63 Pinner Hightop

[John ED Renstrom]

got the top finished. I can see myself in it not enough to shave just to know we are there. that front is deceptive. the only way to get the middle is to stand on the cowl with your knees on the windshield. glad I have the vent grill out. the hard part is getting down next to the glass the rubber gromet is higher them the body to hold that molding up and out. but done is done. we'll start sanding on the body next. I was hoping the flooring will get here before we paint but we can get it in after if that's the way things happen. just nice to get something done.

 

[John ED Renstrom]

we had to de Christmas the house today so not a lot of time in the shop I thought I did pretty good getting the top un and down the latter a few thousand times up on the scaffolds no major things so how does the new year start. reach out for one spot over there and instead of getting down and moving the step stoop I got one the edge and the plastic buckled my left was hurting it still is. but I got the spot! no fool like an old fool. so then decided we better stay on the ground. let's get the driver's door adjusted. it's not sealing in the front letting water drain in and dripping on the front seat. it's a little tight in the rear so easy adjustment now with the trim already off. we mark the top Hing with the marker, so we have a reference line. rais the rear up till our line just disappears, then drop the rear of the door back to level. mind you we only moved the door 1/8 of a inch, but that was too much, we now got daylight in the back. so let the top drop till I could just see the line and the bottom up to level and it shut good fit on 3 corners? will it is a hand-built car. we can shit it with one finger; can't see day light any were leave it alone.
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[John ED Renstrom]

did a little clean up thing today after my attempt at flight yesterday thought I had best take it easy. took the part we have in the rust remover that last 3-4 months and cleaned them off. mainly the hardware for the rear bumper in the box and the mount for the rear window trim I had in the tube. they converted will then I had a problem with the light tubs on the driver's side. they are in a high contoured so that when filled in the front half is out to were only the bottom of the tube is nested. that leaves you a spot in front inside between the tubs that you can't paint looking down on the outside tube. you can get it from the other side if your arm is long enough. I missed it didn't discover it till later. got the right one. we had to clean thing up the dry spray and clear off so we could spot the small strip of primer white. got that done Thursday. and today it was how do we clear coat it without making a big mess. hit on one of the spung pad from the wipe on clear. I put on the truck just used the long edge to put some on. I think it worked pretty well.

 

[John ED Renstrom]

another light day in the shop it's 64 out there in the first week of January. ton of catching up to do. but in the spirt of do one thing positive a day gets the car done we did prime the window trim holders. even readjusted a door to and scrape the over spray off the rear glass.