Planning Ahead

Back in SLC now, car is registered and sitting in AZ for the next couple weeks until it is towed up here. Sitting around with nothing to work on has gotten me thinking over and over the first things I plan on doing.

I ordered a Weber Downdraft carb to replace the stock unit, which should free up some ponies. Also bidding on a set of KP61 taillights on ebay, going to replace the poorly "frenched" Mercedes 500 SEL units. A bit of other body dings and holes to plug, not to mention fabbing up a front bumper. Looks like the car might have to be a matte grey demon for a while after all this work is done until I can get the interior stripped/cleaned.

 This picture is pretty indicative of the interior. I'm going to have to source a heater/blower unit from somewhere, and probably need to rebuild the dash and panel from scratch. Thinking maybe a nice mahogany...?

Front bumper shouldn't be too hard to figure out, just going to need a pipe bender. You can see the holes that need plugging, in addition to tucking various wires away. Also thinking about replacing radiator, and at the very least swapping over to electric fan ASAP.

After all that is going to come suspension, and possibly fitting some smaller (13x7's) wheels, if I can find a decent set without breaking the bank. Hopefully will be driving by March/April, weather permitting. Going to try and keep it covered as much as possible, as the weatherstripping is all pretty shot, but I am hesitant to buy a whole new set until post-paint. Wish I didn't have to repaint, but there are too many little things that will just drive me nuts if I don't address them.

So, next post will have work in progress shots, I promise!