Passing the reins to our Grandson

[RPOLS3]

One of the last large items on the MCACN to do list is to replace the original bumper filler panels on the car. 3 of the 4 are literally falling off the car and the 4th is not too far behind.

Was able to find some of the hard rubber reproductions from The Parts Place


Our next door neighbor owns a body shop and is helping us with the painting part. Jacob has been swapping out labor by mowing his lawn in return for the painting work. We are doing all of the disassembly and reassembly in our garage. Friday night we took everything apart and test fit the new pieces to make sure there was no major surgery required.

New bumper fillers in place, test fit.





Our neighbor brought over his paint match camera yesterday and took a few shots. Plan is to bring home a test panel tonight to make sure it matches and then take the pieces with him to paint. Hoping to be doing resassembly this coming weekend if everything goes right.

[olredalert]

----Jake,,,You have to have a story board that states the mileage. No one will believe the odometer after looking at the car. If you didn't know it already the Dykstras are a fastidious bunch!!!......Bill S

[RPOLS3]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----Jake,,,You have to have a story board that states the mileage. No one will believe the odometer after looking at the car. If you didn't know it already the Dykstras are a fastidious bunch!!!......Bill S </div></div>

Thanks Bill! It has somewhere well north of 100k miles on it - remember it was a daily driver for many, many years - in Chicago winters to boot. Interior, underhood, trunk, and chassis are all original to the car virtually untouched. Paint is original other than the hood and doors. The engine has never been apart, including the turbo. I don't think the valve covers have ever been off the car. The transmission - now that's another story as they were the weak link in these cars.

It still drives really well and everything works including the A/C.

[RPOLS3]

The bumper fillers came back from the body shop on Sunday - so we decided to put everything together Sunday afternoon. All that is left prior to MCACN is to enjoy driving it a little and one final clean up.



Alignment at the corner of the headlight bezel not the best but there is no real adjustment.

[olredalert]

----Cant wait to see it in person, Jake!.....Bill S

[Xplantdad]

Looks great...and the Dykstra's make awesome chocolate chip cookies!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]