Passed a big milestone today, the engine is painted! Seems like it has taken forever to get to this point, but it was well worth the wait. The black turned out perfect in my opinion, not too shiny, not too dull. Once the paint had cured, I started putting parts on. These parts have been waiting a long time! A 12/64 (4MA) hi-po distributor was installed and looks great. Yes, it has NOS FoMoCo points, condensor, rotor and cap! Correct olive-drab style oil sender unit installed. Original, rebuilt 3939S hi-po fuel pump installed with correct white gasket and re-plated original bolts. NOS PCV valve used with proper valve cover grommet and original hose/clamps. Original valve covers were re-chromed. Rebuilt original alternator with restored original brackets. Yes, that is an NOS upper radiator hose, I have the matching lower. Have a few more pieces to go before it's ready to drop in the engine bay. The transmission has been rebuilt and is ready to go, will post pics of it soon. Here's some nice engine pics:
In between parts drying, restored a super nice glove box door. Absolutely no blems in the chrome, really nice piece. Went ahead and attached it to just about finish out the dash. The only thing left is buttoning up the wiring along the bottom edge and installing the convertible support brace.
what paint did you use to do the glove door??
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