My hand has healed up nicely, thanks for asking.
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Found the big stainless trim in the attic, which counts as "clever" since it
was definitely not in the part of the attic I would have expected. |
Also found the missing corner bit for the back window buried on the
workbench. This wasn't clever at all, just unfortunate. |  |
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Ordered new windshield trim from Summit. First set arrived damaged
(long one was bent in half, two short ones were missing), second set as
pictured. |
Got weatherstrip from another company. Removed the old
weatherstrip, and the door is still really hard to open. I see that 50
years of use has taken its toll on the latch here. |  |
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After a cleanup and lubrication pass, it works much better now. New
weatherstrip installed.
Pass door is still a little tough. May
pull that latch out and do the same to it. |
The liquid filled gauges have leaked from the vent screw. I'm sure
they're fine, but I don't like the half-full look. |  |
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Per Autometer, "350CS liquid silicone" is the fluid. You can't get it
from them, but you can find it on Amazon. |
This is the Trim Parts cowl grille set. It apparently isn't quite
made for my 69 El Camino - suspect it's for the ones that don't have the
flap-thing in the cowl. |  |
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Simple enough to work around though: cut the tab off on this end. |
The 4 speed shift indicator is pretty, but it's wrong, and I have a
replacement. |  |
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Now it's pretty and correct. |
The seat belt bolts are all 7/16" coarse.. except for this factory hole
on the driver's side, it was stripped out. Tapped for 1/2". |  |
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