Mileage: 88,493
I know. It has been almost three months since I have posted. It’s not like I haven’t had stuff going on, because it has been a great summer, but I just haven’t had a ton of time time to update my blog. As I type this it is actually August 19th, 2011 but it shows that this post is in June. Why is that? Well, in order to best document my massive Trans Am project this summer, I need to do it in chronological order, and since this is the first post of the series, I need it to be first! Get it?!
As I have mentioned a few times before, the heater core on the Trans Am was leaking. This was causing coolant to leak on the inside and outside of the vehicle. After driving it a couple times this year, I came to the conclusion that as much as I didn’t want to, I needed to stop driving the Trans Am and fix the heater core. The main issue with this repair is you have to disassemble a good part of the interior to get to the heater core itself. This lead me to my next problem. The interior on the Trans Am is 95% original, (only the headliner had been replaced prior to me owning it) and in very good condition. However, after 31 years, it is beginning to show its age. A few of the plastic interior panels had begun to deteriorate and become “chalky,” some other panels were faded and needed to be re-dyed, the carpet was worn, and the seats could use new upholstery. So, since I was taking a good part of the interior apart anyway, I figured I might as well do the interior restoration I have been putting off for a couple years now! The nice part is that I have been obtaining all the parts that I would need to do this over the past couple years!
Here it begins!
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