1970 s2 0453R Reassembly

[TurboFource]

More progress!

[kram350kram]

Trim looks great! I think the effort to get the original chrome back on is worth it.

[dakazman]

 Thanks guys,
  At this point as many items that I complete off my list , I add others . 🥱
Finding the wiper arms , and did I buy those blades… I’ll add gas to my tank this week . Small road test after I get these dang roll pins in the halfshafts.
  Seat belts cleaned up and now need dye and a nickel finish.
 
Dakazman

[dakazman]

  Took the car out of garage and gave it a little washing. Windscreen did okay but the doors and side windows leaked all over the place . I put another thing on my list, door seals and clock window motor. Bonnet section did great even without any seals.
Dakazman

[BDA]

Congratulations !!

Don’t expect to get it to be leak free. When mine was “new” the doors leaked a little bit.

Good luck!

[TurboFource]

Looks great D’Man!

[kram350kram]

Does this year use the silver rocker covers? Are you going to gold stripe? Your paint looks fantastic! What products do you use to cut and buff?

[dakazman]

  Thanks Guys.😁

  Turbo , your sign off makes more sense now.. the more I do the more has to get done.
 
Kram,  I think I posted my finishing method on my” painting again “ thread. With a post of a you tube video by McGuires  but  I pull a few things out of my cabinet to show you.
 Dakazman

[dakazman]

  As they say, two step forward, one step back. I found my wipers and was ready to install but the blades were marginal but then ,…. Oh doodies, how the hell did I do this. The wiper gearbox, or whatever they call them, are installed backwards. Facing backwards instead of forwards.
 Bummed out I started to see how far this sets me back.  I started with the left side and found it easy to flip the direction. The right side is another story. Pulled motor off mount but still couldn’t rotate the gearbox. I have to remove the facia anyway to straighten out a few gauges that seemed to have rotated.
  So while getting in and out I mounted the mirror and sun visors.  Now to finish off the headliner and A pillars. Rear window surround is coming along , pics soon.
Dakazman

[BDA]

Bummer, D'man!!! That can't feel good! I hope it's not that difficult to straighten out.

[dakazman]

  All fixed.🥱
  Can’t say it was easy breezy but I had other things I just didn’t like and will tear into a few more things. One thing that really needs a change is the steering column attachment. I may cut out a section and add in some hylocs so it can be dropped easier. 
 It’s all about ease of maintenance and the removal of the crash pad is done, I can in the future adjust the demisters or add in items.
Dakazman

[BDA]

Excellent!!! 

[dakazman]

  Moving the wheel boxes was the easy part.  Once turned over 180 degrees facing forward I found my electric heater didn’t fit. Plan c is underway and so far fits perfectly. Then I will rebuild the unit totally with new metal. Remove it and the a few other parts I fabricated. Hopefully this will be the last time digging in this deep. 
  Straightened my gauges out and fixed the flying horn button clip.  Then I found a brake fluid leak in the rt rear area . Which reminded me to pull the pedal assembly out again and mount the stop to the clutch pedal.
 
Dakazman

[dakazman]

  Came up with this re-design of the heater/ defroster and my ac duct work. Heater just needs to weld it up then wired. This will give me more room behind gauges.
  The ac duct was also changed to give a better directed flow to console. The access of the control switches will be move to the lower surface of the evaporator so that it will be easier to access while driving.
 Dakazman

[dakazman]

  After taking 2 hours to get the vent cover back on and repositioning the control switches and wiring I took a break from inside car.  In all honesty it is very tight working space, but now I understand the rest of the group.
   I completed the reconfigured heater section and mounted the fan, now to wire up and test before installing under dash.
  Dakazman