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OK, now we have about 2400 miles on the engine andthe 2009-10 Fall/Wint<strong>er</strong> Season is coming up. I guessI won’t be driving it that much so in late Octob<strong>er</strong> 2009(that month keeps popping up) I put the top up for thewint<strong>er</strong> (it goes down in April and up in Octob<strong>er</strong> or so-Ihave rigid standards) and called Chris once again. Wehad discussed doing the doors to make them flush withthe rock<strong>er</strong> panels and getting rid of “MY” tu-tone paintjob!On Novemb<strong>er</strong> 16, 2009 I took the car back to their shopwith ‘the plan’ that ‘we’ would do the doors. WELL, allgood plans are just a starting point and now we are intoa full (my t<strong>er</strong>m) restoration. Not concours, but a niceprofessional job! These guys do “Mast<strong>er</strong> Craftsman” likework and I am not their paid adv<strong>er</strong>tising company!In Decemb<strong>er</strong> 2009 when Chris took me back to see ‘MyBeloved’ he said something like, “Take a deep breath”!Chris always has these neat sayings that console you!Well, I did and when I saw MY CAR I thought “HOLYMack<strong>er</strong>el’ or something to that effect!top home.I gulped, I’m sure he nev<strong>er</strong> read my mind!Yeah right!The int<strong>er</strong>ior (Installed since 1975), original floorboards,longitudinals and much more got removed (trashed)and the work really began. Note the bracing that Chriswelded in to maintain the rigidity of the body! Alongwith some wheel well work, front struts, rear door posts,rock<strong>er</strong> replacement and many oth<strong>er</strong> sheet metal repairs,it is coming along nicely. Meaning, in Chris jargon, that itis really strong now and you won’t fall thru the bottom,‘again’! I am really pleased with the workmanship thatChris and his help<strong>er</strong>, Dr. John Pfeiff<strong>er</strong>, have done.I told Chris I’ll be afraid to drive it; howev<strong>er</strong> he told me“You’d bett<strong>er</strong> drive the heck out of it”!Oh! OK! How could I not!Floorboards are inCar on Jacks Int<strong>er</strong>ior Clean, No FloorboardsWhat have they done?The hood was off as was the engine lid, the windshieldhad disappeared and he asked me to please take theWell by now the int<strong>er</strong>ior reinforcing pieces andfloorboards have been welded in, the batt<strong>er</strong>y box rebuilt,the ‘lace’ (corrosion holes) corrected and the grinding ofthe old 1975 Signal Red paint has commenced!continued on pg 16HEAT EXCHANGER 3.201014
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