I just acquired another project car that promises to be a lot of hours and further brain damage. It was a barn find with 76k miles and in rough condition. The previous owner started the restoration, at a concourse level, and I will finish where he left off. Most of the original parts are there, plus a few date correct parts that he found. They need to be cleaned up and restored.
It will be entirely numbers matching or date correct.
Where do you start? It's a rolling shell, with the undercarriage installed.
I'm told to continue like this:
Dash, dash wiring, and heater box (gauges can wait)
Engine compartment: firewall parts, brake parts,
Install motor and trans
Paint the body
Interior
Glass
Trim
Where are you located? My car has a build date of 06C. So they were built a few weeks apart from each other. Other than exterior/interior color and power steering, they are clones of each other. Bruce
I'm in Denver CO. It's been slow going getting it ready for paint. I'm having a hard time getting the doors to be flush at the front edge. The back edge and gaps look tight. The very bottom, at the front of the door, is pushed out about 3/8" from the rocker. Any ideas? The hinge will not let the door go further in.
Colorado huh? So your car actually made it there then. Mine appears to have never left California. Found it under a pile leaves in a North Highlands apartment complex 20 years ago (Sacramento area). Last four are 2640.
What kind of shape are your door hinges in? They may need to be rebuilt. Or there are some shims between them and the "A" pillar that is causing them to move outward. You can also work on moving the rear edge of the fenders out also to help line things up.
Great to see another San Jose built R code. Can you tell me is the 1/4 extensions are fiberglass or metal?? Mine are glass and I have always assumed all San Jose built fastbacks were. Looks like you are making great progress...Keep it up.
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