Restoration of "One-eighty-seven"

[drpchuynh]

For those not easily impressed, I would have to say the restoration of the vin plate on the door is amazing. The rivets are very similar in size to the original.  If anyone has come up with an exact match, please let us know.

Edited December 29, 2022 by drpchuynh

[drpchuynh]

Some shinny stuff and some shinny stuff installed and will never be seen again.

[drpchuynh]

AC compressor restored and in place. Engine back in the car.

Edited December 29, 2022 by drpchuynh

[drpchuynh]

In keeping with the vintage look of the engine bay, Rod converted the 3-row stock radiator to a 4-row. It should be as a efficient as the modern aluminum ones.  The tip of my finger was used for reference of depth. Noticed the stock radiator in the blue car in comparison to the #187. The radiator element goes all the way to the edge. Some of the fins were bent putting the radiator in. That's almost unavoidable. I'll straighten them out when I get the car back. It'll give me something to do on my days off.  We decided on the plastic fan in lieu of the metal one. That will be restored and stored away.

        

 

 

Edited December 28, 2022 by drpchuynh

[drpchuynh]

For now, I will run on these rims. Once the steelies and hubcaps are restored, then we will put them on.

[drpchuynh]

Rod even restored the annoying buzzer.

[drpchuynh]

From this batch, Rod was able to fashioned a working unit. 

Edited December 28, 2022 by drpchuynh

[Patcon]

What technique was used to restore the VIN plates?

[drpchuynh]

1 hour ago, Patcon said:

What technique was used to restore the VIN plates?

Good question. Let me ask Rod. 

[drpchuynh]

On 12/28/2022 at 6:21 PM, Patcon said:

What technique was used to restore the VIN plates?

Rod said it was "more luck than skill" to clean off the dirt and overspray using regular cleaning solution and 0000 steel wool with very light pressure.

[Patcon]

It worked well though. I am surprised the screen printing survived that