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Old Jun 25, 2018 | 03:41 PM
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Wish us luck?
How about "continued" good luck? Everything looks amazing so far!
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Old Jun 25, 2018 | 04:32 PM
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Looks fantastic!
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Old Jun 25, 2018 | 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by RUU
How about "continued" good luck? Everything looks amazing so far!
Agree! This has been pretty darn uneventful, and easy so far! Tomorrow will be interesting!
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Old Jun 25, 2018 | 10:00 PM
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The dying process was very very easy!

Simple green with a grey Scotch Brite Pad
Wash with SEM soap with a grey Scotch Brite Pad
SEM panel prep the night before
SEM panel prep with gloves just beforw
SEM XXX Adhesion Promotor and 5 minute flash
SEM XXX Adhesion Promotor and sat for 15 minutes
Light Coat of dye and sat for 30 minutes
Thicker coat of dye
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Old Jun 26, 2018 | 09:59 PM
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22 days after sending her off she is back! Wow! She looks awesome in natural light!


Shine for days!


Back home!


Time to tackle this beast... We started today by removing wires that have been left behind. We are also fixing wires that were poorly spliced, and doing it right.


Steering column needed some love


Both seats completed!


Dash components assembled as well as the rear storage compartment.
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Old Jun 27, 2018 | 12:47 AM
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"just like it was done at the factory"...…...only better!
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Old Jun 27, 2018 | 09:37 AM
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Wowsa!
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Old Jun 28, 2018 | 10:57 PM
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Long day today! Dreaded the left dash pad and it was a pain! Ended up proving that we are smarter than the machine.


Neighbor and GM engineer helping out fixxing issues from previous work or brittle wires. We started with this, this morning...


Rear bulkhead carpet test fit..


Left side dashpad in-place, this wasn’t fun! Tips: read the Willcox how to! Disconnect the wiring harness from the column. Disconnect the tach and speedo.


Rear carpet installed. This is the ACC carpet, and the molded carpet was molded in the wrong places, it seemed. Took a while to convince it was wrong.


Front carpets being test fitted...


Parking brake console installed along with shifter console. Note the wrong color on the Parkin brake console. Vendor was notified and will be corrected.
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You're making great progress on the interior!
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Old Jun 29, 2018 | 09:36 AM
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WOW thats a lot of work you have done there, looks fantastic.
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She is almost done! Interior being wrapped up, but before we button her up completely we will take her down the road. Hoping tomorrow we can do that!
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She is almost done! Interior being wrapped up, but before we button her up completely we will take her down the road. Hoping tomorrow we can do that!
Super! Nice job!
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Old Jul 4, 2018 | 02:34 AM
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Wow one month and its nearly finished. Looking great !!
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Thanks! It has been a struggle, but it is worth it! The car is almost done..

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OUTSTANDING!
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Nice job Adam. See you at Carlisle.
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Adam the car looks awesome!

Thanks for taking the time to provide the details and photos as it all went along from start to finish!
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