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 Everett's 1960 23-Window Deluxe
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March 22, 2007 SOLD
February 21, 2007 • Stripped the nose some more
January 26-27, 2007 • Removed and disassembled front bumper
• Partially sanded front bumper down
• Cleaned up deluxe trim for front bumper.

• Stripped the nose some more

September 10, 2006 • Cleaned up cargo area, installed "new" rear seat
• Swapped out bad pop-out window, installed pop-out window latch
August 16, 2006 • Cleaned up front cab.  Removed POS radio from parcel tray and various trash under the front seat area
• Installed "new" front seat
• Installed missing interior light bulbs and lenses
• Replaced dash pod interior light switch with unbroken unit
• Replaced torn fresh air hose with new hose
• Reinstalled flasher relay and driver's rear trailer-style taillight
August 9, 2006 • Cleaned up new front seat and rear seat bottom
August 8, 2006 • Finally titled Bus in my name.
• Located front and rear seats, more used door panels, tool bag, and some misc. interior parts
July, 2006 • Located misc. parts
June 24, 2006 • Misc. clean up, removed Bay Window rear seat, removed incorrect front seat.
• Installed decklid prop.
June 14, 2006 • Installed rear window jailbars.
June 11, 2006 • Located a couple more big spoon popout latches and more interior panels.
June 5, 2006 • Replaced huge rear tires with some regular rims and tires I picked up a couple weeks ago.
• Got all pop-outs to open.  Most of them were painted shut.
May 31, 2006 • Located 1 trim ring and some more vent trim.
April 18, 2006 • Traded for some additional ratty interior panels.
April 16, 2006 • Located 1 trim ring.
April 15, 2006 • Traded for 3 trim rings, Deluxe visor, missing vent trim, and taillight rings
April 14, 2006 • Removed left rear trailer taillight
• Worked on stripping the left rear corner with new Jasco stripper I picked up.
April 12, 2006 • Negociated a deal for a ratty but mostly complete set of interior panels plus a front and rear seat.
April 8, 2006 • BYOB show 2006 - Located one trim ring and 2 big spoon popouts
March 27, 2006 • Cleaned up sunroof sliders, sunroof slides better now
• Sprayed a few coats of Grafitti Remover stripper down on the left rear corner, it didn't do much.
• Poked around in the rust hole in the driver's dog leg, dumped out a bunch of rust flakes and dirt.  Made the hole real big too.
March 23, 2006 • Removed huge front door mirrors
March 19, 2006 • Cleaned up and retapped a set of screw-terminal tail lights and mounting screws from my stash.
March 10, 2006 • Stripped portion of nose and tested dash stripping with Grafitti Remover spray can stripper.  The yellow down to Beige Grey was 3-4 applications.  The green down to Red was about 6 and I left it on there a LONG time - I think I need some heavier stripper for the green.
March 6, 2006 • Purchased

• Stopped on the way home to wash it off
January, 2006 • Located ratty front door panels, rear hatch panel, and one front bulk head panel.
(Yes, I bought parts for this Bus before I got it)

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