As the body work continues, Don and I spent the day working on the instruments for the dash and checking the upholstery.
The heater controls, especially the cables, were the victims of years of neglect. Corrosion had rendered almost the entire control system inoperable. It required a bit of work but we were successful in restoring the controls. It will be necessary to replace only a few small parts. We also removed the vinyl upholstery material from the dash and prepared it for the new vinyl. The backside of the dash was covered with a film of oil, probably from a leak in the oil pressure gauge tubing connection. That will be eliminated.
We received the new upholstery yesterday evening and checked them today for defects in materials and workmanship. The colors seem to match very well, but there were a few pieces missing. They will be delivered soon. I had planned to include pictures of the upholstery colors with today's post but I was experiencing camera problems. I will post them tomorrow.
We are progressing very well on the body work. Hopefully we will be fitting body panels by the middle of next week.
The archive listing of this blog contains detailed step-by-step photos and narratives regarding this restoration since it began late last December. Please direct comments and questions to tommystoplesscars@yahoo.com.
We are getting closer...
Tom McCurry
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