67/68/69 cuda dilemma
Not too much going on since it's been in the 100s every freakin day with heat indexes of 104° and higher. It's like living in a roasting pan. Wake up its almost 80° already at 7am lol. Anyhoo I been collecting up more parts while we are waiting for cooler weather to continue with this project. Picked up a duplicate set of the same Wesco performance seatbelts I have for my 67. Have a pair of retractable outboard shoulder belts with an 8" sash and D ring, along with chrome lift latch buckles. The rears are a pair of lap belts with the same chrome lift latch buckles. These are a nice modern upgrade to replace the funky 2 piece last minute slapped together shoulder belt design they had in 68-69. See post #113 on page 5 for the extra needed anchor points I made for both cars, and the shoulder belt mockup in my 67 that both cars will have.
The center trunk finish panel also came today. Nice repop of the formula S part. The red looks a bit dark, however I really have nothing to compare it to. I need to eventually get reverse light bezels as well. I have the sockets and lenses. I test fit the repop panel, it will need a little tweaking here and there to get it to fit tight against the trunk, but I expected that. The really good news is the rust thru spot in the back and lower edge of the trunk I can repair and all of it will be hidden by the panel. Only the underside will be visible. That will be easy to bodywork. The other good news is the top surface of the trunk lid is in good condition with only needing surface scale removed, minor bodywork, and epoxy primer appled
Not too much going on since it's been in the 100s every freakin day with heat indexes of 104° and higher. It's like living in a roasting pan. Wake up its almost 80° already at 7am lol. Anyhoo I been collecting up more parts while we are waiting for cooler weather to continue with this project. Picked up a duplicate set of the same Wesco performance seatbelts I have for my 67. Have a pair of retractable outboard shoulder belts with an 8" sash and D ring, along with chrome lift latch buckles. The rears are a pair of lap belts with the same chrome lift latch buckles. These are a nice modern upgrade to replace the funky 2 piece last minute slapped together shoulder belt design they had in 68-69. See post #113 on page 5 for the extra needed anchor points I made for both cars, and the shoulder belt mockup in my 67 that both cars will have.
The center trunk finish panel also came today. Nice repop of the formula S part. The red looks a bit dark, however I really have nothing to compare it to. I need to eventually get reverse light bezels as well. I have the sockets and lenses. I test fit the repop panel, it will need a little tweaking here and there to get it to fit tight against the trunk, but I expected that. The really good news is the rust thru spot in the back and lower edge of the trunk I can repair and all of it will be hidden by the panel. Only the underside will be visible. That will be easy to bodywork. The other good news is the top surface of the trunk lid is in good condition with only needing surface scale removed, minor bodywork, and epoxy primer appled