Completed Winter Projects
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Melting Slicks<br><img src="/forums/images/ranks/3k-4k.gif" border="0">
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Completed Winter Projects
Boy, its amazing how much I get done since I retired last summer. This winter, I've completed 3 projects so now my'66 L79 is ready to go once the streets dry up from our 18" snowfall last week. The projects were; upgrade my front turn signals and flasher to LED (very easy), replace my radiator with a DeWitts along with a new water pump pulley (old one cracked and broke) and put a new headliner, trim pieces and weatherstripping on my hardtop. The hardtop has never been on my car in the 15 years I've owned it as all the interior trim pieces and one latch was missing, which I acquired over the years. Here is a photo from today with the hardtop installed.
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Looks great with the top on. 
Boy, its amazing how much I get done since I retired last summer. This winter, I've completed 3 projects so now my'66 L79 is ready to go once the streets dry up from our 18" snowfall last week. The projects were; upgrade my front turn signals and flasher to LED (very easy), replace my radiator with a DeWitts along with a new water pump pulley (old one cracked and broke) and put a new headliner, trim pieces and weatherstripping on my hardtop. The hardtop has never been on my car in the 15 years I've owned it as all the interior trim pieces and one latch was missing, which I acquired over the years. Here is a photo from today with the hardtop installed.
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Thanks for all the nice words. We're looking at 50s and 60s here in Colorado Springs for at least the next week with no snow. The roads should be clear and dry in a couple days and I'm looking forward to taking it out for a run. I'm curious to see what difference the hardtop makes.
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Finally took it out for a short drive today as the main streets are drying up. Went to Lowes to get the items (recommended in another thread) to hang the top on my garage wall next spring.
The hardtop definitely makes things quieter inside.
The hardtop definitely makes things quieter inside.
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