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Posted by: Halfnelson Nov 21 2017, 07:15 AM

Been ticking off all those little irritating things one at a time. So far:

Western Wheels replaced by Gasburners and ride height raised to useable level.

Full Ankorwax of body, underside and cavities.

Replace hideous non standard chunky black plastic aerial.

Rubber bumper 'tits' removed and bumpers resprayed.

Ignition / seatbelt cutout rewired.

Horrid Porsche shiny silver sun visor removed.

Period number plates fitted.

Still to do - wing mirrors!

Cheers, Chris

Pics- Before and after:


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Posted by: Halfnelson Nov 21 2017, 07:16 AM

One more:

Posted by: sithot Nov 21 2017, 07:27 AM

Looks great!

Posted by: BeatNavy Nov 21 2017, 07:30 AM

Those wheels do look very sharp on your car

Posted by: Cairo94507 Nov 21 2017, 07:35 AM

Much nicer! Yeah, those mirrors have to go too.

Posted by: Halfnelson Nov 21 2017, 08:54 AM

Thanks - yes the wing mirrors aren't great so I'll be looking for some stock replacements. Any advice and best source appreciated.

Posted by: bbrock Nov 21 2017, 11:17 AM

I like!

Posted by: defianty Nov 21 2017, 01:01 PM

Looking good, hello from another UK owner.

Posted by: Biggles Nov 21 2017, 01:39 PM

Hi. I have a new set for your car if you’re interested? PM me
Chris

Posted by: wysri9 Nov 21 2017, 05:20 PM

Looking much better! Now with those nice new chrome wing mirrors she will really start to look the part.....

Posted by: whitetwinturbo Nov 21 2017, 10:40 PM

Posted by: Spoke Nov 21 2017, 10:46 PM

Looking good.

The bumperettes only allowed the car to pass manufacturer crash test damage. Not needed 40+ years later.

Posted by: Larmo63 Nov 21 2017, 10:55 PM

The car looks great!!

+3 on those terrible mirrors. Maybe lower the rear to make it level?

Tell us about your cleaner/wax technique?

Posted by: oakdalecurtis Nov 22 2017, 12:14 AM

Leave the rear up, the cars run faster downhill!

Posted by: falcor75 Nov 22 2017, 12:45 AM

Definatly moving in the right direction. Also nice to see more and more europeans on here.

Posted by: Halfnelson Nov 22 2017, 05:07 AM

Thanks for all the kind words. 914world seems to be a rad forum and supportive. Still feels like there's a decent list of things to work through but the big stuff seems OK. Mainly rubber seals etc.

The stance is pretty much parallel - little lower than stock. The car runs lower profile tyres on the front, hence slightly nose down. Much better now than it was though.

My friend has a garage that specialises in air-cooled classic and he did the wax injection and under-sealing on one of his ramps. It's a product called Ankor Wax - think it may be just a UK brand? Warm it up, stays clear so doesn't coat everything in a black tar gunk. All box sections, cills, doors, etc done. He was impressed after having a good poke around, the US climate has certainly looked after it

Cheers

Chris

Posted by: Edward Blume Nov 22 2017, 05:24 AM

Looks great! Making it yours!