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Discussion starter · #45 ·
Obviously the car has deluxe door panels, but standard seats. I love the look of the deluxe seats, so I may recover them at some point. But that's not a top priority, since they are new and look good as is.

The nice thing about buying a clone is that I don't feel like I have to keep it original. This car started it's life as a 6 cyl, so I can really do anything I want with it and not feel guilty.

My plans are something of a pro-touring look, but keeping it on a budget and definitely not a trailer queen.
 
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Melrose RS said:
Looks great! Where did you get it? Was it in MA?
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No, the car was/is in Kentucky. I'm having it shipped back up here. I just looked at too many rust buckets here in the north, and expanded my search.

I'm not sure how bad this one was, but it has had new Quarters, trunk pan, full floor. Everything else seems really solid, rockers, fenders, etc. I should have it here in two weeks.
 
Discussion starter · #48 ·
Update...There were a couple of small things I wanted the shop to take care of before I took posession of my new car. 2 paint issues, as well a misaligned door striker and the lack of an accelerator pedal. All should be good, and shipping back from KY is arranged for Monday (4 days from now.)

I have quite a few projects upcoming. The headlight door operate manually, so one of my first projects will be to get those operating correctly.

The rear end hasn't been coverted to rs taillights. Actually the taillights are in place, but not backup lights. I think the rs wiring harness is in place. I will need backup lights to get it inspected, so I have to decide whether I want to just get a set of regular taillights for the time beinger, or convert to the rs back ups first.

Major upgrades will include (probably) Hotchkis TVS suspension (depending on whats there already). Front Disc brakes and possibly rear. As well as larger wheels/tires.

I'm sure I'll post this elsewhere as well, but here's the question. If I'm going to upgrade suspension, brakes and wheels, what's the best order, assmuming I don't have all the cash upfront. If I upgrade wheels now, and then switch to discs, is there a clearance issue to worry about? I will probably go with 245/45/17 up front and 275/45/15 rear or possibly 245/40/18 and 275/40/18. I know the clearance is tight, and I have read that disc brakes can push the wheels out a bit.

If I have someone else do the suspension upgrade, does it make sense to have them do disc brake upgrade at the same time, or is the labor negligible?

Hopefully I take delivery of the new car on Tuesday, and can get a few days of driving in before the New England weather takes over. I'll update as soon as the new baby arrives...
 
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She finally arrived! I had hoped to get the car earlier in the week, but shipping was delayed by a few days, while they put together a shipping route. No big deal.

It arrived yesterday morning, without a scratch on it. I took it for a spin and may have caught rubber in the first 3 gears;). It does drive like a 43 year old car, and my goal is to have it handle like a new(ish) car. But there are a few things I need to do to make it roadworthy first.

Before the fun stuff begins, I need to get it street legal. Short list of things that need to be added/fixed:

1) Back-up lights
2) Seat belts
3) Parking brake
4) Wipers (motor?)
 
Discussion starter · #50 ·
Right now it has a set of RS tail lights, but no reverse lights. The old RS lenses were cracked, so in the interest of getting it street legal as quickly as possible, I have ordered a set of standard tail light lenses, and gaskets.

As it sits, there are no seatbelts. I just ordered a set of the Morris 3 point seat belts. I'll add some lap belts to the rear, but don't plan of having any passengers for the time being.

It's cold and raining outside right now, and my garage is exactly the size of the car, so any work done needs to be done at a real garage or in my driveway. Once the weather passes, I'll put it out and see what the deal is with the wipers. The wiper motor is there, but doesn't make any noise when I turn them on. I'll check to see if there's any power going to the motor. Could be simple wiring, or could be a 43yr old wiper motor...
 
Discussion starter · #52 ·
Melrose RS said:
Hey Brent, if you need help with the wiper motor let me know. You can come take a look at mine if it would help.

ps. My garage is just about exactly the size of my Camaro too.:D
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Thanks Tom, I'm assuming that since you are about 15 or 20 miles from me, you have had nothing but rain all day too.

I have my motorcycle parked at against the back wall of my garage, then about 6" of space between it and my Camaro, and then another 6" behind the Camaro and the garage door. I'll wait until Tuesday to get it out and take a look and see what's going on with the wipers. Don't be surprised if you get a phone call before the weekend!
 
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My car was missing the gas pedal when I got it (second '67 I have bought without a gas pedal!)

After installing the new pedal next to the old ones, it looks like I need to go back and replace the clutch and brake pedal, and get some new chrome trim for them all.
 

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I ordered some Morris 3 point seatbelts for the front seats. I thought this would be a quick project, but it ended up taking a couple of hours. There were no seatbelts in the car as it sat, so I had to find the holes along the tunnel. I tried poking a hole from underneath, but the carpet just kept moving. After several attempts, I finally managed to figure out where it was trying to come through. I poked a hole from the top side, and was in business. I used a soldering iron to enlarge the hole, and seal off the carpet threads at the same time. Then I attached the buckle assembly (backwards the first time!)

Pics of the seat belt bolt hole from underneath, then the new hole in the carpet, then the backwards buckle assembly.
 

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Next I removed the door sill plates and found my bolt holes for the retractor assembly. I made the holes the same as before. These mounted up pretty easily, other than having to take the bolts out a few times to lube them up (I actually had to do this with most of the bolts to get them to seat all the way in).

Rocker panel bolt hole, retractor assembly attached.
 

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67Rally said:
My car was missing the gas pedal when I got it (second '67 I have bought without a gas pedal!)

After installing the new pedal next to the old ones, it looks like I need to go back and replace the clutch and brake pedal, and get some new chrome trim for them all.
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Brent sent you a PM~
 
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It took a little poking around, even with a photo of exactly where the shoulder harness bolts were located. Eventually I found the hole with my finger, and then stuck a safety pin in to confirm the location. I used the trim piece as a template and found the second hole a little easier.

Safety pin, using the template, attached with trim open, trim closed
 

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