When does money outweigh sentimental value? 1968 notchback build thread

Got the defrost tubes and heater cables in. So that means, the dash is done and awaiting installation.

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The brand new Steele rear window gasket doesn't fit, at all. It's too short on the bottom portion between the corners. Actually it's probably 3-4" to short. So, I spent a couple hours cleaning, de-scaling and removing strip caulk from a rear window seal i grabbed from a junkyard in the 90's. Thank God for that, here is the used one cleaned up

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