Sometimes it seems as if nothing important takes place with
my project. Though I’ve been able to work 2-3 hours a day since I got back from
my trip, I have no pictures to document progress. I finished the cosmetic
modifications to the steering column to make it look more like the original, and
installed the ignition and turn signal switches, but it will need a re-paint
before photos.
I’ve also been wire brushing, cleaning, de-rusting and
repairing several body pats so they can be installed or taken to the upholstery
shop. Door panel stainless trim is getting polished, and I completed a mockup
of the redesigned door panels. They will look like a cross between the OEM Fury
and Belvedere. I would have liked to use the Fury parts, but they were missing on the
parts car.
Also spent a few hours on the customized steering wheel and horn
ring assembly. About the time I decide which way to proceed, I come up with a
better idea…or at least a different plan. It may be the last thing completed!
I finally decided the configuration for the console and
purchased material for it this morning. I need to complete the frame before I
can design the custom rear bucket seat frames that will need to go in with the
front seats to be recovered. I’m still not sure if I can use the
modified pushbutton shifter, or if I will have to use the A-body floor shift, so there are
still decisions to be made about the cover and internal parts of the console. I
can make that determination later as long as the external dimensions of the
console frame don’t change.
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