4/29/09

Not much to report. Got the NOS back-up lamps out to install, but I think I may have 2 LH sides. Which will stink because they are the only 2 of about half a dozen I have that have the correct striping on the wires. Evidently a looping stripe wire was used on the later service replacement back up lamps. Should be a straight stripe the length of one of the wires. I guess I'll knock the plug and wire assy out and install it in another body. Installed the LH tail light. Even spankin' new NOS parts out of the box were giving me a bit of a hard time. Got a little bling on the rear of the car now. :-)

4/28/09

Started the electrical installation. Ignition and headlight switches installed, NOS FoMoCo pieces. Installed the NOS convertible top wiring loom, need to restore clips that attach the wiring to the body. Had to modify the wiring loom to match the original. The service replacement was exact except for the reinforced taping where the loom runs through the top well area. Unwrapped the tape and re-positioned in the proper location like the original.

4/27/09

Finally finished doing paint touch up and applying the pinch-weld blackout. Applied frame rail markings and rotation number '106', which matches the number written on the cardboard heater plenum. Used yellow Markal marker for the frame rail and cross member markings. I replicated what was found on the car. Keep in mind that these are unique to San Jose cars and even at San Jose there would have been some variance.

4/12/09

Dash has been repainted, few more areas to touch-up, which I hope to have done over the next couple of days. Going out of town on Thursday for the Mustang 45th anniversary show in Birmingham, AL.

4/7/09

Frank Gibson, the person who painted the K convertible came over and helped smooth out a few minor imperfections in the paint. Mostly just small pieces of trash/dust. We need to re-paint the dash, which will be done one day this week.

4/7/09

Start blog. Will add before pictures of the body restoration. At this point, there is very little that has been assembled on the car. The last couple of weeks have been spent getting all the parts together and organizing everything. The LH door has the latching mechanism and window regulator components installed. Rear quarter window regulators installed. Trunk lock installed.