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When it came time to bleed the brakes, I brought in my son to give us an extra set
of hands. At this moment he became the 4th generation in our family to work on this very car, as my grandfather helped
my dad install a replacement engine in 1980. It was a special moment, and I'm sure it won't be the last time
my son (or daughter) helps with the car.
We then buffed the trunk lid one last time before we put the stainless trim
on
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Many of the parts we are using for this car are not reproduction parts, but
rather NOS, or New Old Stock. That means they are parts that are as old as the car, but have never been installed on
any car before. Here's the Aluminum inserts for the side when we opened a 52 year old package for the first time.
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It's very satisfying putting all the trim on. It is what makes
cars of this era so special. Real stainless steel moldings secured to the car with steel clips, not glued on like the
cars of the last 30-40 years.
In March we put the engine and transmission in, which was a nice step to
get behind us. It took a little bit of wrestling to get both the engine and transmission in together, but Dad has a neighbor
named Tim who was nice enough to led us a hand. Thanks Tim!
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We then put the exhaust manifolds on and then the exhaust pipes.
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