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Taillights next, I have 2 complete sets, both need a lot of love.  Pulled everything apart, rusted and fucked up. Got the frames sent off to the chrome shop.

 

A friend is making gaskets on his laser cutter

 

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Quarter window time,  new latches and new rubber

 

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Petal Assembly 

 

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One step closer to the edge AND.......

 

 

 

 

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Baby steps, 

 

Rear wheel well covering, thanks Todd (TMG upholstery ) for making some tan covers

1st off foam 

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Coupes have foam on the upper areas of the inner quarter panels 

 

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These little cardboard boxes go in before inner panel

 

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On to door glass then back to the hell of quarter window play

 

Nissan OG factory inner window felt

 

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I like to glue the window felt in then, install the window to set the glue in place

 

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Finishing up quarter window left side

 

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Had one more part to paint. Turned my soon to be shop living space into a booth, fan in the window and electric heaters on all night.

 

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Now time to get the left side together.

 

Kenny came up and gave a hand with the dash and stuff. Bought a new repop pad and seems to be damn nice

 

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Pulled this battery hold down out of the burnt 4 door

 

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After installing the right door window i noticed it didn't fit

 

So pulled it back out and realized the metal frame was full of dirt and rot

 

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Pulled a sedan window apart, frames are the same, and then really noticed what the coupe frame should of been 

 

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A killer weekend with my buddy Kenny getting shit done and slamming 4locos 

 

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Got that left door on and fender 

 

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T3 rear coilovers 

 

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Figured i would get the drive line installed

 

2 inches short or so she told me 

 

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Putting Left door together cleaning and greasing, oh my

 

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Coming together

 

taillight frames came in, Shiny 

 

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1 hour ago, the510keeper said:

 

No cuddle time, my lady wasn't in to sleeping in the middle 

 takes the spirit out of the FOUR loko then. Kenny offered me a carpool to your place to lend a hand, once the snow clears. 
Ali. 

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On 3/11/2019 at 5:31 PM, carterb said:

Chrome plating is so expensive up here in WA.

Is it cheaper in CA or is it sent across the boarder?

--carter

 

The CA government seems like they are trying to put chrome shops out of business here. 

 

I worked on my car in a shop in San Diego, and some of the fellows tried a few places across the border.  Prices were decent, but the results were all over the place. 

 

 

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Always with the baby steps,

 

Every step is forward and backward, but still making progress

 

Epoxied in studs to the tailight frames most were rusted off 

 

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Once glued and dry, file and die

 

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Door glass 101

 

this was fun, got weatherstripping at a glass shop in town and made one good door glass

 

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Say cheese look up damn it

 

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Door weather stripping 

 

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And the race continues, getting pretty fucking excited

 

thanks to all the helpers 

 

Batter tray, battery , and gas tank finished up and installed, blue tape in the bracket for the cover because it will cut the shit out of you

 

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ran the positive cable down the inside of the tunnel, no worries on rad hazards

 

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Shortened the fuel line and relocated it to the fire wall, cut the filter bracket and mounted, look clean

 

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As I look around the shop i find surprises, new stuff

 

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New hood release cable, from Thailand, i'll let ya know how they hold up $10.00

 

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Wagon John came over to get more work done on the electrical. 

 

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Sanding connections and installing new bulbs to start 

 

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John spent some time fixing the flash to pass blinker switch 

 

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By days end, shes a runner 

 

 

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Install a rubber o-ring to help center the insert. VW rabbit shortened 280zx struts

 

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The welding shop uses all these parts to determine where to weld the collar, once gland nut is install everything is pushed together tight no slop

 

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Cody Mould showed me this trick use the bolts to clamp it in a vise

 

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