Brand New 47 Year Old 122! by Rave0035

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Updates! Up until this week it's been mostly tearing things apart, so now it's time to start putting everything back together so she can live again. Photos galore below.

The steering wheel had been wrapped in the past, and the adhesive had turned the rubber coating into a permanently sticky mess. Everything had to be scraped/sanded down to bare metal... lots of hours. Very happy with the results. Still need to do a clear coat on the horn ring.

Next - the speedo. Gaudy gold, baby! I'm really happy with how it turned out:

Before:

After:

This gold will be used on all misc engine bay components until it's gone 

The trunk (new gas tank about will drop in this week - the old was SO leaky and SO full of sediment), Before:

During/After:

Cleaned up exhaust manifold:

...and got these great gauges for $10/3 at an antique sale. The bezels are a bit rough... maybe GOLD?!?

I hope to have it running again by the end of the week, and on the road by mid-May. I still love working on it, and am learning so much. 

More updates to come,