Today we took the car just down the road to a neighbor's auto shop to charge the a/c, get an alignment and a state inspection.
Pretty cool shots of the first miles pulling out of our place.
Finally on the road! Such a cool feeling. She sounds awesome !!
At the neighbor's shop getting the a/c evacuated. She held a vacuum for 30 minutes without any loss. I am really impressed with the Aerquip EZ-Clip hoses. Then he added 1.8 lbs. of refrigerant. Everything works just as it should. The Dakota Digital climate control is fantastic.
Next up is the alignment. I used the DSE specs.
Thanks to Bruce at Booth Automotive. He treated her like a queen!
Back at our place now. At this point I think that the "re-creation," our modern day SS interpretation, is deserving of the last piece of SS trim. Kind of an iconic piece of "auto jewelry." I found this at GTL (a SNS supporting vendor). George is a great guy to work with. If you have ever looked, you know that this part is not reproduced yet (even though it is in the Classic Industries catalog). And there just aren't many around. I was very fortunate to locate this one!
Drilled the deck lid. Then painted the holes to keep the rust away!
Then I used some strip sealer on the studs. Reminds me of play-doh!
At this point, most all of my work is done. There will be the mandatory tweaking that goes with any build. Tomorrow she goes to get her interior. That will be a 56 mile drive...a bit of time to get "acquainted."
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