Finally got back to sanding. My biggest worry was the forward section of the roof panel where the sun rot had crusty and cracked black paint/primer showing through the red paint. It was taking too long to cut through the old paint with 320 wet/dry so I grabbed some 220 dry and got down to the SMC in fairly short order. I am happy to report that the SMC surface appears to be undamaged and if the primer sticks it ought to look fine when painted.

Charlie

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quote Originally posted by Bloozberry: Lookin' good there Charlie. The sheepskin seats have just got to go though! Curious, who makes the wheels you bought, and what are the dimensions and offsets?

Thank you Blooze,

Yep, the skins are covering some seriously sad seats... I hope to get some nice new seats once I am sure the car will be drivable. They are so easy to get to I decided to put them low on the priority list.

The Wheels are:
Front - 17X7 Borbet Type FS bright silver paint with a 38mm offset
Rear - 17X8 Borbet Type FS bright silver paint with a 35mm offset

I made a mistake on the front tires though. I should have purchased 215/50R-17's instead of the 215/45R-17's. My front wheel/tire diameter is about an inch less than I wanted. The rears seem pretty close with 245/45R-17's.

Charlie

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