Startin to work on the Clone Runner (it's PAINTED!)

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Taking advantage of the long weekend here in Canada (Victoria day) I decided to once more tackle the dreaded seeping brake fitting on the master cylinder.
First order of business - bend up a new fuel line.
After the first few failed attempts - bending stainless isn't as easy as regular steel line.
Here's my set of rejects.

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But I finally got it bent up.

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And put back on the car.
Now to wait overnight to see if there will be any more seeping.

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If there is I have a feeling it may be the master cylinder itself and not the fittings or line....

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I had time to clean-up some parts yesterday.
I had the grille brackets soaking in Evaporust for the last two weeks.
Here's what they look like rinsed off.

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Here's what they look like with a little cleanup with the fiber wheel.

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So today it was a good day to paint some parts outside....
Clothes lines are good for more than just hanging laundry to dry....

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Also painted the grille.

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After that I went into the garage to see if the brake line was dry and it was!!! I call that a win.

But Murphy's law rears its ugly head as I thought to check the other fitting on the master and now it's seeping..... and it wasn't before this.
So, go out and buy the brass adapter and put it on.
A saving grace - I was able to re-use the brake line as there was enough straight section to remove the large fitting and put on a regular one.
Now at least they look the same....sort of.

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I'm happy to report that as of today there is no more seeping of brake fluid.
I'm cautiously calling that a win......Thank God.
Moving on, my neighbor offered his services to try and polish the scratches out of the back glass.
So I took it over there and gave him a hand.
Using this stuff I've had around forever....

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We followed the mixing directions and started polishing.

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Needless to say we both ended up wearing the slurry mix of polish.

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After 3 hours of polishing - did it remove the scratches? - no
Is it perfect? - no, but it is better.
The rest of the glass is clearer.

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Todays job was to remove the full size oil filter and put on the shorter one to keep it away from the header.
Well after breaking my band type oil filter tool I ordered in some heavy duty ones to do the job.

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The channel lock style ended up doing the job.
But it wasn't pretty as the oil filter fought it well, but lost in the end.

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Next is to get the front windshield prepped and ready for install - I have a guy coming next week to do the job.

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A couple of days ago I had these guys come in to install the front and back glass.

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Good guys that did a great job.

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And they put the trim on as well.
Here she is finally with glass.

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And I put the bottom front trim on too.

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My to do list is very short now!!!

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Moving on, it's time to get the front bumper assembly together.
I have my grille mounting kit ready.

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Next, get the bumper on the table and get some reference info ready.

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After taking an inventory of the grille support brackets, I find out that I'm one short.
I need one of these.

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If any of you guys have a spare one, please let me know.

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But I won't let that stop me.
Lets get the existing brackets on the bumper.

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Since the stainless fasteners I used were a little too long, I used my trusty Dremel with a mini death wheel on it to shorten the fastener.

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Next are the bumper brackets.

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Hopefully I'll be able to find the grille mounting bracket I need and get it put on before the whole assembly goes on the car.

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After being able to find the missing grille bracket piece locally, I cleaned it up and painted it and installed it on the bumper.
Now, lets prep the car to accept the bumer.
A bit of green tape so I don't scratch the paint....

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Next, get it mounted and aligned.

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Next, the headlight shields...

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Lastly the grille pieces and Voila!!!

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She finally has a face!!!

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And with that being said I have now finished with the car!
Yes, I have a couple of little things to still put on the car, like the shoulder belts, but that will wait till its in winter storage.
Next up - order some exhaust pieces.

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Awesome! Almost there!!

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Thanks Chad!
I see the light at the end of the tunnel...