Christmas weekend we worked on making the various panels, kick panels, door panels, trunk rear panel and so on. Giovanni spent time in the trunk adding the sound deadening material. Arianna worked hard at cleaning the stains on the seats (they seem in good condition, and don’t want to replace.)
Liz worked on cleaning the rust off of the door sills, so we can try to save them, it was a rough process. Once the rust was mostly gone, I sprayed them with Rustoleum white paint, then black (so I make sure to get all of it, I contrasted the paints. Some of the sills were in really bad condition, so I hit them with plasti-dip in an effort to preserve what is left. Our neighbor Henry came by, and recommended using some clear silicone to fill the gaps, then repaint. I think I’m going to give that a try this week.
We finished one of the panels (for the back of the trunk) and I think it came out great for people who’ve never done this before. Giovanni finished the trunk, and we will pad it next, then carpet it. Arianna made great progress on the cleaning (there were a lot of stains, probably there for years) it’s hard work, but it’s coming around. A few extra pictures of the molded door panels we pulled from the car.
We’re hoping to have this car ready to drive by March, and it’s coming along, but there is a lot to do yet. I still have to figure out how to modify the seat so this fat guy can fit! We’ve decided to wait on figuring out the windows. We will be driving in good weather only anyway. It’s an expense that can wait. I’m going to try to get the window systems from a full sized car, like a Crown Victoria, and maybe use those in the car. Also have to figure out the radio, I’m having a hard time sourcing a vintage radio that will fit… I might just make a template with cardboard (as we’ve been doing for everything) and then cut out a malleable material to form it, and paint it to match.. or I will 3D print something, who knows.
