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post Sep 30 2021, 07:18 AM
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Hey there Bob,
after being gone for 10 days it was a pleasure to come back and see the progress you have made. Car is looking awesome. Love the detail you have gone into at every step. Cant wait to see it completed.
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post Sep 30 2021, 08:40 AM
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Car is looking good! Just a note. I was informed by my bodyshop/painter
that door gaps shouldn’t be messed with till the car is resting on its suspension. Due to the nature of our cars being open topped. Just food for thought. Looking forward to more progress.
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post Sep 30 2021, 09:48 PM
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QUOTE(Dion @ Sep 30 2021, 08:40 AM) *

Car is looking good! Just a note. I was informed by my bodyshop/painter
that door gaps shouldn’t be messed with till the car is resting on its suspension. Due to the nature of our cars being open topped. Just food for thought. Looking forward to more progress.


Dion, you are probably right, but I wanted a first check before building up the doors. And I could not resist some initial tweaking.
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post Oct 6 2021, 08:01 PM
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Back home and back at 914 work. A few things got delivered while I was away, including some heat reflecting material. This has foil on both sides.


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post Oct 6 2021, 08:02 PM
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And the internal foam is closed-cell, so it can't absorb water. I figure that the risk of rust under this stuff is minimal.


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post Oct 6 2021, 08:04 PM
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New firewall blanket cut out.


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post Oct 6 2021, 08:05 PM
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For attachment, I grabbed my high-strength Velcro.


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post Oct 6 2021, 08:06 PM
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I stuck the hook side onto the car, and then velcro-ed the loop side pieces on, with the sticky side out and bare. BTW, I ended up adding more patches than in this photo.


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post Oct 6 2021, 08:08 PM
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This should help reduce heat transfer, and maybe noise.


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post Oct 7 2021, 07:24 AM
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That came out really nice (not surprised) and I am pretty sure you will get a noise reduction benefit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Oct 7 2021, 08:12 PM
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A little side job today. I plan to take my transaxle to CMS, as a little side detour on our next Arizona road trip. To tie it down, I made a cradle.


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post Oct 7 2021, 08:14 PM
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Test fit. I will use the floor tie-downs and ratchet straps when its time to go. This would be easier in the Suburban, but the E400 is much more plush.


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post Oct 7 2021, 08:18 PM
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I then tried making shims for the rocker arm shaft supports. I got some 14 gauge stainless steel (stainless was all I could find quickly last week.


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post Oct 7 2021, 08:19 PM
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I cut 9 blanks to rough size, and then did some manual filing to even them up. BTW that makes 8 plus a spare.


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post Oct 7 2021, 08:21 PM
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Here are 9 blanks all finished, but lacking holes.


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post Oct 7 2021, 08:25 PM
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I set up my drill press, but the vise shifted and the first hole is too far off-center. So much for the spare shim.

When I reset the vise and tried drilling again, I was careless a second time, and let the shim and bit over-heat. That took care of the bit, and work-hardened the shim. An extra bit I had also met its end on the same shim.


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post Oct 8 2021, 07:35 PM
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Taking care of more details.

I needed to make replacement clips for the seat bottoms, that fit into the slot in the base and keep the cushion in place.


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post Oct 8 2021, 07:38 PM
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When I had the seats recovered, they made new bottom panels, but lost the stock metal clips.

To start, I marked the position of the slot on the cushion bottom.


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post Oct 8 2021, 07:40 PM
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I used some thin aluminum bar stock, to save, you know, weight.


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post Oct 8 2021, 07:41 PM
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Here's the initial shape.


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