It was a great day here in St. Louis today, 60 degrees. Around noon I went outside to work on the car, just for an hour or so, and of course came in many hours later, after dark.
I installed the dash pad and panel assembly, and got it bolted in. I routed some of the wiring and plugged in the headlight, wiper and convertible top switches. I installed the speedometer and fuel guage, and got the dash lights wired, grounded and working. I moved the steering column back a little, but now the shift is funky, and it seems to overtravel for the shift indicator inside the speedometer, it keeps coming unhooked. I've still got to figure that out. I also installed the interior A-pillar padded trims, and rearview mirror mount.
After dark, I resumed teardown of the front bench seat. I removed the backs, and then the mechanisms for the power seat. The seat frame is rusty, I'm not sure what I'm going to do about that. The power part did not work, I hot-wired the motor and it runs, but the tracks don't move. I took the track mechs off, and they are rusty, stiff and gummy. The passenger side barely turned with a screwdriver. I've got to figure out how to get all that cleaned up, because I can't sandblast it. I don't know if the little 'transmission' is fried, because sometimes it turns the drive cables, and sometimes it doesn't. In case you're wondering, the milk jug is used for small parts and fasteners storage. Cut a hole in the top, insert parts, and mark the outside with a Sharpie.
I'm not converting to green interior, this carpet scrap was just something I took out of another car, and I'm just using it here so I don't have to kneel and lay on the metal floor.
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