
Here the main part of the car and my favrite the pride and joy.


Well, there's a little more to it than that. I started with the dashboard—which had already been sprayed the proper semigloss black. I cleaned up the stock gauges, reset the odometer to zero and reinstalled the instrument panel.
While I was in that corner, I put new pads on the brake and throttle pedals, new knobs on the dash controls and a reproduction urethane dash pad across the top edge of the dash. I also installed reproduction sun visors, a reproduction interior rearview mirror and the chrome trim that covers the inside of the windshield pillars.
I also got a modern radio with a faceplate and controls that replicate the original, a model with AM/FM/cassette stereo and built-in 40-watt amplifier. We fit a pair of small stereo speakers beneath the stock dashtop 6 x 9-in. cutout, and a pair of Pioneer 3-way speakers in the trunk

The first step was to gently clean off the inevitable overspray on the wheel wells, hood hinges and other conspicuous spots. I used just a dab of lacquer thinner on a clean, soft shop towel for gentle cleaning. I was careful not to touch the fresh paint on our car--modern lacquers stay soft and they easily scratch for weeks after painting. I also padded our lift posts with plastic bubble pack to keep from inadvertently chipping the car doors when opened. Then I started final assembly by threading new wiring harnesses from the firewall forward to the headlights and back to the taillights.


