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> Put the steering wheel on and drove it, For the very first time
mmichalik
post Sep 25 2022, 04:09 PM
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I bought the car in 2015 and had it towed up to the house. Have never driven it before.
I got the steering wheel back on Friday, put it on and gave it it's first shake down drive. In some ways, it was very cool and others a little disappointing. It rides like it's a buck board. I have some "cost effective" shocks on there now, so I'm going to upgrade them to Bilstien B6's like I have in the 74. Hopefully that will help
I Wonder if I put something back together upside down....... it just seems awfully stiff.
And there's an electrical issue with the wiper switch, it gets hot and sends out puff's of smoke so, I unplugged it. Have to figure that one out as well
But all in all, very cool. I've owned it for 7 years now and I know it sat for another 10 before I bought it so, it's come a long way.
I have video of the first drive but, the audio really sucks for some reason. If I can clean it up, I'll post it.
These pics were taken after I washed it, right after it's inaugural drive.


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post Sep 25 2022, 04:10 PM
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post Sep 25 2022, 04:11 PM
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post Sep 25 2022, 04:13 PM
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Here's what it looked like when I first got it.


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post Sep 25 2022, 04:18 PM
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Congrats! Great color combination!
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post Sep 25 2022, 04:19 PM
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Again, I want to thank the vendors that has helped me get it to this point. @ChrisFoley , @bdstone914 @spoke @Mikey914 , @eric_shea , George Hussey (I can't figure out how to put his handle here) as well as all the people of this forum who posted their stories or gave me direct advise when I posted questions. Thank you!
I've said it before and I'll say it again, I couldn't have gotten it this far without everyone's help.
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post Sep 25 2022, 04:39 PM
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Looks really good. That’s a fun interior.
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post Sep 25 2022, 05:21 PM
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post Sep 25 2022, 05:22 PM
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Job well done; now enjoy that beauty. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Sep 25 2022, 05:37 PM
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Very cool, another one on the road and lookin good. The long's, etc were decent?
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post Sep 25 2022, 05:48 PM
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Nice job saving another one!
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post Sep 25 2022, 06:00 PM
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Congratulations, car looks great!
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post Sep 25 2022, 06:08 PM
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post Sep 25 2022, 06:30 PM
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post Sep 25 2022, 06:34 PM
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post Sep 25 2022, 06:37 PM
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Wow! great looking car and color combination. Clean lines without the mirrors too... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Congratulations, it must be a great feeling. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) I am sure you will figure out the harshness and make it a super nice ride! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif)

Thank you for sharing, great motivating factor for the ones rebuilding their cars... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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post Sep 25 2022, 07:57 PM
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That car is gorgeous! Well done. Good on you for keeping the BUBs too. I don't understand why so many are eager to back date. I think they look great. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
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post Sep 25 2022, 07:59 PM
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Congratulations Mike. Looks great.
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post Sep 25 2022, 07:59 PM
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Your car looks really nice. Great color combination it's good contrasts and very clean

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post Sep 25 2022, 08:12 PM
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Car looks fantastic. The steering wheel helps.

Good luck with the wipers. Letting the smoke out of any electronic component is not good. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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