Gettin' Ready for Kenosha

[Daniel Modlin <dmodlin@xxxx>]

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> 1. Gettin' Ready for Kenosha
> From: "Gary Stewart" <g.w.stewart@xxxx>
> 2. Grem fever
> From: "Fredrick Burns" <fburns@xxxx>
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> Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 22:13:08 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
> From: "Gary Stewart" <g.w.stewart@xxxx>
> Subject: Gettin' Ready for Kenosha
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> Hey Gang,
>
> Spent time today removing my door panels, the ones I cut out years ago for
> speakers. Got 2 good used ones. Have all the new weather stripping for
> both doors. Ran into a problem with the front adjusting bolt for the window
> It was sheared off....always wondered what was rattling down there in the
> door. I have a couple of donor doors that gave me a replacement. Gave me a
> chance to hone my window removal and repalcement skills before actually
> attacking the ones on my best Gremmie. Had to drill an extra hole in the
> door to get the replacement adjusting screw in. NO rattle now!!!
>
> The top of the door where I rest my arm is pitted and a bit rusty. Sanded
> it all down and ready for primer and a fresh coat or two of black paint.
> Then I'll put in all the new weather stripping, followed by the glass.
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> My final task will be removing the instrument cluster to replace all of the
> dash lights. My thinking is some of them still working have been since 1975
> DO NOT want to do this job again. I always hav a devil of a time getting
> the speedometer cable reattached. Any helpful hints? My booster for my
> Radio Shack Radio is attached to the shelf below the dash...gotta get that
> out of the way too!
>
> Hoping I have time to remove and paint the valve cover and the air cleaner
> can. Like Jerry says...so much to do, so little time when it comes to
> Gremmies. Glad I only have one to take care of.
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> I'll be staying at the Quality Suites Hotel on 122nd Ave. I'm a member of
> AMO and will be in the show on Saturday. Who else is going? How will we
> get together? Anyone on the list a local in Kenosha? Gettin' ready, won't
> be long now.
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> Gary
> Canonsburg, PA
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> PS I'm arriving on Wednesday and stayin' 'til Sunday AM.
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Sounds like what I have to do! I had to have some cracks around the door frame welded, so now I have to send the car to the paint shop next week for a touchup. I just finished taking my new door seals OUT and replacing them with junkyard seals treated with auto tranny fluid, works great for rejuvenating rubber. The new door seals I bought a couple of years were a poor reproduction,
too thick. I was tearing my hair out trying to get the doors to shut without slamming, finally ditched with seals and now they don't shut great, but are tolerable. I too need to replace some dash lights, fortunately my package shelf (and whole friggin a/c evaporator, more about that later) are out of the way right. If there is any reflective silver surface behind the instrument
cluster it should probably be repainted. And I *still* need to get the seats recovered. Gremlin upkeep has become a full time job.
I'll probably be in town around those days too, althought I am showing with AMCWC and don't know where I'm staying yet