Restoration of "One-eighty-seven"

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Regarding replacing the hood:  Early cars are known to have slightly different hoods.  You should try to save it if you can if you ever plan on selling the car.  Crazy Z people know about the different hood and will want it to be on the car vs. the later one.

Yes, the 69 hood is different in several areas. I compared it to my later Series 1( #8701) and Series 2 (#23381). The most striking different is that reinforced piece at the upper corners. The 69 hood doesn't have them. So yes, we're trying to save the hood of #187. As you can see, the front lip of the hood was originally bent down and in, and shows a lot of fillers once the paint was stripped.

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[drpchuynh]

Happy Holidays to all! It's been awhile since I last posted. Here are some updates. Final alignment before the panels were taken off for paint.

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Panels were painted separately and jams were painted before the panels were put back on. 

Edited December 28, 2022 by drpchuynh

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Of note, the 69 builds don't have the padding around the spare wheel well.

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Suspension components were powder coated.

Edited December 28, 2022 by drpchuynh

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We are going to restore and put away the stock brakes and go with the bigger brakes for optimal braking. 

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A few other unique oddities of the 69's.  The discs have these cutouts and the dust covers are different than the later models.

Edited December 28, 2022 by drpchuynh

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Brake lines were too rusty. Most fell apart upon disassembly. Rod had to source from a donor car. Luckily the brake lines are consistent throughout the early years.

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Pedal box.

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We went with the Kia blower motor for increase efficiency. 

 

Edited December 29, 2022 by drpchuynh

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Apologized for the sequencing. I should have posted these before the others. Rod lined it with the vapor barrier, rubber barrier for acoustic shielding, and threw the old jute back on.

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Replaced the dash with one of Hung Vu's dash and upgraded the instrumentation lights with LED bulbs for better illumination.