Captainkirk's Duster project
Well, I s'pose most of you know that to get the rubber body plugs out (they protrude to the underside of the car from inside, under the carpeting) you have to remove the seats, then peel back the carpeting for access. Which I did. And, proceeded to discover buried treasure!
The first, most obvious gem was The Duke Hisself in all his unmolested glory; virgin, original factory paint, with little or no rust! I mean, how cool is that? I see some of the projects on this forum with gaping holes in the floors; huge patch panels or entire floor assemblies being welded in, and count my lucky stars! Imagine peeling out rubber plugs 36 years old with the original paint still on 'em! Kinda makes me feel like a criminal to take them out. Still, progress must march forward.
So, I peel up the passenger carpet and am amazed to find a Snickers bar wrapper. Not just any wrapper, mind you.....think back; those of you over thirty. Remember when Snickers wrappers were a light brown, instead of the dark brown hue of today? Well, I didn't until I saw this one! That brought out a chuckle...and a question of; when, exactly, did Snickers change their colors? I know it had to be early eighties or before....this car hasn't been on the road since 1981!!!!
The second treasure came last night when I pulled the driver's carpet and found......three 15 cent stamps! Holy Toledo, that goes back a bit!!! Probably for the letters I wrote my baby back in T-Town!
Wonder what I'll find under the back seat?
Well, I s'pose most of you know that to get the rubber body plugs out (they protrude to the underside of the car from inside, under the carpeting) you have to remove the seats, then peel back the carpeting for access. Which I did. And, proceeded to discover buried treasure!
The first, most obvious gem was The Duke Hisself in all his unmolested glory; virgin, original factory paint, with little or no rust! I mean, how cool is that? I see some of the projects on this forum with gaping holes in the floors; huge patch panels or entire floor assemblies being welded in, and count my lucky stars! Imagine peeling out rubber plugs 36 years old with the original paint still on 'em! Kinda makes me feel like a criminal to take them out. Still, progress must march forward.
So, I peel up the passenger carpet and am amazed to find a Snickers bar wrapper. Not just any wrapper, mind you.....think back; those of you over thirty. Remember when Snickers wrappers were a light brown, instead of the dark brown hue of today? Well, I didn't until I saw this one! That brought out a chuckle...and a question of; when, exactly, did Snickers change their colors? I know it had to be early eighties or before....this car hasn't been on the road since 1981!!!!
The second treasure came last night when I pulled the driver's carpet and found......three 15 cent stamps! Holy Toledo, that goes back a bit!!! Probably for the letters I wrote my baby back in T-Town!
Wonder what I'll find under the back seat?