I had the inner heater box blasted, painted, with all new seals installed. I didn't want to take a chance leaving any residue from the mice that made their cozy home.
The heater controls were also cleaned and lubed and installed
The dash and body harness were also installed. I'm using the AAW restoration harness, although it is plug and play their are visual differences. All of my original harness will be restored.
I replaced the chewed up blower fan with a nice used one that works great
I installed the CA code speedo cable using original speedometer clips (My car only uses two clips not 3)
I've managed to find some very difficult parts including:
-Correct fan clutch
-3910 carb dated 731 (rebuilt by Eric Jackson)
-January 67 170 distributor
-negative battery cable
-Takeoff complete disc brake assembly from an 04C car including 8515 booster, wt master, valves, calipers, rotors, spindles. Even the 8515 booster had an identical date to mine.
-Takeoff glove box from a NOR 04C 396 car that has original black paint and identical original tire pressure sticker. This is a perfect replacement for my damaged glove box
Throughout this process I'm building new relationships with great folks and I'm thankful to learn all I can.
Speaking with Bruce (original owner), he voted for 2 5/8 SW Greenline gauges (water and oil) mounted to the column. He also said he ran a separate tach. So I'll do the same.
Matt McCandlish (Son of salesman who ordered my car) says his mom was pissed when his father came home with the Black 68 Camaro (after reluctantly selling the 67 to Bruce).
I attached a photo that was posted on Facebook. This car isn't mine but it's nearly identical with the only exception being my car has all tinted glass. It's vintage photos like these that motivate me to work on the car when I can.
My next steps are to:
Finish up the firewall (apply dum dum, install clutch rod boot etc)
Prep/install windshield
Install new bushings in the pedal assembly
Figure out where the little wire clips go (I found one on the dash holding the door jam switch wire)
Visit Mike's Boosters to have my front braking system rebuilt
I also sent out my lock cylinders to Jesser's Classic Keys who will rebuild and cut me a set of original keys and recode a glove box lock cylinder as my original glove box cylinder is long gone.
I removed a core lock cylinder from an original 67 glove box and to my surprise it wasn't stamped with a code.
It was cool to see that the trunk and door locks were original coded to the car per the sales documentation.
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