Alrighty a little update. I would love to get this on the road before my 28 day permit expires but that may be a bit optimistic. Anyone know a good roadworthy inspector who likes unmolested Dattos in the eastern suburbs area of Melbourne?
I've tracked down a replacement tail light & indicator for the left side of the car, they should arrive next week. And I polished all the other lenses in the car - they look a bit more acceptable now and probably light up a lot more effectively.
The part of the steering wheel that has the silver/chrome trim near the horn etc was all chipped and cracked so I just pulled it off, masked up the woodgrain and painted it silver after a quick rub back. I also got rid of all the gummed up crap on the steering wheel, shift knob and indicator knob, so they look better and feel nicer in the hand too. Just used prepsol on a rag and plenty of elbow grease
I pulled the rear interior trim cards out and cleaned them up a bit. Trimmed back the ugly carpet in the back so you can't see it hanging out everywhere (I am going to leave it because it will be a nice form of insulation that it wouldn't have had standard). Removing the trim card on the left exposed the mechanism for the electric side guard window so I cleaned all that up and lubricated it all. The window works much nicer now - doesn't get stuck half way up etc. Awesome!
I've pulled some of the stainless trims out here and there and got stuck into them with a toothbrush etc but I could seriously spend weeks doing that everywhere on this car so I thought I should probably focus on some other things. Such as this...
Check out the crap that was in there! Good thing it was a country car not a beach car or there wouldn't be much left of it
Just tacked the sections in because I basically had no gas left. I'll try and get another bottle tomorrow
Just thought I'd chuck this in too. There are so many aspects of this photo that make me happy. Life is good