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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Fuel line ran back to the motor through a fuel filter\fuel water seperater. Bow rail installed windsheild finally installed. Tomorrow I'll be putting the fuel filler neck in and mounting the second fish finder, working on some trim and for the buttons I have the metal stamps you smack with a...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    I just keep telling myself less than a month(hopefully) to go. I am now keeping a mental list and it feels good as things are getting marked off. The thing that killed me the most though is I cant hook up the tach till the motor is one. I need to be able to power the controls to find my keyed...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Hopefully 2 or 3 more weeks I'm in the home stretch. Thankfully I'm in month 6th of working on it most evenings and all weekend every weekend. I'm starting to get burnt out on it. But 6 months start to finish seems to be pretty quick so I guess I should be proud of that. I have added ALOT along...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Well took it kinda easy today. Cleaned up tools we didn't need vacuumed it for the elevinty billionth time and installed the splash well then vacced it again. I am waiting on a new boot wlforbthe splash well where everything comes through and new fuel fill and vent lines then the consoles can be...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    They came out real nice the camera doesn't do them justice and being flush mount the look nice during the day too
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Not much had changed. Finished all the wiring. Got the lighting in for night fishing the blue should help preserve night fishing. The windsheild is mounted. The controls are mounted and all gauges and tested everything but the tach I'm still figuring out which wires I need to tap into for it...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    They are really comfy sitting in my living room they are firm but not hard. I think they will be very comfortable out on the water. I can report back once I have had it out a few times.
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Tempress probax limited orthopedic
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Speakers will be going in this weekend they have blue LEDs seats might get put in this weekend too. I'm proud to say they are made in USA and orthopedic lol. They adjusted forward and back and up and down. The quilted fabric is a marine grade fake leather and it's what the front seat cushions...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    It wouldnt stick it just beaded up like water. I had gotten it because it could be used below the water line. It was meant to go on raw or primed aluminum. It wouldnt stick to the raw aluminum ran off of it like water runs off a freshly rainex'ed windsheild. Coverage was non existent. I spent a...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    No but I'm tall and look over the top anyway
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Well it's not mounted or cleaned yet but this is roughly an idea of how it will look
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    I rolled it on. I don't have the skills to spray it with a sprayer yet. I also ended up last week having to order a new paint for the outside. Total Boat aluminum paint is absolutely trash. The total boat wet edge paint is awesome. It's a top side paint they say you can't submerge it for more...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Alright just got the outside painted. I think it's coming out great. Got alot of wiring done. Vhf radio, stereo head unit. Anchor light running light bildge #1 and power points on and the spotlight. Still gotta install all the speakers and wire up the amplifier, the blue interior lights and...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Hopefully some good pics coming this weekend. All my electronics should arrive by Friday. I am mounting the second fish finder on the passenger console for my girlfriend to use. Its an older one but she like the little fish pics. I am also Flish mounting my stereo and amp will be inside the...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    No new photos yet. Just took everything apart and sealing it. Next weekend I'll be doing the wiring and assembling then and hopefully gett the splash well in and the doors on it. The following weekend will be the last of the painting and putting the flooring in. And making new seat cushions for...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    Mid weekend pics
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    That's an awesome idea I wasn't even thinking along those lines. Done right I can even still have the center open. You got the gears turning. I was digging around for aluminum channel and what not and decided it was more than I wanted to spend right now. But that is a definite possibility...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    I had thought about a base but it would need to be over a foot tall. I did some googling a custom windsheild from what I found isn't in the cards at this point in time. It's going on the would be nice in the future list. Glove box isn't an option there is no room for one. The gas tank takes up a...
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    1978 SS 16 restoration

    I use it in both Salt and Fresh Water. So I will look for one of each there are two one my motor so I guess one of each would be the way. The windsheild doesnt do much for me eithier I am 6'1. I have no idea where to begin with doing my own but I had never thought about it. Id love a higher...
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