65 GS Post Coupe Restoration (Painting)

[option B9]

    Hi everyone, All the lighting issues solved, Just waiting for the brake light switch to come in then I will be able to make an appointment to have a NY State safety inspection and a wheel alignment. The steering wheel is at the paint shop, they will scan it and have the paint ready tomorrow afternoon. The only real problem for the day was we realized that we don't have a Tan wire from the new rear harness to the gas tank, so the gas gauge is not working. So I went in my parts bin and pulled out the old original rear harness and tried to remove the the Tan wire from the junction connector (see photo) and I tried every connector removal tool in my collection and I could not get it out, My Son Mike even gave it a try, but it would not come out. I was thinking of cutting it open, but I would rather not destroy an original part if I don't need to.
    Does anyone know how to remove the electrical connectors from the rear harness to ribbon connector.??? If so please post so I can get my gas gauge working again. 
   The last item on my to-do list for the day was to clean, polish & paint the horn bar, it was very tarnished but it did clean up better than I expected. Then I painted the center with satin black using a small artist brush. it's going to look great on the new wheel.

        Tony
     

[GS66]

Looks great, I should paint my horn bar!

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    Hi Everyone, this has been the 8th straight day of working on the Red GS, I solved the fuel tank sending unit Tan wire problem yesterday. Today It was 80 degrees and a perfect day to spray the steering wheel. The color match was perfect, The paint I used is a single stage super acrylic called Limco. the color is Ember Firemist. I made a jig to hold the wheel so I don't touch it. I used my small detail gun with an 06 tip. I sprayed 2 coats at 25PSI 6 inches from the wheel , then waited 15 minutes and sprayed another 2 coats at 30 PSI 4 inches from the wheel. It came out real good. I'm letting it dry overnight, I will install it tomorrow...

   Tony 

[cwmcobra]

Looks great. And will look even better in the car!

Nice work!

Chuck

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   Hi Chuck, Yes it came out nice, I added up the time spent on the wheel Including time spent ordering then picking up the paint, reducer & a few measuring cups. It comes out to 7 hours, and a total cost of supplies was $51.88  I would have spent more if I sent the wheel back to CA, then I would wait months to get it back to NY.
   After the wheel is installed the next item will be the new glove compartment then on to the cowl vent grille panel, I was able to find the correct size W/W tubing and I purchased enough to update all 3 GSs, so I will start with the Red GS.
   I've been able to get all of this work done because the NYC school system is closed down for Spring break so my wife has been home since the 20th handling the day to day stuff while I work on the GS, she returns to work on Wednesday, so my progress may slow down a bit, but I will work every day as long as the weather holds up. 
   
       Tony 

[Jimbo]

Excellent progress...nice job!

[GS66]

The wheel turned out great! Nice work!

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   Hi Jim, Thanks, Yesterday I test fitted the horn bar on the wheel and it fit perfectly. I was going to install the wheel, but then I thought, maybe I will wait until all my work is done and the Upholsterer installs the headliner and all the interior work is done so the wheel does not get scratched !  And sure enough today I installed the wiper arms, and when I turned the wiper switch on it did not work ! So that's on the tomorrow to-do list to diagnose & fix. So I will probably be under the dashboard again. And not having the steering wheel in the way makes it easier to move around.
    The fun continues....

       Tony     

[cwmcobra]

You rock, Tony! Looks great!

Chuck

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  Good Morning Chuck, yesterday I attempted to install new wiper blades and quickly found out that the 15 inch refill blades I purchased years ago do not fit ! Then I remembered that there was a set of new refill blades in the box of parts that came with the code Z GS, so I picked them up. And sure enough it was a set of Anco U-15R refills that fit without any problems... Do you know if there are any current 15 inch part numbers that will fit our wipers ? I would like to update the refills on the other Two Gran Sports. I looked up the Anco number on the internet, the number is obsolete.

   Tony 

[cwmcobra]

Hey, Tony....

I bought NOS blades from a guy on ebay. Something like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/303859876144?itmmeta=01HWXD6JXKCTJ70026J08A702S&hash=item46bf75c130:g:HAkAAOSw9CtdFS47

I don't know if your blades are a different style, but you might try Jegs or Summit for OER product like this: https://www.jegs.com/i/OER/691/3819074/10002/-1

Don't know if they'd fit....

Good luck!

Chuck

[option B9]

    Thanks Chuck, The Ebay listing was correct and he does have them in a set, and its here on the East Coast in NJ. It's $69.00 a set plus $14.50 shipping.
     I have a real good parts supply store that I go to once every couple of months further east on LI. and I will be going that way next week, so I will stop in and ask if he has OR can get the blades that we need and post my findings.

        Tony 

[WkillGS]

I just replace the wiper inserts. You can cut down 16"ers to fit. They have gotten hard to find but are avail on Amazon.
or...
Trico has a 'Classic' series. Avail from Rockauto for $21 each.

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  Thanks Walt, i checked on both sites and the Trico Classic Series #33150 @ $21.oo ea. + Tx & shipping seem to be the closest to original and it's less expensive than the Ebay sellers.

 Tony