Unfortunately the inner boot and foam piece look absolutely disgusting and will need to be replaced. I didn't really want to spend any more money on the interior. I'm not really surprised though. I'm not really sure where I will get the parts yet, but I did find the inner boot online. But I want to find someone who sells both parts.
As you know I've been peeling up all the tar tiles off of the floor of the Fiat. Today I realized there was more on top of the transmission hump so scraped it all off. I also took the time to seek out any other little patches laying around that I had missed. Then I noticed that one of the tiles went under this shifter plate. Since I had to take out the plate I figured I'd media blast and refinish the part. I'm really happy I did. It was a little rusty, but now it looks great. I won't be able to see this part when I'm finished, but at least I know it will be well protected. Unfortunately the inner boot and foam piece look absolutely disgusting and will need to be replaced. I didn't really want to spend any more money on the interior. I'm not really surprised though. I'm not really sure where I will get the parts yet, but I did find the inner boot online. But I want to find someone who sells both parts.
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I decided to replace the timing belt. It has been replaced in the past few years, but since it was sitting in one place for so long and had a large pile of nuts jammed into it (courtesy of some squirrels, chipmunks and mice) I decided it was best to replace it. In order to replace it I have to pop off the tensioner, water pump pulley and possibly the crankshaft pulley. We'll see about that. The first thing I removed was the water pump pulley. I did this over a week ago. Yesterday I found some time to media blast it, prime it and topcoat it. You won't be able to see this pulley in my engine bay, but it will help it last another 30 years. Looks nice, right? I wanted to do some welding today, but the weather is not cooperating. I'll see if I can't get further on this project to I can get all the hoses and radiator back into the engine compartment. Do you see that big flat ugly brown thing on the lower left? It's held on with three bolt and can easily be throw into my media blasting cabinet and stripped to bare metal. After that, I'll paint it. These are the small jobs I can do while wait for parts in the mail or waiting for financing for the next project. This should dress up the engine nicely. Now I just need to think of a color! I was going to wait until I finished the top coat to blog, but this is taking longer than expected. Yesterday I was able to prime and use seam sealer. I put a second coat of primer on today. Next, I need to go purchase some fiber glass fill to fill in two large gaps just behind the wheel wells. Previously there was a substance similar to plumbers putty jammed into the large gaps. I removed the putty and primed and sealed inside. Now that it is primed, I will fill it with glass and prime again. After everything dries, the trunk will get a coat of glossy black paint. Then I can start creating templates for the trunks cards. I do not have the originals. It will take me a while, but I want my car done right. It would go a bit faster if I had the originals. After I finish the trunk I need to move on to the gas tank and the passenger compartment. Both will get cleand, sanded and refinished. NOTE: You'll want two cans of primer and two cans of top coat for the trunk. I had to go purchase more from the store today after putting one coat of topcoat on. I sanded down the whole trunk, treated bare metal and rust with a rust prohibitor, primed and topcoated. I used Rustoleum "STOP RUST" brand rattle cans. You can find this paint at your local hardware store, autoparts place or home supplier. |