IH8RUST: FJ60
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KC Masterpiece
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All my hardware is painted black. The zinc really gives it the extra pop.
IH8RUST
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If you ever wanna a redo, I gotchu. I even got myself a blasting cabinet now. I can do zinc and powder coating of the smaller parts.
IH8RUST
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FWIW, the wiring isn’t bad; a proper inline fuse relay for constant power when the ignition is off gets me parking queen mode for the onlookers. I’ll watch them watch it. Ran the wires through the A-pillar down to the fuse box with a ground to the chassis. That’s enough tech for the rig.
I think I’ll attempt to drill a hole in the mirror mount base to run the wires down to keep them out of the way enough.
I think I’ll attempt to drill a hole in the mirror mount base to run the wires down to keep them out of the way enough.
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MDH33
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Get used to it, driving a 60. Except it's old dudes 99% of the time.
KC Masterpiece
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It accomplishes the job. Thats what matters.Does this look OK? I never took a picture of my original.
IH8RUST
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Just waiting for the upholstery shop to free up their time to install the headliner; getting pretty close. Also found the headliner bow tabs.
In the meantime, I found a powder for the exterior bolts that's a near match—going to powder all the exterior bolts, because why not? They'll eventually rust, and this is a good way to slow that down, so here I go.
Speaking of the exterior, door handles. The old ones were beat up, tarnished, and cracked; the paint shop damaged the driver's-side one, and the plastic retainer was missing, so they just slapped on a fender clip to hold the whole thing together. Explain why the driver's-side door wouldn't open correctly when I pulled the handle.
In the meantime, I found a powder for the exterior bolts that's a near match—going to powder all the exterior bolts, because why not? They'll eventually rust, and this is a good way to slow that down, so here I go.
Speaking of the exterior, door handles. The old ones were beat up, tarnished, and cracked; the paint shop damaged the driver's-side one, and the plastic retainer was missing, so they just slapped on a fender clip to hold the whole thing together. Explain why the driver's-side door wouldn't open correctly when I pulled the handle.
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60wag
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Isn’t there supposed to be a window crank in there?One and done.
