Broke my 7UP Pop Machine today....

[dadsbee]

Wow, nearly a full year since you started this thread! How's the pop machine doing?

Took a lot of stops in this one horse town to find a F8T5 bulb and a starter ballast.... but another thing off the list!

 

[PlymCrazy]

Man...this is one thread I had all intentions of staying in tune with but lost track nearly right out of the gate. I'll admit, 600+ posts later that's a minute or two of reading to say the least.
I apologize @dadsbee. The timing of this incident coincided with a bit of a curveball in life I had thrown at me at the time and I was all over the place.
After a brief preview, it appears all is going well with this in general? I certainly hope so...

 

[dadsbee]

Well if the rain keeps pissing down I may actually get to start putting Humpty back together again! Lots of Fall work to get done outside, but can't do it in a monsoon!

Wiped her down again with cold water and a micro cloth trying to knock more clear nubs off. Car will need a cut and buff before I can float decals on.

Wiped and vacuumed the dust out of the interior, trunk tomorrow I guess as it's supposed to be raining even harder tomorrow.

 

[kiwigtx]

Took a lot of stops in this one horse town to find a F8T5 bulb and a starter ballast.... but another thing off the list!
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I don't have a horse, but my local supplier has 5 on the shelf....

 

[dadsbee]

Another crappy day, time to bolt a few things back onto the car.

The life of a spare tire!

We'll get to these on the next rainy day.

Parts, parts and more parts. What can I put on where the car doesn't need the clear coat buffed out?

Never just as easy as bolting something back on, it's all in the details.

Bugger getting the goo out of the parting line.

Good as she's gonna get.

Plymouth tail panel letters I refurbished back in the Winter.

Tail lights and a trunk seal are next I guess.

Horn back in.

 

[dadsbee]

I was sent a PM about the washer container. Yes, originals opened front to back. This container was on the car in 1990 when I bought it, the container was already quite yellowed. It was probably a Chrysler parts counter purchase in the late 70's, early '80's. Someone at Chrysler determined that it made more sense to have them open back to front and started making the service counter parts supply that way, so they couldn't "blow open in the wind". Why most reproduction suppliers in the 21 century started doing the same, duplicating the parts counter piece vs OE.

 

[71dodgechargerrt]

Wow its hard to believe it has been over a year since the pop machine incident.
New paint looks great.

 

[hdwrench]

damn , sorry to see that all happened. i hope for a speedy recovery! been in similar situations never that intense though….

 

[Islandkent]

I was sent a PM about the washer container. Yes, originals opened front to back. This container was on the car in 1990 when I bought it, the container was already quite yellowed. It was probably a Chrysler parts counter purchase in the late 70's, early '80's. Someone at Chrysler determined that it made more sense to have them open back to front and started making the service counter parts supply that way, so they couldn't "blow open in the wind". Why most reproduction suppliers in the 21 century started doing the same, duplicating the parts counter piece vs OE.

Well now I have to go out to the shop to take a peek.

 

[Islandkent]

Well I'll be damned. Learn something new every day! Who says a old dog can't learn new tricks?

 

[dadsbee]

Found a couple hours to putter. Original trunk mat back in.

Spare tire and lug bars back in.

Quarter extensions ready to reinstall.

Where they go...

Drivers side fits beautiful.

Passenger side as good as it gets..

Tail light time.

Time to fill the hole.

Bezel in and tail light installed from behind.

Trunk lock tumbler in and both tail lights snugged up.

 

[dadsbee]

Right side light was always not as bright as left for some weird reason.

Went through 7 of my spare old bulbs until I got both sides to match in brightness!

Tab lock barrels for the road runner script into their holes and pushed flush.

Script back on.

Maybe rear bumper and licence plate light next..

 

[dadsbee]

I bought new wing upright gaskets some 33 years ago. I actually found them before tearing the car apart. Now where the f they went, along with an original AWOL... I have no idea at this point! Looked for them for 3 or 4 days and gave up.

Bought a 145' roll of roofing felt, for less money than ordering a pair of gaskets and paying shipping. $81 Cdn for the roll, I can now make about 290 pairs of gaskets!

OE gasket and the die cast wing upright.

Test fit to see if it needs adjustments as a pattern.

One upright worked good with the one gasket I thankfully found, the other needed a bit of addition.

Traced out ready to cut out.

Ready to punch the stud holes

Piece of scrap pipe ground into a hole punch.

All she wrote..

Ready to install.

 

[dadsbee]

Always wondered why I had water in the trunk. The rear glass plug transition triangles attach holes with no gasket or seal.

We have foam for that.

That should help.

Fillers in place.

One upright loosely into place.

Both on loose.

Wing time..

Socket head bolts cleaned up and a bit of anti-seize.

Ready to install the wing.

Small pin limits the wing rotation. Plastic minimizes paint chipping.

 

[dadsbee]

Wing tightened to uprights first for nice alignment and then the uprights snugged down to the quarter panel and internal brace system.

Starting to look like a Bird again..

Same deal on the fake side scoops. A bit of foam to seal the stud holes.

We're getting there. Now I can put the rear seat door cards back in and the back seat.

 

[hunt2elk]

What is that blue car on the other side of the pop machine?

 

[Cranky]

Another crappy day, time to bolt a few things back onto the car.
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The life of a spare tire!
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We'll get to these on the next rainy day.
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Parts, parts and more parts. What can I put on where the car doesn't need the clear coat buffed out?
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Never just as easy as bolting something back on, it's all in the details.
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Bugger getting the goo out of the parting line.
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Good as she's gonna get.
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Plymouth tail panel letters I refurbished back in the Winter.
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Tail lights and a trunk seal are next I guess.
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Horn back in.
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Those letters look like what's on my 66 Belvedere......

 

[dadsbee]

What is that blue car on the other side of the pop machine?

LOL.. you've been sleeping too.. Wife's new toy ! 67 Barracuda Formula S. Numbers 383 x 4 gear.

 

[hunt2elk]

LOL.. you've been sleeping too.. Wife's new toy ! 67 Barracuda Formula S. Numbers 383 x 4 gear.
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Very nice. You have quite the stable of cars. What are you going to do with "her" 64 now?

 

[dadsbee]

Very nice. You have quite the stable of cars. What are you going to do with "her" 64 now?

She's fine with it staying right where it is! It's the perfect Grandchild car for cruises..