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TJ Ward posted:

Should have paid more attention when I placed my order. lol  I'm guessing they should be a little bigger. 

TJ Ward posted:

They should work fine. looks ok to me. 

That's the way they look. The tension is mostly lateral and it's spread out over all of them if you're thinking the threaded part isn't long enough.

Alan Merklin posted:

TJ   The wiper motor rests against the fiberglass, there may be a OEM mounting tab hitting I cut the tab off  then glue a piece of rubber to the motor housing so it doesn't rub the fiberglass and amplify the motor noise

Thanks i'll do that. This motor was made to fit my assembly. I found a new motor that should bolt right up. 

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If you have enough paint on the car color sanding should take care of the dry spray issue.... Eastwood makes a " Diamond Clear" that I used on a black Harley that I painted with ......Dupli-color rattle cans !  I did the Eastwood clear , I have no idea what they put into that stuff but it's a high end show quality finish..... Two photos using Eastwood clear

 

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I finished up color sanding the passenger fender also added a Pegasus. This build was fun fun fun. I need the carpet and finish up color sanding and its done. Still might get some little detail parts(side mirror lol, hood straps, fog lights bumper guards)

Thanks everyone for all the help.  Especially Alan. I owe you big time. 

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The dash material was not too difficult.  I used DAP Weldwood Original Contact Cement. Brushing the glue is less messy than spraying in my opinion.  Use a piece of material that is a little larger than the dash area in all directions.  Mark where your trim will end on the front of the dash.  Use the aluminum base for the windshield as a guide for the top edge.

Next, brush contact cement onto the dash and the back of the material, let dry to the touch, then apply material.  Hold up the edges and start adhering the center of the material first, work out to the edges to avoid wrinkles.  Do not stretch the material more than needed.  The only area that requires a little stretching is around the eyebrow area.  A heat gun may help, but be VERY careful to not get the material hot enough to damage it!

Trim the material as needed.  Make sure to trim it snug to the aluminum strip that holds the lower windshield rubber.  Any gaps in that area will be noticeable from inside the car.  Trim the lower edge to the line that was marked on the dash.  

Either end of the dash material will need to be folded back under and glued to create a finished edge.  This is usually done at about the point of intersection of the windshield base and the chrome post.  Hope this helps!

James

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Gordon Nichols posted:

TJ:  If your windshield bottom trim strip (the piece attached to the cowl) isn't already permanently attached, remove it, then run a 3/16" bead of clear silicon caulk along the length on the underside to seal it from rain intrusion later on and re-attach it to the cowl.

Some of us have not done this trick and regretted it.

wish i would have seen this couple hours ago. lol already install it. 

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