In the meantime, restoration continues. Here are some restored rear bumper brackets. The captured sleeve nuts were originally zinc plated. To do these properly, the whole bumper bracket can be zinc plated and then the sleeves taped off for paint. The original sleeves have a unique number stamped on them too!
Decided to get the parking brake cables out. Found out the NOS ones are a little off in appearance and the rubber insulator detailing. So, will be sending these off to be tumbled. They should clean up fine, were not rusty. Found blue paint on the conduit ends and also the same blue on the rubber grommet. The prong clip was yellow.
I decided that I was not happy with the original windshield and found out about a local business that can buff glass. I had them do the windshield and some side pieces. It is a big improvement! Windshield was re-installed. Dash moldings and speaker/defroster grill installed.
Next up is the choke cable. I was able to find an NOS cable, but had to restore the mounting bracket and re-use the original knob. Turned out nice:
Last detail is something that would very rarely be seen on a restored car, which is an original date-correct battery tray. Most battery trays are eaten up with rust over the years. The battery tray is made of 2 sections spot welded together. I was able to save the lower piece which has the date and have it welded to an NOS top piece. Turned out great!
I didn't know you could restore glass. I have a 66 fastback rear window and side glass that needs to be buffed. What kind of company does that and what do they do to the glass?
ReplyDeleteBuffing tempered glass doesn't do a great job getting scratches completely out, but buffing to a nice appearance can be accomplished with some effort. I had a local small business local to me do the job.
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