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Started mounting up parts today...(14/07/2012)
Another shot from the rear...(14/07/2012)
Getting the front ready for parts...(14/07/2012)
Right side sill panel finisher fitted as well as driver's side lock barrel...(14/07/2012)
Left side sill finisher fitted and passenger lock barrel...(14/07/2012)
Right side fender indicator fitted and wired...(18/07/2012)
Left side done also...(18/07/2012)
Right side front park/turn lamp housing fitted and wired...(18/07/2012)
Left side housing done also...(18/07/2012)
Right front park/turn lens mounted...(18/07/2012)
Left side also done...(18/07/2012)
Testing the park lamps...(18/07/2012)
Fitting the grille surround pieces...(21/07/2012)
Trim pieces done and about to fit the grille...(21/07/2012)
Grille done...(21/07/2012)
Another angle of the front...(21/07/2012)
Getting ready to fit the tail lamps...(21/07/2012)
The rear fender reflectors to be fitted...(21/07/2012)
Left side fitted...(21/07/2012)
Right side done also...(21/07/2012)
The tail lamps laid out to be fitted...(21/07/2012)
Right side turn lamp fitted...(21/07/2012)
Right stop/tail/reverse lamp fitted...(21/07/2012)
Left side turn assembly mounted...(21/07/2012)
Left stop/tail/reverse lamp done also...(21/07/2012)
All lamps fitted and about to be wired...(21/07/2012)
Wiring in progress, just the ground wires to do...(21/07/2012)
Testing the rear hazard's...(21/07/2012)
Testing the front hazard's...(21/07/2012)
Tail lamp test...(21/07/2012)
Rear bumper about to be fitted...(26/07/2012)
Rear bumper done...(26/07/2012)
Another angle look at the rear...(26/07/2012)
Mounting the ID lamp...(26/07/2012)
ID lamp wired and working...(26/07/2012)
Getting the rear garnish panels ready for install...(28/07/2012)
Panels fitted...(28/07/2012)
From another angle...(28/07/2012)
Getting the RX2 badges ready for fitment...(30/07/2012)
Used the "Sport" badge instead of the "Super Deluxe"...(30/07/2012)
Both badges were installed, this is the right side...(30/07/2012)
NOS trunk latch fitted...(4/08/2012)
About to use my Meguira's buffing/polishing machine with Farelca G3 compound...(4/08/2012)
Hood done first...(4/08/2012)
Bonnet and tops of the fenders done...(4/08/2012)
Left side broad side done...(4/08/2012)
Another angle from the back...(4/08/2012)
Right side from the rear...(4/08/2012)
Right front angle...(4/08/2012)
Original dash pad from 1975 still like new...(4/08/2012)
Wheel well finishers fitted...(4/08/2012)
A look at the dash from the rear...(4/08/2012)
Cowl vents fitted...(4/08/2012)
Right side C-pillar vent fitted...(4/08/2012)
Left side also fitted...(4/08/2012)
Right rear quarter door glass mounted...(4/08/2012)
Left rear quarter also mounted...(4/08/2012)
Right side drip rail finishers fitted...(10/08/2012)
Left side also done...(10/08/2012)
Windscreen washer sprayer hose and jets fitted...(10/08/2012)
Made a battery hold down bracket out of some aluminum stock...(13/08/2012)
A lil shot of the bay...(13/08/2012)
Bailey glass channel felt strips layed out for installation...(18/08/2012)
Driver's door felt work done...(18/08/2012)
A look at the left rear felts fitted...(18/08/2012)
Getting one of the window regulators ready for fitment...(18/08/2012)
One of the door glasses before installation...(18/08/2012)
Left front door glass mounted...(18/08/2012)
Right front glass fitted...(18/08/2012)
Left rear fitted...(18/08/2012)
Right rear also done...(18/08/2012)
Adding some stickers to the rear panel...(18/08/2012)
Got some 13x7 Riken Mesh rims for the car, will use these instead of the Ally Cats which have been sold...(20/08/2012)
Another shot of the Riken's...(20/08/2012)
Polished up all the chrome bits for the door's...(20/08/2012)
Right front door shiny bits fitted...(24/08/2012)
Left side front also done...(24/08/2012)
Left side completed...(24/08/2012)
Right side also completed...(24/08/2012)
Right front door weather strip fitted...(30/08/2012)
Left front door weather strip ready for install...(31/08/2012)
Left front weather strip loosely fitted...(31/08/2012)
Left front done...(31/08/2012)
Right rear getting done...(31/08/2012)
Left rear done...(31/08/2012)
Shaped a piece of 1/4" ply for the rear speakers...(2/09/2012)
With the speaker grille on before it gets wrapped in leatherette...(2/09/2012)
Another angle...(2/09/2012)
Rear seat back panel with fresh joot...(4/09/2012)
Rear seat pan with fresh joot...(4/09/2012)
Rear floor pans with fresh joot...(4/09/2012)
Front floor pans also done...(4/09/2012)
Wrapping the rear speaker board...(8/09/2012)
All wrapped...(8/09/2012)
My pops did the cutting on it...(8/09/2012)
Got my seats back from the upholsters today...(8/09/2012)
The door cards...(8/09/2012)
The rear seats...(8/09/2012)
About to remove one of the old inner waist seal felt strips...(9/09/2012)
Very brittle...(9/09/2012)
Waist strip re-done...(9/09/2012)
Waist strip re-installed on the door card...(9/09/2012)
Speakers mounted and wired...(13/09/2012)
