With the car all back together and running again, it was time to get my smog check done. I had asked the place in town where I take the daily drivers if they would do it, and they said no – we don’...

So after the drama last week, I got the motor all put back together and refilled with coolant. Pressure tested just fine. Hosed down the engine compartment, frame and body where the coolant had col...

Clint came by Saturday morning as promised to get the clutch and transmission installed at last. The clutch kit went in beautifully. The transmission was a bit of a challenge to get lifted int...

Today I took the seat tracks off the seats, cleaned and lubed them, and added some more washers to help them clear the carpet when sliding. The seats move nice and freely now – they had been bindin...

Just arrived!! Hopefully this is everything I need to get back on the road this weekend. Big thanks to Josh at DPI for sourcing this for me. Apparently it wasn’t easy and this had to come all the w...

Some good news. I finally have a clutch coming – for real this time. It will be here Tuesday, and we should have it installed Saturday! In anticipation, I decided to suck it up and rebuild my CV j...

Just a quick update. Still no clutch parts when I got home from work today, so I started putting the body back together. Got the quarter panel, T panel and rear fascia reinstalled. Panel alignment ...

Making some progress today. Still don’t have my clutch parts yet so my weekend schedule is coming into question, but I was able to start getting the rear quarter panel reinstalled. First job was s...

Like this. It’s going more or less like this. Hey, at least it’s rebuilt and nice and clean. Also removed the old foam seal around the drivers side induction vent and replaced it with some squar...

Taken a few weeks ago on First street in Benicia. Wish I’d had a real camera instead of just my phone!