I drive a Demon (and not the other way around)
Since last posting, the seat has returned from the upholstery shop. What a deal, it came back in less than a week and under budget yee haa! ! !. While it was out I tackled the interior, completing the lock swap. Finally !
It took two other FABO members explanations to get the idea that I needed to drive out a roll pin that is very neatly concealed in the column. The pin is straight, but the hole it goes into has a slight taper. Hint: Drive the pin out towards the glass side. The floor of the car looks much better than I thought it was. Celebration at the BK Lounge.
Begin assembly mode: I am getting a bit impatient with waiting, however, I have learned from personal experience that this is not going to be a Press-On-Regardless type of project. It is time to take some of the advice I have been giving. " It is not about seeing how fast I can finish off the car., it is how well I am able to finish it."
Completely cleaned the passenger compartment and trunk. I made and have put in place new moisture barrier. Someone had been there ahead of me. the door barriers used what appeared to be household caulk from a gun. The newer caulk was also found along the seam across the top of the floor pans where they mate up at the base of the cowl.
I gave the floor a thorough inspection. The repairs I had made to the floor were hardly noticeable. The tell the fact that I had applied red primer with a brush. The photos don't really show this very well. One of continuing surprises is about a half inch of buckling in the floor of the car. I am presuming it is the result of an accident somewhere between 1972 and 1993 when it began its sabbatical from road work. In the last photo, the area circled in blue is where and what I am talking about. An example of the caulk towards the front of the right front splash pan. Next on the to do list, Take a wire bush to the floor and lift the rust patina off. Cover the entire floor of the car with primer.
(NOTE: TWO DIFFERENT CAMERAS WERE USED. One is a Nikon Coolpix 775, the other a Canon 6D with an external flash. The Nikon is rated at 2.4 MegaPixels , the other is is rated at 24 MegaPixels. The Nikon produces a file that is approximately 400KB in size, the Canon produces a file that runs from 4.5-5.5 MB in size. Feel free to comment and guess which camera do you think I used on which photos?
Since last posting, the seat has returned from the upholstery shop. What a deal, it came back in less than a week and under budget yee haa! ! !. While it was out I tackled the interior, completing the lock swap. Finally !
Begin assembly mode: I am getting a bit impatient with waiting, however, I have learned from personal experience that this is not going to be a Press-On-Regardless type of project. It is time to take some of the advice I have been giving. " It is not about seeing how fast I can finish off the car., it is how well I am able to finish it."
Completely cleaned the passenger compartment and trunk. I made and have put in place new moisture barrier. Someone had been there ahead of me. the door barriers used what appeared to be household caulk from a gun. The newer caulk was also found along the seam across the top of the floor pans where they mate up at the base of the cowl.
I gave the floor a thorough inspection. The repairs I had made to the floor were hardly noticeable. The tell the fact that I had applied red primer with a brush. The photos don't really show this very well. One of continuing surprises is about a half inch of buckling in the floor of the car. I am presuming it is the result of an accident somewhere between 1972 and 1993 when it began its sabbatical from road work. In the last photo, the area circled in blue is where and what I am talking about. An example of the caulk towards the front of the right front splash pan. Next on the to do list, Take a wire bush to the floor and lift the rust patina off. Cover the entire floor of the car with primer.
(NOTE: TWO DIFFERENT CAMERAS WERE USED. One is a Nikon Coolpix 775, the other a Canon 6D with an external flash. The Nikon is rated at 2.4 MegaPixels , the other is is rated at 24 MegaPixels. The Nikon produces a file that is approximately 400KB in size, the Canon produces a file that runs from 4.5-5.5 MB in size. Feel free to comment and guess which camera do you think I used on which photos?
