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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 10:58 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

lonotch wrote:
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Early windshields are not laminated.


Early euro ones were tempered windshields but US delivered cars are laminated glass, and tempered glass is harder to polish then laminated glass since laminated glass is annealed/raw.

My 59 was not, my 60 was. Earliest code requirement I can find is American National Standard "Safety Code for Safety Glazing Materials for Glazing Motor Vehicles Operating on Land Highways," Z26.1-1966
My 57 bug was not laminated either.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 12:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

Hey Folks

Finished the carpet installation and went ahead a put the seats in place - looks pretty darn nifty even if I do say so myself.

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

Porschedave wrote:
... looks pretty darn nifty even if I do say so myself.
I'll second that! Cool
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

The color of the seats really works with the paint color. Beautiful car!
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:18 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

WOW Dave, the car looks beautiful. The interior bits really make it come alive, and closer to being finished. You've really made great progress on this one. It seems the more cars you do, the better you get. Wink The more detail oriented too. Laughing Beautiful job. Cool
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 6:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

Hi All

Well, today was a BIG day and I made this short video for you. You'll see why it was a BIG day.


Link


I bought the car in October 2012 and worked away at it, although not continually. I also in that period restored a Porsche 356 and an Intermeccanica Italia. But this was a fun day.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:18 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

The same face I see all the time when someone gets that moment to drive what they built. Classic.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

Congrats Dave, she looks beautiful and very cool to see all your hard work payed off. 😎
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 1:41 am    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

Congratulations Dave, looks and sounds very sweet. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 2:09 am    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

Congratulations Dave. It's beautiful.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:25 am    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

Congratulations Dave! Ie enjoyed visiting this thread over the years, she came together beautifully, I was just looking back on the first few pages... you’ve come a long long way! Enjoy.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 6:44 am    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

It's hard to not grin ear to ear when watching your accomplishment!
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 10:51 am    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

What an achievement, congratulations!!

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 1:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

looks beautiful! you must be excited!
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:04 am    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

Congrats.
I’ve enjoyed watching your progress. Where does the time go?
And what a transformation.
Beautiful colour.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

Dave - A very nice Cognac returns to the road. Good Job.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

Hi Folks

An update – I installed a new $100 fuel sender into the car and found that it didn’t work. I took it apart and had to lightly hone the inside of the cylinder before the float would move freely. But there remained a problem. It took some fiddling to discover that the original sender unit measures 90 ohms when empty and about 0 ohms when full. My new one records about 120 ohms empty and about 0 ohms when full. A linear relationship but with a different slope. The upshot is that it will indicate that the tank is empty when it’s not – perhaps not a bad thing.

I decided then that I want to rebuild the original unit. I dismantled it and it’s pretty cool the way they’ve built it, with small winders to set the tension in the wires. I found a source for the thin wires and when it comes I’ll tackle the rebuild. In the meantime, I have a request. Here is a picture of the top of my unit, and you can see the date stamp and all. Cool. What I don’t know is what kind of connector was used. There was just a kluge job with wire held with epoxy. Can someone send me a photo of the original top so that I can see what kind of connector was used – or perhaps it is the same male spade as on the current models.

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:37 pm    Post subject: Re: Had some time for my '58 low light today Reply with quote

That's interesting. Thanks for posting that picture. I'l have to look a bit closer to see how I might achieve that kind of fixture.

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