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suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | coming together... (P1100355.jpg) (P1100364.jpg) (P1100400.jpg) Attachments ---------------- P1100355.jpg (128KB - 210 downloads) P1100364.jpg (117KB - 196 downloads) P1100400.jpg (94KB - 203 downloads) | ||
B/G 61 |
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Expert Posts: 2612 Location: Parts Unknown | VERY NICE ! ! ! ! Have you made a final decision on the tire/wheel combo yet ?? | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | the rims that are on there now are not the originals as the originals are still at the paint shop to be resprayed red... i would like supercushions, but cant afford them right now, so will probably settle for skinny whites for a while (which i can get over here and are way cheaper) i have the original dog dishes (and a set of NOS ones) and also a set of full caps... probably go with the dog dishes to start with... cheers adriana | ||
hecksheads |
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Regular Posts: 59 Location: N.W. FL | Wow! That red really looks nice. | ||
old mopar guy |
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Expert Posts: 1508 Location: new york | Sweet!!!!!! HAPPY MOTORING! Victor.... | ||
1960DesotoAdventurer |
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Expert Posts: 3588 Location: Plymouth Spaceport | wizard - 2008-08-06 4:35 PM Actually for a car that has the rear end as a front, that is a mighty cool vehicle. (Yes the front was actually designed for a rear end from the beginning) I didnt know that the front was originally the rear!,I heard that originally Exner had a a single fin on this model that was shorn off after he was let go and fins were out. Does anyone have any concept photos or sketches of the finned '61's? The dash is great,too bad the outside doesnt have fins! Edited by 1960DesotoAdventurer 2009-10-25 6:30 PM | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | yes i have a pic of the single 'shark fin' concept on the trunk... ill have to find it first though... cheers adriana | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 530 Location: Wake Forest, NC | Looking good I really like that red. | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | You know? If you stare at the front end design, you can see where the fender shape and the scalloped trim might well fit onto a rear end design, and even the windshield, in A.'s pic, above, can be envisioned as being the back light on a car. Now, about the GRILLE, I dunno....what was supposed to be there, originally. Wiz, you (-anybody?) got any pre-production photos of a car with the 61 PLY front end appearing as being that car's rear end styling? | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13042 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | No Neil, I don't have any pictures. Wasn't it the Falcon that had the large sharkfin? | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Sven, you may be thinking of the XNR sports car, which had the Bent-6 engine, and which was last seen being driven by an Iraqi Republican Guard, from Kuwait, on the road (aka: Blood Alley) toward Baghdad, in 1991. Dunno if it survived the aerial massa-cre inflicted by the USAF, on that highway. | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | sorry for the delay... heres the pic... adriana (plymmie312.jpg) Attachments ---------------- plymmie312.jpg (143KB - 196 downloads) | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | ...that is just, SO wrong...... | ||
dthbed nz |
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Member Posts: 8 Location: volcanic plataeu nz | hi adriana, im back again, i had to sign up again. your car looks wickedly good!!. you must be stoked to have it looking so good, a couple of pics from our mopar forum get together for you,the one out the window is what you will be seeing soon i hope!!. look forward to seeing more pics. vaughan (taupo1fl.jpg) (open roadfl.jpg) Attachments ---------------- taupo1fl.jpg (179KB - 278 downloads) open roadfl.jpg (159KB - 205 downloads) | ||
Windsor59 |
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Expert Posts: 2596 Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden | Hi Adriana! What a delicious stw, very nice color. You will get a real cool Plymouth | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | hey vaughan! your sub looks so cool... looks like you scored some headlight rings also! congrats! i have 4 but a couple are real bad! i bought three from a forum member around 5 weeks ago and still havent received them and they wont answer my emails so im far from impressed... the headlight rings are gonna delay the whole car now... i also scored a front rubber floor mat, so now i dont have to put carpet in cant wait to put the inside together again... will have to come to NZ one day... cheers adriana | ||
dthbed nz |
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Member Posts: 8 Location: volcanic plataeu nz | bloody head light rings!, after searching every where for years i finaly found some in the bottom of the south island of nz, got 4 off a lady down there,i have a couple of rough ones ,if they are better than yours you are welcome to them, i will get a pic up soon. even the ones i got arnt mint,but for the first time in a lot of years the car has 4 ,did 272 miles in it last weekend and loved every one!,even my wife who gets real bad car sickness normally found it super comfy to travel in, americana festival in feb and the mopar nationals in march yee ha, you are going to love it when you get out with oscar and can go for a good drive. i wonder how many of these wagons are still alive and driving,yours like mine would be the only ones in each country,now i just need a 61 coupe for the wife . vaughan | ||
