drpchuynh Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share #97 Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpchuynh Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share #98 Posted December 28, 2022 Some shinny stuff and some shinny stuff installed and will never be seen again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpchuynh Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share #99 Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) AC compressor restored and in place. Engine back in the car. Edited December 29, 2022 by drpchuynh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpchuynh Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share #100 Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpchuynh Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share #101 Posted December 28, 2022 For now, I will run on these rims. Once the steelies and hubcaps are restored, then we will put them on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpchuynh Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share #102 Posted December 28, 2022 Rod even restored the annoying buzzer. YouCut_20221221_144130043.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpchuynh Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share #103 Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) From this batch, Rod was able to fashioned a working unit. YouCut_20221228_135207153.mp4 Edited December 28, 2022 by drpchuynh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted December 29, 2022 Share #104 Posted December 29, 2022 What technique was used to restore the VIN plates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpchuynh Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share #105 Posted December 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Patcon said: What technique was used to restore the VIN plates? Good question. Let me ask Rod. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpchuynh Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share #106 Posted January 3, 2023 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted January 3, 2023 Share #107 Posted January 3, 2023 It worked well though. I am surprised the screen printing survived that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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