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PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2021 3:42 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Fixing Upping Reply with quote

I rarely drive the car at night, it's my around town car. I know they aren't right, I wish he would have sent the right product.

They will get changed back eventually, and for now they're fine.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 03, 2021 9:07 am    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Fixing Upping Reply with quote

Moving along on the sunroof recover and restoration.


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 11:38 am    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Fixing Upping Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:19 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Fixing Upping Reply with quote

My car goes into the upholstery shop Monday for headliner, all four solid windows out, new rubber seals, chrome trim, new rear window, windshield, and ragtop install and I'm trying to get the little details right. I know that there are plugs to fill the factory seat belt receiver holes in the headliner. My car has the rear ones, but not the ones on the B pillar.

Here's my question: there are two different sizes of ivory plastic escutcheon/washers that surround the plugs. I think the big washers go in the rear behind the back side windows and the small washers go in the B pillar. My car presently has the small ones in the rear as you can see in the picture.

Does anybody have an original car who can verify this? The picture below shows the two different sizes.

I know this is small stuff, but my upholstery guy is very good and he will do it right. I just want to know if I'm on the right track.


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 9:47 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Fixing Upping Reply with quote

This shows the big one in the back and the smaller one in the door post..

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:42 am    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Fixing Upping Reply with quote

Wow, Al did a great job on your ragtop mech, all looks new and the rails came out gorgeous.

As for those washers, you right, small one in front big one in back.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 16, 2021 9:23 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Fixing Upping Reply with quote

Making progress on the interior headliner....I decided to do oatmeal carpet at the same time as the headliner and new ragtop..

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:39 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Up Fixing Reply with quote

Got the bug back this afternoon, I flat towed it home.

I'm really happy with the work, it's so much more quiet and solid feeling with all of the sound insulation he did.


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:40 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Up Fixing Reply with quote

More interior photos tomorrow. It's getting dark here.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 9:01 am    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Up Fixing Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:55 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Up Fixing Reply with quote

Awesome, every time you post I think this ragtop gets better and better
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:10 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Up Fixing Reply with quote

EverettB wrote:
Awesome, every time you post I think this ragtop gets better and better


totally

never had a ragtop bug and this really keeps me looking for one
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 4:27 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Up Fixing Reply with quote

Thank you, I'm trying to ,make it as nice as I can without having to take it all apart and re-paint it.

Little details make all the difference.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:04 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Up Fixing Reply with quote

Erik G wrote:
EverettB wrote:
Awesome, every time you post I think this ragtop gets better and better


totally

never had a ragtop bug and this really keeps me looking for one

I had a '56 a long time ago and the ragtop is AWESOME.
I remember thinking you really needed pop-outs though because you get a lot of weird air buffeting.

I just realized Larmo63 doesn't have pop-outs.
Larmo63 - Any issues with wind noise or annoyance at certain speeds?
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 9:30 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Up Fixing Reply with quote

No real weird wind noises, but having the roof rack makes some whistling sounds.

Keep in mind this is an "around town" car, and no real high speeds were attained.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:01 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Up Fixing Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:22 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Up Fixing Reply with quote

I had the day off today and decided to make a list of stuff I wanted to get done on my bug. I was able to buy a replacement speaker....

I ended up having to take off the dash right hand side grille off to be able to hold the dash side of the screws holding the speaker in and then clean everything. I had bought L-87 Pearl White paint in a spray can (Temple paint) to spray the screen in front of the speaker.




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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:23 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Up Fixing Reply with quote

Next up was to paint the original wiper arms....pretty straightforward, the blades are WW replacements.


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:25 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Up Fixing Reply with quote

I looked at dozens of original 1200 stale air engines and I decided that the voltage regulator would be more correct appearing in satin black...


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 7:29 pm    Post subject: Re: 1962 Ragtop Sedan Up Fixing Reply with quote

My antenna was in good shape, but overspray from lazy masking when the car was painted many years ago left the black anchors on the car looking awful. I also wanted the lower part of the shaft to go lower than the lower anchor. I just think it looks more European this way.....


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