From the left side...(13/09/2012)
Carpet fitted loosely...(13/09/2012)
Getting ready to mould it...(13/09/2012)
Carpet trimmed and ready for glueing to the joot below...(14/09/2012)
The rear section...(14/09/2012)
Got my adapters to convert from 4x110 to 4x114.3 for the Riken's...(16/09/2012)
Test fitting the Riken's...(16/09/2012)
Right side from the rear...(16/09/2012)
Left side...(16/09/2012)
A view of the left side rear...(16/09/2012)
The 215's mounted on the rims...(16/09/2012)
In line with the rear lip...(16/09/2012)
A look at the right front...(16/09/2012)
Right side front angle...(16/09/2012)
Left side front angle...(16/09/2012)
From the left rear...(16/09/2012)
Right rear...(16/09/2012)
Center console's fitted and music wired...(20/09/2012)
From the left side...(20/09/2012)
The clutch plate decided to stay stuck to the flywheel so had to remove the engine to free it up...(23/09/2012)
Everything disconnected and ready to lift out...(23/09/2012)
All back in and re-connected...(24/09/2012)
From the left side...(24/09/2012)
Pedal pads fitted...(29/09/2012)
Right front scuff finisher fitted loosely...(29/09/2012)
Right rear scuff fitted...(29/09/2012)
Left front fitted loosely also...(29/09/2012)
Left rear...(29/09/2012)
Rear windscreen installed...(29/09/2012)
Rear windscreen finishers fitted...(4/10/2012)
A look from the right...(4/10/2012)
Trunk rubber fitted...(6/10/2012)
Trunk lid installed and adjusted...(6/10/2012)
With the lid closed...(6/10/2012)
Trunk badge fitted...(6/10/2012)
Front right door card fitted...(10/10/2012)
Right rear done...(10/10/2012)
Left front fitted...(10/10/2012)
Left rear...(10/10/2012)
Right side bullet mirror mounted...(10/10/2012)
Left side...(10/10/2012)
Made a trunk mat with joot and leatherette...(13/10/2012)
The other side...(13/10/2012)
Trunk mat fitted...(13/10/2012)
Getting the fuel tank hoses ready for install...(13/10/2012)
Fuel tank ready to go in...(13/10/2012)
Filler hose fitted...(13/10/2012)
Fuel tank in and connected...(13/10/2012)
Tank gauge ready to be fitted...(13/10/2012)
Driver's seat in...(18/10/2012)
Passenger front bolted in...(18/10/2012)
Both fronts in...(18/10/2012)
Rear back rest in...(18/10/2012)
Rear seat completed...(18/10/2012)
Got a laminated OEM windscreen with the built in antenna...(21/10/2012)
Windscreen fitted...(21/10/2012)
Windscreen finishers installed...(23/10/2012)
Wiper arms and blades fitted...(23/10/2012)
Night shot before she sleeps...(23/10/2012)
Getting ready to bleed the brakes...(27/10/2012)
Rotors cleaned and disc pads fitted...(27/10/2012)
Oh so nice lol...(27/10/2012)
Changed one of the hard lines that kept leaking...(27/10/2012)
Rear were bled so onto the fronts...(27/10/2012)
Grille "RE" badge fitted...(27/10/2012)
Left front fender badge fitted...(27/10/2012)
Right side...(27/10/2012)
Front bumper ready for fitment...(30/10/2012)
Bumper fitted...(30/10/2012)
Back at it again, got my exhaust pieces to make up my own system, going with 2-1/2" stainless steel throughout...(17/12/2012)
Stainless steel rear oval barrel...(17/12/2012)
One of the over axle 90 deg. bends...(17/12/2012)
A closer look at the barrel...(17/12/2012)
Fitting the Y-pipe to the header after cutting off the old one...(28/12/2012)
Mounted the header to my spare 13B to get the right fitment before tacking it...(28/12/2012)
Excellent fit, just to tack weld it now...(28/12/2012)
Mig welding the Y-Pipe onto the primary tubes after checking all clearances...(29/12/2012)
Bead welded the piping just to grind down the welds now...(29/12/2012)
Welds ground down...(29/12/2012)
A view from inside the Y-pipe where the primary tubes meet...(29/12/2012)
The header was painted with VHT high heat header paint, getting ready to fit back on the engine...(6/01/2013)
Mocking up a couple pipes...(6/01/2013)
Checking the clearance for the resonator with one of the angle bends...(6/01/2013)...Will be continued next Saturday...bless
Front section of the exhaust bolted in with the first resonator about to be fitted...(12/01/2013)
About to cut a piece of the piping...(12/01/2013)
Putting the clamps onto resonator, I may weld up the piping accordingly...(12/01/2013)
Test fitting the front resonator angle...(12/01/2013)
Center section being adjusted to get the proper angle...(12/01/2013)
Rear resonator being fitted...(12/01/2013)
Cutting one the 90deg bends for over the axle...(12/01/2013)
After some cutting but still have a little more to do...(12/01/2013)
Checking the distance...(12/01/2013)
After some trimming and adjusting...(12/01/2013)
A look at the pipe work from the rear...(12/01/2013)
Welded in the inlet and outlet pipes for the rear muffler barrel...(12/01/2013)
Getting the muffler tip adjusted for welding...(12/01/2013)
Tip welded in place...(12/01/2013)
With the muffler and tip fitted...(12/01/2013)
A look from the rear...(12/01/2013)
Fitted an OEM water temp sender unit...(14/02/2013)
All done more or less, just have the headliner to upholster and THE END lol...(14/02/2013)