Went to the shed today and rolled her out. Time to rip out the head lining, pull out the seats and get the dash out too.
The car has had a few mods to it over the years, LPG conversion, stereo and alarm system just to name a few. What has been bugging me these past few weeks is the missing air vent just to the right of the glove box. Once again Warren from Fastlane told me that there were a couple models - forced ventilation and non. Non forced ventilation did not have the additional vents that I have seen, only far left and far right. Weird right?! Anyway this might cause some problems later, because I might need a whole new dash fascia. We'll see.
The crash pad has been relined, so I got the kids working on pulling off the old vinyl to reveal lots of glue and a pretty decent looking crash pad with only 2 minor cracks that can be fixed.
The blue headlining had to go, we need to clean the interior and look for rust.
As can be seen here, water has been leaking in through the side window seals, it's just surface rust at the moment, but left any longer and it would be bad news.
The roof is in great condition.
Getting the seats and dash out was the most rewarding. I got to see even more detail and a bit of history about the car. The dash has been off before, as evidenced by screws that were the wrong type, the bonnet release handle had been broken and moved to just below its original location - riveted in. Oh and it's confirmed, the sunroof leaks.
But she looks all bare and naked - my bare naked lady.
Hey! It's the original GMH speaker still intact and working.
The radio bracket has been hacked beyond help, this will be a part I'll have to find a replacement for.
Anyone got a good auto electrician? I got some work for him ha!
I thought I was your bare naked lady? :S
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