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03-27-2017, 03:48 PM
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Thanks guys.
For today, I reglued a ton of the tabs that have bolts for keeping the hockey sticks on and the brackets that hold the spoiler that had snapped loose . They looked like they were glued at the factory with a really thin solvent based glue then most had been repaired in the past with some other heavy glue so I redid them in panel adhesive. I stripped and replated all the fasteners in zinc-nickel and blasted then painted anything that was still bonded to plastic. Rattles should be pretty much gone because about 75% of the fastener points were broken. I also manually replaced the crappy old sunroof with a new glass one so now there's not a huge urge to troubleshoot the millions of power components involved in making the button work. Looks pretty great inside and outside. By Wednesday hopefully the shift boot arrives so I can install that, adjust the SSK, button up the console, and splice/heatshrink the last of the loose or cut wires.
For today, I reglued a ton of the tabs that have bolts for keeping the hockey sticks on and the brackets that hold the spoiler that had snapped loose . They looked like they were glued at the factory with a really thin solvent based glue then most had been repaired in the past with some other heavy glue so I redid them in panel adhesive. I stripped and replated all the fasteners in zinc-nickel and blasted then painted anything that was still bonded to plastic. Rattles should be pretty much gone because about 75% of the fastener points were broken. I also manually replaced the crappy old sunroof with a new glass one so now there's not a huge urge to troubleshoot the millions of power components involved in making the button work. Looks pretty great inside and outside. By Wednesday hopefully the shift boot arrives so I can install that, adjust the SSK, button up the console, and splice/heatshrink the last of the loose or cut wires.
03-27-2017, 05:28 PM
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Thanks. I got it from Ebay but afterwards found out that the seller is just essentially dropshipping from Pilkington Classics with an extra $100 tacked on. In the past couple weeks it looks like https://www.pilkingtonclassics.com is down but you could probably call and get the top for ~$500. The fit is good with the weatherstripping not being as perfect as I'd expect but it should seal ok and you can tell when it's seated correctly. Next time I manually pop it I'm going to use a little petroleum jelly to help the non-perfect areas slide into the frame more reliably but until I get the power mechanism going it's a moot point.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/152483749400
http://www.ebay.com/itm/152483749400