed hood safery catch. Sandblasted front bumper filler panel

4/28/2023 Painted front bumper brackets

5/1/2023 Painted front bumper filler panel

5/2/2023 Replaced wiper motor switch

5/4/2023 Installed headrests, sanded trunklid moulding

5/6/2023 Polished and clear coated trunklid moulding

5/7/2023 Installed trunklid moulding

5/8/2023 Polished and installed RD beltline moulding

5/13/2023 Installed front bumper

5/20/2023 Installed vent window plugs

8/22/2023 Installed seat belts

9/22/2023 Radiator came in

9/24/2023 Installed Radiator

10/21/2023 Replaced car with one from HARMS. Started engine. Oil leak…..

10/23/2023 Replaced oil filter (CarQuest 3.75" tall vs MOPAR 5.125 which is too tall)

10/28/2023 Bled the brakes

11/3/2023 Replaced oil filter adaptor plate

11/4/2023 Started and drove the car for the first time