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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.

Good question. Let me ask Rod.

From this batch, Rod was able to fashioned a working unit. YouCut_20221228_135207153.mp4

Rod even restored the annoying buzzer. YouCut_20221221_144130043.mp4

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

We went with the Kia blower motor for increase efficiency.

Pedal box.

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.

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