ripperace |
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Veteran Posts: 195 Location: New Philadelphia, Ohio | Oscar is looking really good Adriana! You should be really proud to own and drive him! He's come a long way since you got him home. Enjoy! Ripper | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Vauhghn & Adriana, there may be many other places, around the world, but after seeing the quality of restoration that kingoftrim.com provides to aluminum and stainless steel pieces, I now have no qualms about having to buy non- show-quality pieces, as long as the purchase price reflects the physical condition OF the used piece(s).....because, once King of Trim is done with the piece(s) it/they WILL look like brand new! | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | hey vaughan... ill tally you up a list of the suburbans i have found and their cuurent condition/ status... if you need your headlight rings repaired and no one over there will do them, theres a elderly gent over here by the name of geoff chase, he is a mopar fanatic, he is a wizz... he straightened all my stainless and it came up looking NOS, many of which i thought was beyond repair... when i receive my other three rings i will chose the best and get them to him, they will come up amazing im sure, i dont think he charges too much either, for the work he does its worth it... ill keep my eye peeled for a nice '61 coupe, what colour would she prefer? i get bad car sickness too, but i find that old cars arent as bad for it as new ones... cheers adriana | ||
oldwood |
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Expert Posts: 2905 Location: little rock, AR | Adriana, What ever happened to the headlight rings that you were waiting on? Did he ever send them??? | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | i have not received them as yet... | ||
dthbed nz |
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Member Posts: 8 Location: volcanic plataeu nz | hi adriana, been looking at all your pics and noticed your mirror is on the roof ,mine has the dash top mirror which is good for bugger all,my wife sherilee took this random shot of the lake on our way home from our mopar meet in taupo, you can see my mirror,dash,steering wheel and push buttons all in it ,if you need any rear axle stuff or front drum stuff just yell out, i have my original rear end and front brakes just sitting here , i changed to an xc fairmont rear axle and discs on the front, (lake taupo.jpg) Attachments ---------------- lake taupo.jpg (214KB - 196 downloads) | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | cool picture... yes im not quiet sure the story of my rear view mirror... they are supposed to be dash mounted and i have the place in the dash its meant to be in, but there is like some metal ball blocking the socket... the roof mounted one looks like it has been there for years (if not since new...) i have enquired with people as too what the mirror is from, some said prehaps a CHP mirror? but no certainties as yet... they look alot nicer on the dash but i am told it will be much more convenient where it is... i will respect the car and leave it where it is, because there are holes there now... im sure i will someday discover why it is there... i bought some front end parts from a friend called pete in NZ with a heap of '60 plymouths and an extremely rusty '61... i gave him your email address ages ago as he wanted to talk to you about your car as he tried to buy it years ago and wondered where it had gone, not sure if he got into contact with you... adriana | ||
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Expert Posts: 3966 Location: DFW, TX | Many people put roof-mounted mirrors in the FL cars, especially wagons. It's because you can't see over the tailgate with a low-mount mirror. Mine had both a roof mount and dash mount mirror when I got it, lol! I bet the ball in the socket is the original ball-joint that mounted the factory mirror. You can use a pair of pliers to carefully loosen the collar and see what's inside it. Let's see some update pictures! | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | there are no updated pics, because at present i am waiting for parts from america to be able to do anything... the only thing thats happened since the last pics is that we took the rest of the headliner out and i need the paint guy to come and treat the remaining half... once thats done, i can get the headliner back in, once i get my rubber floor mat the seats and everything can go back in, once i get my indicator housings they can go in, and once i get my headlight rings they can go get repaired... the glass also has the get put in, but the headliner needs to be in for that, once the glass is back in all the door panels and surrounds, and surrounds from around the back windows can go back in... i have a week left until i finish my graphic design course and then will get stuck right into it... adriana | ||
57burb |
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Expert Posts: 3966 Location: DFW, TX | Well hurry up and get back to it! We demand updates! Did you see the '61 Sub in the for sale forum??! http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=28203&... | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Hey, Vaughn; your car is a right-hand-drive model, but, its speedometer is calibrated in miles, not kilos???? Is that a lake, over on your right side? Edited by d500neil 2009-11-17 8:19 PM | ||
Chrycoman |
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Expert Posts: 1819 Location: Vancouver, BC | d500neil - 2009-11-17 5:17 PM Hey, Vaughn; your car is a right-hand-drive model, but, its speedometer is calibrated in miles, not kilos???? Is that a lake, over on your right side? Member countries of the British Commonwealth (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, etc.) used Imperial measurements until the 1970's / 1980's. Thus the miles on the speedometer. Canada went metric in 1978, although Chrysler Canada switched for the 1977 model year. | ||
