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- Replace and fix the dashboard lighting<\/li>\n
- Fix the radio while the dash is out<\/li>\n
- Continue chasing down the fuel sender issue<\/li>\n
- Correctly seat the windshield wiper motor<\/li>\n
Vacuum out all the crud in the fenders (through the cowl or remove the fenders)<\/del><\/li>\n- Add locking lug nuts<\/li>\n
Reroute the speaker wires<\/del> Done! April 2020<\/em><\/li>\nFix the loose handle on the passenger’s side<\/del><\/li>\nReplace solid windows in the traveltop with sliders<\/del><\/li>\n- Weatherproof the new top<\/li>\n
- Clean the soft top, clean the windows<\/li>\n
- Replace the steering wheel<\/li>\n
- Go through the mechanicals in under the hood and check everything out.<\/li>\n
- Repair the hole in the soft top<\/li>\n
Clean up the windshield glass, inspect the cowl and see if it’s in worse shape than the one I’ve already got<\/del> Replaced and repaired 22.9.16<\/em><\/li>\n- Clean and reinstall all the gasketry on the firewall<\/li>\n
Wire brush the spare windshield frame to see how bad the cancer is<\/del> done 22.9.16<\/em><\/li>\nReplace the windshield wipers with modern blades<\/del><\/li>\nGet it in the garage.<\/del><\/li>\nGet it registered, tagged, and insured (probably with historic plates<\/a>).<\/del><\/li>\nChange all the fluids<\/del> – coolant, oil, diff oil changed 9\/09<\/em><\/li>\nChange the plugs and wires<\/del>\u00a0\u00a0plugs and wires purchased 10\/09, installed 8\/12
\n<\/em><\/li>\nClean out the tub and wire-brush all the rusty sections.<\/del> Bedliner sprayed 9\/13<\/em><\/li>\nPOR-15 everything that even looks like it might rust.<\/del> Bed and walls coated 9\/13<\/em><\/li>\nPad the rollbar with some pipe insulation and zipties<\/del> – Added an original rollbar cover and pads, 4\/13<\/em><\/li>\nPull out the bikini top and check the fit<\/del><\/li>\nGround the rear lights correctly so that the indicator goes out
\n<\/del><\/li>\nReplace the dead headlight<\/del><\/li>\nGet the windshield wipers and washer squirters working<\/del><\/li>\nClean up, re-grease, and replace the window scissor mechanisms, latches, and locks. Then reinstall the door panels.<\/del><\/li>\nBuy a new set of Service Manuals<\/a><\/del> – Christmas gift, 2011<\/em><\/li>\nPick up a good come-along in lieu of a winch<\/del> Bought one in the fall of 2023<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3519\/3202139674_611af2f4bf.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" "\\"Nose\\"")
<\/a><\/p>\nLong-term plans (mostly involving lots of time and<\/em> money):<\/p>\n
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- Coat the underside with bedliner<\/li>\n
- Spray it with some color other than purple<\/li>\n
Add some kind of heat reflective matting<\/del>. Done 7\/21<\/a>. Makes a huge difference!<\/em><\/li>\n- Sand the high points in the paintjob down, and get it ready for a new color<\/li>\n
- Pull the dashboard, strip it, and repaint (or replace)<\/li>\n
Yank out the nasty seats and replace them<\/del> – Bucket bases purchased, PT Cruiser seats installed 3\/15
\n<\/em><\/li>\nFind a good rust-free steel hardtop.<\/del> Purchased 3\/13<\/em><\/li>\nBuy a new gas tank and sender<\/a>, drop the old one and install the new one<\/del> Installed 6\/11<\/em><\/li>\nBuy a Hi-Lift jack<\/a> so I might actually be able to change a tire<\/del><\/li>\nCoat the interior with some sort of bedliner (Line-X, Rhinoliner, etc).<\/del> Installed 9\/13<\/em><\/li>\nBuy some new weatherstripping for the doors and tailgate<\/a><\/del> Installed 10\/13<\/em><\/li>\nReplace the inner door liners with originals (or repaint the purple ones)<\/del><\/li>\nPull the dashpad and put in a replacement<\/del> \u2014\u00c2\u00a0black replacement installed 10\/09<\/em><\/li>\nReplace the stupid radio with a cheap removable-faceplate version, install some cheap speakers in the 6×9 cutouts<\/del><\/li>\nBuy a Tuffy console<\/a> for in between the seats and install it<\/del><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Short-term plans (mostly involving time and a little money) Replace and fix the dashboard lighting Fix the radio while the dash is out Continue chasing down the fuel sender issue Correctly seat the windshield wiper motor Vacuum out all the crud in the fenders (through the cowl or remove the fenders) Add locking lug nuts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-483","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P58Ac2-7N","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4306,"href":"https:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/483\/revisions\/4306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billdugan.com\/scout\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}