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July 21, 2003	• Installed NOS trunk light • Installed NOS driver's seat tracks
July 17, 2003	• Sold
May 16, 2003	• Began polishing windshield
April 22, 2003	• Cleaned and treated rubber window seals
April 21, 2003	• More upholstery cleaning, treated vinyl • First pass at treating rubber window seals
April 20, 2003	• Waxed car • Cleaned up chrome • Misc. interior cleaning
April 19, 2003	• Polished entire car
April 12, 2003	• Installed and adjusted new choke • Adjusted front brake locknuts, installed NOS lock plates
April 10-11, 2003	• Continued cleaning paint
April 8, 2003	• Started cleaning paint • Cleaned up misc. interior bits • Reinstalled floormats, interior bits, treated floor mats
April 7, 2003	• Set brake pedal free play • Double-checked clutch pedal free play • Set emergency brake • Cleaned up floor mats • Misc. interior cleaning and vacuuming
April 5, 2003	• Waxed engine compartment • Set valves to .20mm • Topped up transmission fluid • Installed new body to engine fuel line • Cleaned up battery cables and ground connection • Reinstalled engine, tuned engine
March 24-25, 2003	• Drained oil and cleaned up sump, drain plate, filter, and relief valve
March 22, 2003	• Rebuilt carburetor • Installed new plugs, plug wires, and warm-up air hose • Cleaned transmission casing some more • Installed new starter bushing, reinstalled starter • Cleaned up transmission ground strap • Completed engine assembly
March 21, 2003	• More engine reassembly
March 10, 2003	• Reassembled engine tin and some externals
March 8, 2003	• Spent some more time cleaning the fan shroud and engine accessories • Cleaned the transmission and engine compartment • Coated the intake manifold with POR-20 • Tore apart carb. to rebuild it
March 7, 2003	• Spent even more hours cleaning the engine case and fan shroud • Picked up manifold
March 6, 2003	• Sent intake manifold to be blasted • Spent a few more hours cleaning the engine case and fan shroud
February 21, 2003	• Cleaned out intake manifold with a piece of clutch cable, worked great!
February 20, 2003	• Picked up engine tin from being powdercoated
February 19, 2003	• Spent some time trying to clear out my single-carb. manifold with a propane torch
February 9, 2003	• Cleaned up engine case and engine tin
December 30, 2002	• Removed remaining engine tin and heater boxes to clean them • Worked on cleaning mud and grease off the transmission for a while
December 10-11, 2002	• Removed exhaust with some rust breaker and the application of a propane torch. • Disassembled most external engine components
December 9, 2002	• Started stripping down engine but the exhaust is frozen on at the heater boxes, left it to soak in some rust breaker
December 7-8, 2002	• Installed new shift rod hanger, new shift rod coupler, and greased everything • Fixed horn (points dirty) • Cleaned spare tire area and washer bottle • Dropped engine to replace oil cooler seals • Partially disassembled engine • Swapped out rims/tires for some nicer radials
December 5, 2002	• Removed shift rod and drilled out old shift rod hanger
December 4, 2002	• Removed front floor mat and front seats to replace shift rod bushing, found that the previous owned had done a skip shod repair to the shift rod hanger
November 21, 2002	• Nevada title arrived!
November 1, 2002	• Awaiting new Nevada title...
October 30, 2002	• Replaced taillight bulbs
October 27, 2002	• Spent a few hours cleaning the interior. • Removed and cleaned all lenses, bulb holders, and bulbs • Repaired trunk light • Repaired license plate light • Washed exterior and began detailing front hood
October 24, 2002	• Adjusted upper torsion bar per specs • Repaired warped interior light plastic with some matches and my finger, cleaned up and reinstalled
October 23, 2002	• Cleaned up a small area of the paint as a test, looks good!
October 20, 2002	• Installed new turn signal relay
October 9, 2002	• First pass at degreasing engine and transmission • Noticed oil cooler seal leak
October 7, 2002	• Replaced leaking oil pressure sender • Small title problem with the AZ Motor Vehicles Department, will have to work it out with the original owners and the Nevada DMV
October 6, 2002	• Spent some time cleaning the interior while at the Las Vegas Bug-O-Rama
October 5, 2002	• Purchased at 79,xxx. • Replaced fuel, vacuum lines, and driver's headlight, then drove home from Reno, NV to Phoenix, AZ


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