En route (no air conditioning).
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George's garage.
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Next to the garage. 504 front, 604 and 505 center, then another 504.
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Behind the garage. Mostly 505's.
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The back 40.
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George checks under the hood.
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Smile.
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The 505 aloft. Mechanic Eric, center. Unknown party, left.
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Right rear wheel well, looking up. Rust center and right.
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Left rear trailing arm. Rust top center and bottom center.
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Right rear trailing arm. Rust top right and bottom right.
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The transmission.
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Back of the engine. Rear main seal is OK, lateral seals leaking oil. Note yellow sealant applied left and right.
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Right rear wheel well. Body rust upper right.
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Right rear wheel well.
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Left rear wheel well.
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Right rear wheel well. Tools and parts on lift arm, right.
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Traling arm, off the car, from above. Rust perforation where the spring sits.
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Heater hoses. Below, looking up. Damaged by leaking oil.
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Front suspension disassembled, cross-member dropped to allow oil pan to be removed.
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New clutch installed. (Allignment tool, center.)
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Replacement left rear traling arm, new shock absorber.
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Replacement right rear trailing arm.
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Shift lever and linkage.
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Clutch pedal.
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Clutch pedal push-rod. It's not supposed to have a notch in it.
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Left, end sawed off my catalytic converter; right, its replacement.
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Sunroof cable housing replacement. I absolutly do not understand how it works.
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I do know the sunroof motor is in the trunk. Boxes contain new "euro" headlights.
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Sturdy plastic tubing; formerly plumbing?
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What's that pink thing?
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Ready for the painter...
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...and there he is.
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...sipping on some fresh-brewed isocyanates.
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The old paint comes off...
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...and goes into this young man's lungs.
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I hope they can put it back together.
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Voila. Painted and (mostly) reassembled.
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Next step is wet sanding and buffing. Note George and his 505 in reflection.
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Should we leave it "de-badged"?
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Done in time to take it to Carlisle. Right, a very nice 504, far left, a 205 rally car.
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New license plate too.
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Fiero Bob, Jane, Chris, Me.
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Fin.
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