{FORGED?} Re: {FORGED?} Hornet Interior Progress

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On April 30, 2005 Tom Jennings wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> >  After collecting iterior
> > parts from all over the country and Canada for the last 1 1/2
> > years my orange Hornet will have a super nice mild custom black
> > interior.
> 
> Too bad about losing that leisure suit :-) Seriously, good news on
> the interior! Pictures!
> 
> So I got the dash unit from Mark (Thanks Mark!!), who was
> apolgizing for it's possible bad condition -- sh*t howdy, it's the
> best piece of plastic in the car! It looked like it came out of a
> NOS bag almost, crisp, square, flat, unscratched, no heat warping,
> overtightened screw damage, ... honestly, I've never seen
> hornet/gremlin parts like that.
> 
> YOu Least Coast people have it made with interior parts!
> 
> That's OK, I'll get you back with rust-free chassis... I'll post
> the pictures soon, I washed with soap and water the bottom of the
> floor pan on this car, it remains flat, smooth, gloss white paint.
> Shocked even me.
> 
> >  Hey Tom J.
> > how's your Hornet coming?
> 
> Upholstery guy called today, I'll go pick up the seats tomorrow!
> The rear seat is the original 1970 job, but the fronts are 1964
> Classic two-door 'airliner' seats. I'll take photos.
> 
> 
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> 
> .
Mine is a 99% rust free car because it spent the first 20-25 years of its life in Florida before coming to N.Y.. The body has not even had any paint touched up. It has a few normal door dings and a few very small dents. The major damage was the cooked interior and the lack of proper repairs that the previous owner of 3 years did not do. He ran it into the ground mechanically and was a so called profesional mechanic that owned his own business. His business failed, I wonder why? :-) Of course hauling his kids muddy Go Kart in the car didn't help the already cooked interior any either. 
I haven't figured out who will do the seats yet. I have the stock hatchback rear seat and added a set of slim 74 Javelin buckets to the front. I have every thing to complete the interior on hand. I have to get a few quotes on the seat upholstery job. I got one already for 1,000$. I have about 2,000$ in parts and materials already in the interior. It is going to be sweet when finished. It looks like that won't be till the end of June now. 
"Doc" 

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