Since the pictures from the next few months mysteriously disappeared,
the saga will continue for now in text..........
- The headliner is installed by a place recommended at the body shop... this is the last piece of work done by someone other than yours truly.
- The seat pads and covers are replaced and new door panels are installed
- The carpet kit is installed.... now it begins to take shape
- An "electrical month" takes place, and the basic wiring (lights, horn, even radio) are functioning.....no more hand signals. I decide that I would like to put some kind of amber park lights (there are none at this time) behind the horn grills, but have not yet figured out how...
- The brackets for the Pre 67 bumpers and the bumpers themselves arrive and are installed......the front fenders are cut to allow the brackets to pass through.
- The "wheel decision" is made. I go with Empi 8-spoke after an agonizing decision regarding a possible 5-lug approach or 4-lug chromies......
- An Alpine AM/FM/CD is installed with the rear 6X9s in carpet boxes behind the back seat... It sounds boxy, so there will be changes here, but I didn't like the look of the speaker shelf back there. We'll see......
- Retractable seat belts are installed up front and the seating goes back in the car
- A million little things get done.....assist straps, dash knobs, front hood cable, air vents, dash griils, body trim, etc
- Mechanically, a million little things are also getting done...... oil sensor, add-on sump, timing, replacement tin, etc
- Mechanically, a few big things get done...... a push rod tube, rebuilt carb, alternator
- Somewhere along the way, I have attended a couple of show-n-shines, accumulated a couple dozen Hot VW and VW Trends and received catalogs from most of the major mail-order places
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