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...And we've
arrived at a semi-finished product!
The
correct louvered hood is currently in storage and will be installed when the car is ready
for the paint booth.
I put this car into storage at a friend's farm in 1995 after doing the work you've seen on
the previous pages, where he parked it in a garage next to his Corvette. Unfortunately,
not long after that, he got married, and of course the new wife had a car, so mine was
rolled outside, unknown to me until just recently, when I started getting the itch to get
this finished up and went out to check on it. So for four years it sat out in the sun and
rain and sleet and snow, and that definitely took it's toll. Also taking it's toll were
the damned field mice (again!!), who did a number on the interior, so as I sit here typing
this, I'm thinking about just starting over from scratch again, this time doing a complete
disassembly (frame-off) and doing it right! All the mechanicals are still in good shape,
aside from being rather dusty and dirty, so at least I don't have to worry about that.
I plan
to paint this midnight blue with silver metalflake, and silver accents. I also want to
tint the windows and possibly lower it about 2 inches. I'm also toying around with the
idea of adding a Ram-Air system with a shaker scoop from a mid-'70s Trans-Am.
I've
advertised for shop-space to rent on a long-term basis, which will allow me to do it right
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