Project Bob78CVCC

[bob78cvcc]

I prefer them painted too and did mine that way too when the car was painted.....unfortunately I had to take my fenders off and the sockets are none to kind to the painted stuff :?

Not to mention when you re-tighten them all the paint around them on the fenders ans washers cracks and flakes too.

Exactly :(

Just need to use a little air brush and the nuts and washers are easily fixed.

[bob78cvcc]

Started to remove parts from my 77 parts car. The complete shifter assembly will get swapped over to my car in preparation for the 5 speed conversion. The shifter has been degreased, rust converted and primed

[RTR75]

When do you expect to got the "heart" back from the builder :dunno

Are you going to put a nother bushing on the bottom of the shifter to make it a shorter through?

Just full of questions... or just full of.......................

[bob78cvcc]

When do you expect to got the "heart" back from the builder :dunno

Are you going to put a nother bushing on the bottom of the shifter to make it a shorter through?

Just full of questions... or just full of.......................

Great question when the heart will come home. :dunno I hope soon.

I'm gonna keep the shifter full stock. Just looking for a pleasure cruiser.

[bob78cvcc]

Hurricane? Irene is on its way to NJ. Doing some work in the garage. Finally got up the courage to tackle the windshield weatherstrip. I applied some sil-glide to the rubber about a week ago to help soften it up prior to removal of the old trim. I took some pics and wanted to know if the old trim was consistent with the way I should install the new trim? The measurements are not uniform, hence the question.

I cleaned out the trim channel. Once it's completely dry I plan on lubing the whole trim channel with the sil-glide prior to installing the new trim.

Does anyone have a good tool recommendation for installing the new trim?

[bob78cvcc]

Thanks to Frank for pointing me in the right direction the Windshield Locking Strip Tool. Now, does anyone know the right technique for using it?

[Bill]

Hey Pete!
You've probably done more of these than I have, want to make a run at it?

[bob78cvcc]

Working on refinishing the shifter assembly. Looking for advice on what, if anything, I should do with the short rod that connects to the transmission. At the moment, it is clean and unpainted. Should I leave it that way or paint it the same color as the larger rod?

[bob78cvcc]

I found installing the Scot .007 chrome locking strips a highly frustrating experience. :twisted: I do not recommend this strip for a replacement unless your weatherseal is in very good condition.

The problems I encountered:
1- very wide and rigid locking strip as compared to the factory original
2- The profile of the strip is too tall for the corner trim pieces to go around properly. I'm not sure what is best way to solve this.

I'm thinking about triming down the high profile so the corner trim will fit over it properly. Any other good ideas?

Even though you probably can't tell from the pics the weatherseal is in pretty sad shape and putting the trim in made it even worse. :(

I'm ordering a replacement weatherseal. In the meantime, I'll use some black sealant to make the weatherseal look a little better.

[Bill]

Yes, trimming the lock bead is the way to go, I left mine square and did not put in the factory corners. I plan to tackle that later after the body work is done.

Just address the ends, not the whole lock bead so that the seal is still effective. You can make a pretty efficient trimmer with some firring strips and utility blades if you have to modify a long piece of trim like these.