My Restoration

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These are some of the pictures I took when I just returned from my trip to get the car. Read the story.
Some pics of the interior and engine.  Everything needs a little TLC.   This car has a custom cloth interior.  I have been reluctant to replace because of how comfortable it is and how it's won't stick to your skin on those really hot days.  But somehow I need to get it to match!
Stripped the paint.  Can you believe there were 5 layers of paint on this car. The factory yellow, then red, then a sky blue, the red, and then another "lighter" red seen above.   In some spots the paint was as much as 1/8 of an inch thick!  But nothing a lot of "Aircraft Remover" couldn't handle.
Took out old carpet which was your standard "home" carpet with a thin pad glued to the floor.  May have been nice when it was first installed, but kept lots of moisture on the metal.
Some new sheet metal and a little putty in the wheel arches.
Some more sheet metal repairs in the floorpan
Grinding and sanding, and sanding, and sanding and sanding and.....
Lets start the painting!
Fresh coat of paint, new wheels and some cleaner trim pieces borrowed off a junked '80 Spider.  I found over $1500 (retail) in parts in one $150 junkyard find.   For another $150 I could have had the whole car.  Only if I had the garage space!
Before and After.  Not bad, but still a lot of work to do. But no time to waste, winter's over, let's go driving!
Filling-up at a old gas station off Route 66