dthbed nz |
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Member Posts: 8 Location: volcanic plataeu nz | d500neil - 2009-11-18 2:17 PM Hey, Vaughn; your car is a right-hand-drive model, but, its speedometer is calibrated in miles, not kilos???? Is that a lake, over on your right side? as bill said nz stayed with miles till the 70s, the wagon was built rhd in canada to come to nz brand new in 61,only one of its type in the country ,yes it is a lake ,lake taupo, formed from the taupo eruption,mountains in the back ground is by where i live, vaughan (mountains from taupo.jpg) Attachments ---------------- mountains from taupo.jpg (136KB - 192 downloads) | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | happy birthday oscar darling! he turns 49 today... adriana | ||
dthbed nz |
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Member Posts: 8 Location: volcanic plataeu nz | so yours was made in 60?, how do you find out when they where made, all i know with mine is that it was registered in nz on the 6th of july 1961, trying to find some wheels for mine at the moment , had to give the wires back,still have the orig wheels but 4 have been widened to 8.5 inch so will powder coat them chrome and put some stainless trims on for now,i want to try some late model 300c wheels on mine and see what they fit like,a set on trade me at the moment $400 for 18s so are a cheap option | ||
Jessica |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1053 Location: Ny | Catching up on a few threads after being MIA the last 2 months. The burb is looking GREAT! I am always excited to see a member's project come together. I guess it's because I have to live vicariously through your projects since I don't have my own going yet. Looking forward to the next update! | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Vaughn, over/down on our website's "Fender Tag Decoding" message-board, are two Sticky-messages, which tell you how to buy a copy of your car's IBM build card. That photocopy will show you your car's official birthday; your car Paint/Trim data plate (as discussed/shown on various threads therein) will show you how to find your car's "Scheduled" build date--which is not necessarily its actual build date. | ||
dthbed nz |
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Member Posts: 8 Location: volcanic plataeu nz | adriana, where are you? how are you getting on with oscar,what wheels are you going to use size/style. ive had some 15x8 wires on which did suit the car,got some 14x7 chrome smoothy and white walls at the moment but i dont like them,im going back to my orig wheels which have been made 14x8.5, with stainless bands and a small hubcap ,when i find some plain caps that fit that is. have some 71 val ones which fit but have a pattern on them which i dont like. | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | im here vaughan! no progress posts as there has been none... i am waiting for the painter to come and treat the other half of the inside of the roof now that all the headliner is out... this needs to be done pronto so that i can get the headliner back in and also the glass... i am waiting for parts from the states... then i can put the floor mats in and the seats and once i get my parts from the states i can put the door trims back in etc... so it is all just a waiting game at present that i am getting highly frustrated about as i have such a short time to get this on the road and when people are slack they make the deadline closer and closer and also make the possibility that it wont get done in time more of a reality... so yeah, thats where oscar is at... your so lucky yours is done vaughan... adriana ps. i have the original 14" rims all resprayed ready to rock and roll, i have to get some white walls and i have NOS dog dish caps for it! | ||
moparjimmy |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 370 Location: Mishawaka, IN. | WOW Adriana, I had alot to read but Oscar is a SWEET LAND YACHT. The red is awesome, keep up the great work. Jimmy | ||
dthbed nz |
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Member Posts: 8 Location: volcanic plataeu nz | i feel sorry for you with all the waiting you are having to do, but yours is going to be super nice when done, i keep looking at your pics and think that i might have to paint mine propely ,still flat black but without all the crap that is in it, mine will never be as nice as yours inside, i hope to use mine a bit over summer but i do 12-14hr days 7 days a week while the weather is good so wont be too much cruising going on,pic below is our xmas parade, americana in feb and mopar nats in march i will go to ,take care and have a good xmas adriana , vaughan (parade09.jpg) Attachments ---------------- parade09.jpg (240KB - 197 downloads) | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | thanks vaughan... great picture... your messages and photos inspire me to keep going... i need mine finished and to pass regency ready for all chrysler day on the 27/28 february... its oh so very frustrating... things are coming along, just rather slowly... your lucky yours is on the road already and that you are able to enjoy it, it looks fabulous! its funny, i think that most people thinks less of their car than everyone else... i always look at oscar and then pictures of others and think it doesnt look as good... its silly really, i guess i have nothing better to do with it not on the road... merry christmas to you and your family vaughan... and keep the photos coming... adriana | ||
