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Offline Mongo

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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #60 on: October 18, 2009, 08:52:18 PM »
Bein tall aint my exact problem bro!
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #61 on: October 18, 2009, 09:06:08 PM »
looking very nice. what did you use for insulation and sound deadening?
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #62 on: October 18, 2009, 09:52:54 PM »
fred, shapes dont bother me its the height since im vertically challenged
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #63 on: October 19, 2009, 12:13:10 AM »
Height is not a good thing sometimes either Rick. That is one reason I never drove my Vette or 35 sedan. I hated being crouched down all the time.

I used FatMat. Still have to do the doors though. Not ready to yet.
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #64 on: October 19, 2009, 12:50:07 AM »
Ginger??? I'll have to hit him with that one. LOL!   I dont know if im gonna leave that hub in there yet. I will have to drive it first and see. Gotta have gut room ya know,  but with the seats back an inch and a half, that may be enough.
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #65 on: October 19, 2009, 09:37:05 AM »
FREDBO99, can I ask how you moved the seats back 1 1/2". I had thought about this too, it just seems like the seats should go back farther. Do you have a pic of the brackets you made?
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #66 on: October 19, 2009, 12:40:58 PM »
I may have an extra bracket I can take a pic of when I get home. I used 3/8 thick bar stock. Cut 8 pieces approx 2.5 inches long. Then measured in 1/2 in from each end and drilled pilot holes on center. I then drilled one hole large enough for the factory size bolt to fit through and one hole that fit the factory seat bolt exact. I tapped that hole. The brackets bolt down to the floor in the original positions and the seat tracks bolt to the brackets
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #67 on: October 26, 2009, 09:49:52 PM »
Started putting T Top seals in. Originally I bought Metro's from NPD but had a drag of a time trying to get them to fit correctly. After reading another thread I decided to go with SoffSeals. What a difference. Dry fit was ALOT better. Rubber quality might not be as good as these have some airholes in them but when sealed to the glass it shouldn't be an issue. They look closer to the factory seals also.

Drivers side dry fit, Pass side glued down.



Drivers side rear glued in. Read to use lots of tape. I also used a piece of heater hose on top to make sure the seal was tight against the body while taping in place.

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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #68 on: October 27, 2009, 06:33:52 AM »
you are haulin a55 on that.   want to take my car next?
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #69 on: October 27, 2009, 10:38:20 AM »
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Quote from: y88rick on October 27, 2009, 06:33:52 AM
you are haulin a55 on that.   want to take my car next?

Not really Rick. It has taken since June to get the interior back in. If you were a bit closer I would be happy to give you a hand.
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #70 on: November 08, 2009, 02:15:28 AM »
Nice day today so I cleaned the garage and moved her. T Top weatherstrips and moldings are done. Glass is all in and adjusted. Doors all sealed up with Fat Mat. All thats left inside is door panels, T Tops repaint and the dash bezel. Going to go see Randy next weekend and pick that up. Then its bath time and ready to move to the other side of the garage. Leave it to the "Fun Governor" to mess me up just because she had to scrape windows.




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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #71 on: November 08, 2009, 08:46:14 AM »
Looks really good - you've done a bunch of nice work on that.  Congrats.
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #72 on: November 08, 2009, 06:17:32 PM »
Thank you!
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #73 on: November 11, 2009, 06:02:02 PM »
hard work payin off  :)
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Re: MY 79 RESTO PROJECT (pic heavy)
« Reply #74 on: November 12, 2009, 12:36:53 AM »
Got the T Tops painted and installed the other day. New weatherstrips make em sit high. Hopefully the will drop with time. She needs a bath bad. Finger prints and dust everywhere.




Installed the new door panels today. What a tedious PIA! They look really nice though. Especially after seeing bare doors for so long.  Thanks Hitman!




Going Sunday to meet Randy Combs and pick up my dash bezel. Cant wait to get that installed.
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