Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Interior issues

I've now ordered new parts for the distributor, spark plugs and HT leads and I hope these changes will get my baby firing on all 6 cylinders. Meanwhile I continued the clean down with a look at the interior. The seats were originally vinyl but have been recovered with cloth about 5 years ago and are still in pretty good condition. In time I will change them back as I prefer the look of the vinyl. The dash is a little tired and the gauge bezels are showing some rust signs but the carpets are only 1 year old so overall its not bad. The rev counter only works intermittently and it appears the back light has fallen out as its hanging down next to an aftermarket oil pressure gauge which is fitted to the side of the ignition. The worst part of the interior is the glass which is caked in god knows what and is a real bitch to clean (I'm going to have arms like Arnie after all this).

I've seen a lot worse
The only other things that I will change are the steering wheel position which isnt quite straight (I may change the whole wheel in time), the overdrive gear knob shows reverse in the wrong direction and when money allows the dash will be changed, oh, and the stereo cassette player is a definate got to go and will be replaced with something a little more period.

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