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Expert Posts: 2824 Location: Snohomish, WA. | d500neil - 2009-10-27 1:11 PM You know? If you stare at the front end design, you can see where the fender shape and the scalloped trim might well fit onto a rear end design, and even the windshield, in A.'s pic, above, can be envisioned as being the back light on a car. Now, about the GRILLE, I dunno....what was supposed to be there, originally. Wiz, you (-anybody?) got any pre-production photos of a car with the 61 PLY front end appearing as being that car's rear end styling? Neil, Why do you constantly have to harsh a guys mellow? He has a really nice car. Get over it and compliment him instead of telling him a bunch of eliteist crap. Just because it has nothing to do with your precious D-500 model isn't license to crap on his parade. It's Christmas. Try and be a little charitable, Neil. Remember other folks are just as proud of their car as you are of yours, only we don't s**t on you for it. Merry Christmas, Mike | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Don't the reindeer hooves ruin your roofs, there? | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | thats ok, mike... i have learnt to let neil's comments roll of my back, thats when i understand what he's going on about... thanks for the rather disturbing x-mas email neil... adriana | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Merry Xmas to you, Mike! BTW, Mr. Cheap-shot, the comment was previously made about about the styling of the 61 Plymouth, earlier on this thread, that I commented upon. BTW, I sent A. a photo of my office, or was there something else, Adriana? Please feel free to PM me. | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | settle down, i was only pulling your chain, neil... your rather a dashing fellow i suppose for your age, lol! also i know you mean no harm or disrespect with your comments about the 61's... adriana | ||
firedome |
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Expert Posts: 3153 Location: NY & VT | Adriana: I read on another post that you found NOS rings... where in the world did you find NINE of them?? As a former 61 owner, I know how hard those are to find!!!! | ||
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Expert Posts: 2824 Location: Snohomish, WA. | d500neil - 2009-12-24 4:42 PM Merry Xmas to you, Mike! BTW, Mr. Cheap-shot, the comment was previously made about about the styling of the 61 Plymouth, earlier on this thread, that I commented upon. BTW, I sent A. a photo of my office, or was there something else, Adriana? Please feel free to PM me. I see......... you make disparaging comments, hijacking a thread in the process (as usual), I call you on it, and I'm the one taking the cheap shot. Must be nice to live in your little D-500 world Neil. You get the gist of it. Maybe you'll think twice next time. One can have hope. Mike | ||
Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | We all got that picture of the Neil in the office. Sure, it scared the children, but what the hey ?! I think next year's secret santa REQUIRED gift to everyone should be thicker skin. Let me be the first to just come out and say it .... I'm just a nobody schmuck that knows a little and likes to make fun of myself as well as most things around me. Nothing but pure luck and some diligent digging landed a nice car in my hands. I am no authority on anything and anybody's opinion is worth at least as much as mine. You can think what you may of my comments, but I mean nothing hurtful. I try to share what I do know and keep things light by joking around. Maybe Neil is too harsh ? ...... but I don't take him that way. He's just another schmuck like the rest of us. A good reference, but no threat if you don't take him too seriously. That ownership falls on the listener. Time for everyone to get in the meds line. | ||
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Expert Posts: 1590 Location: Scottsdale, AZ | I would just like to say that I am very jealous of all of you that have FL wagons, no matter the year. I really like them and hope that one day I will build or buy one. Finished or not, I'd take any of them! Thanks all! | ||
firedome |
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Expert Posts: 3153 Location: NY & VT | Adriana, and all ya'll looking for 'Burbs - my old '57 Sport Suburban is now in the hands of a Mopar mucsle car restorer here in NY and it has been languising in dry storage for 3 yrs, now he's decided he'll never get to it - he has at least 4 or 5 Challenger/Cuda projects to do. It needs some roof rust fixed and floor work, but it's a real decent car to restore, and pretty much complete. Has rare factory tinted glass all around, and is White & Red! Good 301 V8 & TF. The price is right to is good buyer, probably can be had for a little more than 1K. Anyone interested PM me and I"ll put you in touch. | ||
suburban61 |
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Expert Posts: 1480 Location: Australia | ok... there shall be no more BS on my thread thankyou people (61plymmy/ d500neil, please play nice) today oscars christmas present arrived, 9 NOS headlight rings... dad has been working away on oscar (thankyou, dad) tailgate crank/ glass and letters are back on, blinker surrounds are in, headliner & door trims are back in... hopefully the glass will be going in this weekend, and then the rubber mats/ seats and all the inside back window surroundings... coming along nicely... need to get the exhaust done and get some whitewalls also... (P1110555.jpg) (P1110564.jpg) (P1110568.jpg) Attachments ---------------- P1110555.jpg (85KB - 182 downloads) P1110564.jpg (128KB - 177 downloads) P1110568.jpg (115KB - 186 downloads) | ||
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