July / August 2016
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the correct vin tag on them. Nothing major
has happened to this car.
The underside cleaned up great, and the
best thing, there are fairly new Koni sport
shocks front and rear installed on the car.
That's a bonus.
The engine is a different story. I am pretty
sure this thing is leaking from every seal
possible, and has been for a long time. That
won't do, and it is going to take a LOT of
work.
This aluminum trim removal was going to
be expensive. I knew I had some good black
trim pieces at the shop, but some I did not,
and they are expensive!
What I soon realized is that all of this alu-
minum trim was stick on stuff that peeled
off leaving no residue. All the OEM trim
was in near perfect shape! Nothing cracked,
broken, faded, etc. Even the console hinge
was in good shape. With more digging, I
found the original owners manual and case,
full tool kit, etc. I added a spare tire, jack,
and handle that were missing out of spares
from the shop.
My initial plan was to re-dye the dash and
leave it as is, but I had a eureka moment and
wondered "Where the hell is the passenger
airbag?" Then I realized they covered over
the top of it…..not good. The more I felt
around the top of the dash, I discovered that
there really wasn't much of a dash left under
