Project Project My modest

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Looking good, have you thought about purchasing a "vintage look" radio but it has bluetooth/ modern electronics and putting that in place?

I tried to buy a stock am/fm but that fell through. I think I might need something a little more powerful anyway so I think that narrows my options. Not for this year though.

The car has speakers in the storage panels in the back seats.

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Glad the radio is fixed. How many stations does it pick up?

AM only. At least 3, but I am afraid to venture too far away in case I can't find them again.
Sound is a bit tinny.

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Here is the steering wheel wrap I made.
I would have preferred a nice light tan leather, but I was buying scraps and took what was available.
It's a bit frilly but I wanted some stitching for grip and wanted a non-black to relieve black on black
(my other choices for stitching were red, white, or brown).

I apologize for the low quality of the picture.

[Randy]

I have been trying to find wrap with red stitching, I have an nice shift boot black leather with red stitching, I think it would make a nice combination.

Yours looks great.

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I have an nice shift boot black leather with red stitching

Sigh.....Went back to the leather store to buy more leather for a shift boot and hand-brake trim. I also found blue (and red) thread: 4x the amount at 4x the price, and I have to wax it myself. The red on black really did look good and I was tempted, but the car is blue.

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I have finished my new shift boot and hand brake cover.

I tried to cover the shift knob, but it's beyond my skill level at the moment.

Part of the reason for getting this car is to do things out of my comfort zone. I didn't expect to do so much sewing.
I ordered some valve parts at rockauto, so something mechanical going on.

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Covered the shift knob. I will probably end up removing it, but I wanted to see if I could do it.

[Randy]

Is that an OEM knob under there?

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Is that an OEM knob under there?

Yes it is. It feels funny now so I don't know if I'll keep it on.

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Just booked an appointment to get the valves redone.
Ordered new torque rod bushings too. Only a million other things to do now.

Winter is coming.
Took the car out in the morning : -4C - started no problem. It didn't like it though.