As I look back at the project, there have been some big gaps in time when for what ever reason, I was not productive, that is, as in nothing accomplished for several years, kind of gap.
The past 12 months have been very very busy and today was just a chance to catch up on some small stuff that has been just waiting for a full day in the garage with nothing major to do. So today I did all of the following:
- You know that plastic screw cover over the passanger door pull that just won't stay up, well I fixed that and that has been bugging me for years, of course it has been fixed before, so we'll see
- The emergency brake, handle vinyl cover, had come unglued so I got out the rubber cement and took off the center console and got that glued down and center console cleaned and replaced
- I installed speakers in the rear lower panel above the rear floor/ storage area and because the size of the speakers I was unable to use the screws and holes to attach that panel - so I used heavy duty velcro to hold them in place and at the same time use the velcro to hold down the floor to the storage area as I want quick access - this like many others have done, is use as a storage area for emergency parts like a fan belt the main radiator hoses, etc - the velcro should work to hold both of these panels in place for easy access
I finished the fourth under fender under coat second coat today and decided to clean up and repaint the rear suspension. Not a perfect job as that would involve dismanteling, rebuilding, and refitting the suspension - not ready to do that yet, however wanted to freshen it up for appearance and protection as well. For a brushed on job it turned out pretty well, but it's not powercoated
Gave the car a bath paying special attention to the tires and wheels - I love it when everything is shiny and clean which is most of the time as I have not driven it much over the years, however now that I finally figured it out, and it is running very well, I plan to take it out more often. Just wish car shows were avaialbe as I have only been to a couple over the years and was looking forward to that until covid showed up. So if I can go to a car show perhaps I can just show it here
additionally I polished the glass, vacuumed the interior, and basically just got it looking good.
I still have a list of things to do and remained convinced that the list never goes away - which is OK - I love working on my OPEL GT
So the last thing I did was to tuck it in for the night.......Tomorrow is another day...................