Group 26: Doors, Windows, etc. June 2008

Group 25: Post-Engine Starting - January 7, 2008

Group 24: Car Returns - June 12, 2007

Group 23: Parts Returned - June 8, 2007

Group 22: Body Work - April 2007

Group 21: Engine and Front Suspension Complete - November 2006

Group 20: Engine Painting - October 15 & 16, 2006

Post-Cleaning, Right	Post-Cleaning, Front	Post-Cleaning, Left
Post-Painting, First Coat, Right	Post-Painting, First Coat, Front	Post-Painting, First Coat, Left
Post-Painting, Second Coat, Right	Post-Painting, Second Coat, Front	Post-Painting, Second Coat, Left

Group 19: SU Air Filters and Bodywork Checkup - October 9, 2006

New SU Air Filters temporarily installed on donor car's carbs			Right-rear fender well
Inside trunk, right-rear	Left-rear fender well	Driver side floor pan	Trunk lip, inside

Group 18: Blasting the Body at Robinson Tech in Chesapeake

Group 17: Steering Gear Box and Master Cylinder, Restored!

Group 16: Engine Top, Cylinders and Pistons - Post Cleaning

Group 15: Removed B16 Engine Cylinder Head

Group 14: Refinished Steering Rods

Group 13: More Restored Parts

Group 12: Heater Core Restored

Refinished Heater Core

Group 11: Some Restored Parts

Hanging Around - Recently blasted, primed and painted			Completed steering rod with new dust covers

Group 10: Bodywork Day (Jan, 27, 2006)

Group 9: New Gas Tank

Group 8: Seats are completed! Picked up today, Jan 13, 2006

Group 7: These are some post-removal front-end suspension and pre-bodywork shots w/ caster rig

Group 6: These are of "new" radio pre-restoration; radiator/heater core; generator/starter post-restoration

My New Radio - Motorola	Top	Rear	Right Side Is that a model no. "8M"?	Inside Top Vibrator missing, 1 tube broke in transit	Inside Top from Right
Inside Top from Front	Inside Top Right Close-Up	Inside Bottom from Rear	Inside Bottom from Front	Radiator tested, cleaned, painted	Generator & Starter cleaned, tested, re-lubed and repainted
Starter restored	Generator restored	Generator restored, inside shot	Heater Core Radiator repaired, tested	Close-up of one repair	Close-up of another repair to heater core

Group 5: Below are random part shots; brake cylinder, steering rods, new hubcaps, radio, lights, etc.

Steering Rods, Clean and Not	Steering Rods, Clean and Not	Steering Rod, Not Clean	Steering Rods, Clean and Not	Steering Rods, Clean and Not	Steering Rods, Clean and Not
Master Brake Cylinder Cleaned	Random Parts	New hubcap with red sticker applied	Close-up of the Volvo moon cap	What's for dinner?	Radio Face Plate
New Radio from Cam Price	Old Visor				Old Front Directional Indicator

Group 4: Below are engine compartment shots after engine removal

The engine is out!
Engine mounts (one bad)	The good... (driver's)	... the bad (passenger's)	Home-made clutch linkage mount - must be repaired

Group 3: The following were some random shots of problems with the car before disassembly

This clutch bracket looks re-fabricated, no?	This is the driver's side floor pan, Dad's handiwork, which is being replaced	Where the master brake cylinder was - until I removed it	After I cleaned up the tar paper from the passenger's side floor	Rear floor pan nice and clean
Suspension needs some work			Transmission mount - looks like it needs some work	Dash shot, after removing heater components (and mouse home)

Group 2: I decided to take the following before having the seats sent to the upholstery shop; also some other random shots

	These might be the last images of the original seat covering
Right Rear Wheel Well Corrosion		Spare Tire Well Rust	Front Left Bumper Mount Tube Weld - Strange bolt attached	Trunk Rust

Group 1: Below are some of the first images, taken before I really started stripping the car

		Speedo & Dash Parts	Headliner - In pretty good shape for 50 yrs old

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