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Looks like new!

Those look better than factory fresh!

Here's a before picture to zoom in on.

Excellent, that's on my winter to-do list for my 67.5 1600.

What was your process for prepping the slider tracks and seat brace for rust-removal/paint?

Sandpaper, metal brushes, and steel wool for the clean-up. Black Matte Rustoleum to stop further corrosion (although there wasn't much). Then a few drops of 90W gear oil on the sliders. I used stainless steel bolts and washers to reassemble.

Installed these Eagle Eye round, amber lens fog lights. Used their pre-assembled wiring harness which includes a relay. Eliminated the rocker switch from the harness and triggered the relay from the Roadster's hot lead on the fog light harness, which is actuated by rotating the headlight switch clockwise when pulled out to the parking lights and headlights position. They mounted in the existing holes on the body's front valance, and clear the opened hood by about 1". A very economical alternative to OEM Everwing fog lights, IMHO -- fog light $29.99 ea, harness $19.99.

Nice car on their webpage, too...

-jt

 ​Look who's home . The top guy gave up after having it since July (dropped the cart off before going to Alaska for a few weeks) and told me to come get car and we'll do it next year. Says it needs three people to do the top right. Still no seats but I still have the loaner seat. Dropped off seats Jan 2022 , can't rush an artist JUST REALLY GLAD I GOT IT BACK AND CAN DRIVE IT. He gives it back to me on a perfect day to drive. Yesterday too. In New York there won't be too many more 80 and sunnies! I drove along Lake Ontario. Drove around much of the day, 80 miles or so. Ran good, alternator belts a bit loose. Gotta keep remembering to turn off lights when I stop. Gas was $ 4.93 down by the lake. Perfect day for a convertible

Same set of eagle eye lights, clear. Used the relay from same company….work great

Cleaned up and painted the metal work of the under-dash vent plates and replaced the rotted out rubber gaskets . The rubber parts from Dean fit great; to help where they fit between the rod and plate, I notched the thinner portion to ease the install.

The previous owner had cut off the stock shoulder harnesses, both driver and passenger sides. I installed a used pair I acquired off eBay a while back. Planning in the future to send them all out to get re-webbed, but for now they complete the stock belt sets.

-jt

Coated my recently cleaned/sealed gas tank for SPL311-00054 with black truck bed liner.

Nded wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:51 pm Gor my repaired/restored gauges back from Global today!



SPL311-00054 is making progress.

Sir what were your out of pocket charge for the gauge’s to be refurbished to almost new

I picked up 2 complete low dashboard pads in decent shape.






From a donor car in Canada.

Hey Johnnyb66311,
I've recently inquired with Jon Frampton at Global Tech Instruments and the pricing was $195 each for the larger gauges and $180 for the smaller gauges. If you want to go with GPS for the speedometer, the $195 goes to $325. These prices are from April of this year. Hope that helps.

JohnnyB66311 wrote: Wed Oct 11, 2023 1:59 am

Nded wrote: Mon Sep 25, 2023 1:51 pm Gor my repaired/restored gauges back from Global today!



SPL311-00054 is making progress.

Sir what were your out of pocket charge for the gauge’s to be refurbished to almost new

$195 each for the large ones, $165 each for the small ones.

Thank you this helps a bundle so now i know what the budget must be