Made it into the garage today to start putting the nose back together.
New windshield washer hoses... I'll sort through the washer bottle and aftermarket pump later.
I connected the T first, then fed the lengths of hose through the retaining clips on the inside of the nose, then out the front skin before I cut them to length. I left 2" for working space and used a bit of simple green as a lubricant to help slide the hose over the new washer nozzles. Then, I pressed them into place.
I put the new wiper shaft grommets in too
With the grommet in place, I placed the wiper rack, put a bit of grease to help the shafts through grommet and installed the washers and shaft nut. What's cool about these, that I didn't notice; the washer is absolutely a must have because even with the shaft in place, there is still a bit of wiggle room. The grommet crushes as the nut forces down the washer thus sealing the opening.
Short videos of the wiper actually working!
Video 1
Video 2
I took a short break, because leaning in the dash was hurting my back lol.
So I installed the turn signal lenses, and new seals as well as a new plastic screen behind the front grill. I used a bit of compound and wax to clean off some old stains from the tire and used new stainless steel screws. I kind of wanted to paint them green to match. But I don't think I can paint on stainless.
Next up, I installed the plastic ducting, and cleaned up the dash, installed the top padding to the metal plate, then both of those to the dash and screwed it all down with fresh new hardware.
Also, put on my long-missing door lock seal, and a new plastic sleeve for the handle.
Went to put on my new mirrors, but I've never been satisfied with how these things mount on the door. The arm that holds the mirror is threaded to go into the mirror bung in the door. There is also a nut that is supposed to be tightened down to rest against the body of the car. But both are standard threaded. So as soon as the arm loosens off the bung so too does the nut. One would think that there would be a better way to secure these.
Got a new set of body side reflectors that I had planned to install too... But one arrived broken, or poorly manufactured. So I held off.
New DVG tire cover is in the works too
And, my "show score of the day" courtesy of Raj...
A new bumper for the back of the bus.
Yes it has a small wave but it looks far less creased than my current bumper.
Going to blast it and powder it with the rest of the bumpers.
