I’m close to done with this now. I was able to drive it around the block today – couldn’t wait anymore. The bumpers are on, the lights all work, the top is on, and so forth. This is the second rebuild of this car. The first was back in 97. I remember putting those snap pegs in for the convertable top was a real pain in the ass. They are those 8 little buggers that the top snaps onto. I started to do them this time remembering how much trouble they were and got an idea – I saw the spray contact cement there that I had used putting in the interior rugs and panels. I sprayed some on the work bench, rubbed my finger in it, rubbed some on the nut and the lock washer, then piled them on my finger and waited a few seconds. The cement dried and I could turn my finger upside down and they didn’t fall off. I then could stick my finger up under the backseat lid and get the nuts and washers on the snaps very easily – only took about 20 minutes to do the 8 of them this time. And almost no swearing!
Now I’m down to:
getting the 5/8 master clutch cylinder in. Because of the shortened fork due to space limitations the clutch is hard to push and also the movement from off to on is way too short. It works but it’s not comfortable.
The reverse lights need to be put in but I need to find a connector to the tranny for those.
The washer squirters – I forgot them.
Tighten up the dash – works out ok because of above.
A speedometer connection.
The front skirt panel.
Clean and shine the wheels and tires.
Headlight rims.
New rubbers on the steering/tie rods.
Fuel gauge voltage regulator.
Glove box and lock.
Radio power.
Here’s a couple pictures:
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