July 19 Update

Dave M, Al, and Vince worked today.  Dave continued installation of the carpeting.  Al used his painting skills to paint the steering wheel hub and some areas around dashboard switches black.  Vince fixed all wiring on the rear of the car - turn signals, running lights, and brake lights.  And we all worked together installing the hood.

July 12 Update

Dave Folk, Clay, Dave M, and Ray installed grill, started placing side mirrors, started on carpet installation and installed cockpit moulding. Also cleaned and painted on engine bay.

July 5th Update

Dave Mullen and Ray worked on the project car today.  Cleaned and reinstalled
tach and speedo gauge lens, shined up dash area, installed new dash pad
cover (note the toilet paper rolls holding pad in place while the glue
dries!), repaired and installed door moldings, and installed new cockpit
back panel.

June 28 Update

Dave M, Clay and Ray installed door panels, installed valve cover and double checked valve adjustment.

Hallelujah, that windshield is done!

Dave and Vince wrestled the windshield for almost three hours today and managed to FINALLY get it installed.  All four bolts are correctly positioned and threaded to mount the posts to the body, and the lower rubber strip is firmly in place.  We figured we had about 15 man hours so far in this basic task.  Took every trick we knew to make it happen (tie down straps, large C clamp, duct tape, wire to pull out and extend rubber flap, etc).  Here's the pics:

Now we can move more quickly on the remaining tasks.

June Kind of Slow

Ray and Dave worked June 7th, installed front and rear bumpers, those split rear bumpers sure look nice:

No work day June 14 due to schedule conflicts.  Vince worked alone June 21, he got the vent windows and rollup windows installed:

The windshield continues to be a challenge.  We may have to resort to professional help to get that sucker installed.

May 17 Update

Dave Mullen and Vince worked today.  Front turn signals and luggage rack on trunk installed.  Got rubber piece at bottom of windshield in position, needs to be left in place for several days to ease installation.  Straps used to hold windshield in place.  Bumpers all assembled, need to be installed.