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 Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 3:16 pm Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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You're quite welcome 
The cardboard pieces came from WW along with the seat pads. Yes, I know that they can be made but I was ok to just buy them. One less thing to do/make.
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| Posted: Fri May 06, 2016 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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I got those cardboard pieces for my '74 seats. They were cheap, so I didn't fool with trying to make my own. Besides, they were not made of cardboard. They were much stronger than that. Not flimsy at all.
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| Posted: Sat May 07, 2016 9:47 am Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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Yes,same thoughts here Tim.
They are a water-resistant thicker material than regular cardboard, fit was very good. I've seen similar material in door panel cards before.
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| Posted: Fri May 13, 2016 3:27 pm Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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Installed the seatback for the rear seat. I had assumed that I would need to make some sort of adjustment but it fit and latched perfectly lol.
I didn't really need the 2-piece luggage section, so I used some luan board to close off the back of the seat.
Then on to the rear speaker deck. My plan is to have a frame below it to keep it level and in place. The sub box will fit inside the legs. I'm still thinking about anything else I may want to incorporate into all this other than some lighting below the speaker deck.
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| Posted: Sat May 14, 2016 11:16 am Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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Carpet section replacement is taking a long time, I decided to put the driver seat and shifter back in so I can drive the car in the meantime.
The seat release stuff went in fine, nothing like cutting into a new seat cover lol. What I did find was that the WW replacement trim didn't stay in place very well, so I used the OEM with new handle plus the little metal retainer clip to hold the handle in place.
New plastic guide clips in place.
Seat installed fine, everything works and it feels great.
I'm not very happy with TMI replacement procedure but in all fairness they have a process they follow. I have to send my carpet piece to them (they pay shipping) then they send a replacement section. However, I sent pics with dimensions that should show what they need to see, I asked if they can just send the replacement section to save 1-2 weeks of more delay. I can't finish the interior until I get that front section.  and I really don't know why they can't just stick a new section in a box and send it.
I had ordered the interior way before I needed it, so maybe I should have checked all of the pieces first, I assumed they would all fit. Anyway, it is what it is but I suggest that you check carpet fit as soon as you get it to avoid delays.
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| Posted: Sun May 15, 2016 7:49 am Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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Rear speaker deck done. I wanted to make it removable so I made it into a stand. It will also secure to the sub box so no issues with it wobbling around.
Speaking of the sub box, I decided to get a basic 1 ft. sealed cube box for the 10" sub. My original thought on this box didn't pan out, too big, plus I wanted everything to look right when the back seat was folded down.
This is the box I won't use, but I will use the sub and amp.
Here's the speaker deck.
Each speaker has a connector, just unplug each speaker to remove the entire deck.
Speaker deck in place, the sub box will of course fit below it.
This is what you see. I did drill a hole in the plywood but not the carpet in case I ever want to set the third brake light onto the speaker deck.
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2016 4:26 am Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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More interior details, mirror and sunvisors.
Mirror had the white outer cover - after a good cleaning and some adhesion promoter I used Valspar plastic paint (satin) for a black-out version. Those are TMI sunvisors in charcoal to match the interior vinyl.
Sunvisors in place. I had pics of the hole locations so it was actually pretty straightforward to get them mounted along with the clips. I suppose they could have also been done in a tan color close to the headliner color but I liked the contrast. I did use a hair dryer to help stretch the headliner up a bit to get to the holes.
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2016 9:45 am Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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You might appreciate a day/night mirror. I got one from the classifieds. They're great.
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Mr.Duncan
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2016 1:33 pm Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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Pretty much this entire thread is excellent.
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| Posted: Wed May 18, 2016 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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Pretty much this entire thread is excellent.
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Exactly!! If I ever do a full ground up, great resource!! Thanks TX-73!!!
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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Here's the sub box, nothing fancy. Kicker 10" sub with a cheapie amp.
This is in place just to test out the wiring, fits fine under the speaker shelf and no issues when the seat back is in place. I'll be cleaning it all up with some loom and clips so it looks better.
Sounds ok but I already plan to swap out the amp after I get the car done. This is just getting something in place with stuff I had on hand.
Oh one other thing to mention, my new WW bumpers arrived. Talk about well packaged, each was in plastic wrap inside of a felt bag, then secured in the box. They look great. That will be the last exterior part to be done 
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| Posted: Fri May 20, 2016 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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I notice your carpet is already laid, so how will you route your speaker wires from front to back?
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 5:28 am Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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All the front to back stereo and sub wiring was installed back when I did the electrical, already in place. If you mean these additional small sections they will just be in a loom clipped down and routed off to the side.
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 1:10 pm Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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I decided to get some work done on the interior. I have the complete 2-tone TMI interior for the car, I think I bought it all about a year ago lol. But that's ok, I didn't have to buy it now. It's a vinyl/tweed blend.
Once again big thanks to Cage44 for his excellent go-by.
I had some commercial poly sheeting, something like 20 mils, its really thick stuff, wound up being perfect for the door vapor barriers.
Started off getting it cut to size.
Marked up, the size is about 1/4" less than the door panel. I wound up throwing this one away after I had cut the holes for the clips. After I did this one I realized that the clips are actually offset to the outside from where the holes are on the door panel. Easy enough to re-do the sheets, you can see the difference on the one mounted on the door.
Mounted on the door. If you notice, it's been cut to go around the holes for the door clips. I used some weatherstrip adhesive to attach the plastic. The door clip holes in the door get some rubber inserts to help keep moisture away from the panels.
Clips mounted on the door panel. They were pretty much aligned with the holes but needed slight adjustment here and there.
Door panels mounted, turned out nice. There's a spring behind each panel at the window crank to keep the panel tight against the crank escutcheon. In these picks I don't have the new cranks installed as I'm waiting on the escutcheons, so I just used the old ones for now. Door pulls are new. A tiny bit of silicone lube on the clips helped when I popped them in.
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Great write up.
been reading all through this but I was wondering if when you put your door panels on if you put the little rubber seals on the doors that the panel clips go into?
https://www.westcoastmetric.com/product/111-500M/c...y__113219a
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 1:17 pm Post subject: Re: TX-73 Bug Rebuild |
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Yes I did, but what I wrote might not have been clear:
"The door clip holes in the door get some rubber inserts to help keep moisture away from the panels."
I think any questions like this are great to help clarify things
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It'll be about a week before we wrap up/start the engine, in the meantime I'm installing the door internals/windows. Just posting update not really a how-to as there's already enough info on Samba, YouTube, etc.
First thing was I pulled the spiral out of the regulator to check. clean it. It has a sort of felt material wound into the grooves that looks like it's supposed to keep operation smooth and quiet. Pretty clever I thought. Cleaned and lubed it, then re-installed. Along with oiling the crank gear mechanism, the final result was really nice operation.
Then started on the vent window refurbishment. Pics of general condition.
Removed the glass section
Not sure if this is just my car but the aluminum supports were painted. I will be removing the paint and seeing if I can simply bring the aluminum back as polished brightwork. You can see in the pic my initial test of paint removal, no additional wet-sanding or polishing but I much prefer the aluminum over the paint.
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What did you use for lube on the regulator?
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but thanks!
