Impster - the big&white

The '70 and newer have flat out ugly wheel covers..
And yes,, I have a '71..
And yes,, it has ugly-*** stock wheel covers ...
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You have it when we see pics.:D
It´s a Fusie Imp, so good off-topic.

Sooo, you wanna see a pic.... :rolleyes:

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Will this one do...... :p:p



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More work got done today. I took off the add-on temp gauge from the dash ash receiver. Luckily the interior hasn´t caught cigarette smell despite that someone has been smoking inside. The c-pillar pillows are actually easy to reinstall after detaching the inside panel.

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ImpJay
Your imperial used to be a triple pickle,,,,
then it got scared ,, and turned white....
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What is that thing where the cigar lighter used to be?

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It´s a heater switch. Either it´s off or burns my legs slow or fast...

How do you explain the black vinyl? :poke:
 
These will look even better after I add same black paint.
I can live with the rough circumferences (read: trough the next season:rolleyes:) because the car isn´t a concours Chebbie.
Three are repainted and almost rebuilt, one to go. I need to craft the steel tabs to hold the ``IMPERIAL IMPERIAL`` rings where they should be even after a cruise.
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Today I was fiddling with the weather strip (reattaching) and painted some areas in the trunk. Dad was sanding the rear quarters, but I forgot to take any pics.
I guess that there´s been a mirror on the right sun visor because there was two strips of two-sided tape on it.

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I departed the fourth wheel cover yesterday, but comparatively much happened today:

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The C-pillars need sanding because the epoxy primer did drain.
 
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The rear end of door top trim on both sides has to be replaced at some time like the warped bumper surrounds.

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She's put on hold for a while because week 8 is the annual winter holiday and I'm +400 miles away from the garage. Enjoy a pic though:

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Today I sanded the C pillars slightly, so contact glue could adhere better when it´s time to reinstall the vinyl. Friend Jari was there at the same time and the credit for repairing the chronometer goes to him.
@cantflip
Formals have appeal, but it´s hidden to the dash. I tried to take the gauge cluster out of the way :realcrazy: to get the original radio rewired, but I gave up. Then we gave a try to install the antenna wire under the dash, which was successful.
@DocMcNeedy
Is that round mirror really original? it is located to the uppermost part of the dash panel and left of the steering column.

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