steffan

front marker lights. I don't remember seeing any pictures on how the wire is run under the fender. this probably isn't factory but seemed the cleanest/ safest route I could come up with

license plate light

backup light

I was going to post this on what I did this week but it seemed a little long. some reference on part numbers.

the last little bit of work which was no fun at all: the weather seal. it was a pain to glue and place... I ended up glueing both the door and the rubber, let it tack and then held it to the door with masking tape for 24 hours. seems like it's...

However to run Vintage Air Ac and ‘keep’ the cowl vent, this how you modify the linkage and move the pull knob to the dash. Note the step in the cross bar. And the pull knob at the top of the dash between wipers and the pull throttle. That was...

another angle - hope this helps

ok, full disclosure - I've tried to do my best to follow the factory set up as much as possible with this build but don't take this for correct. the red cable is choke, stripped one is the water valve and the black is the door on the blower. I...

the gaps on the hatch and the roof are pretty large so I was skeptical the weatherstrip would close them but it looks like a really nice seal all the way around - I'll find out next time it rains :p

it mostly went on well. I wiped everything down with acetone to clean it, then using the 3m adhesive, put a coat on both the weatherstrip and the door, let them get tacky (which seemed like seconds) and stuck them together. I wasn't confident to...

this should be the last part of this thread: placing the weatherstripping. again, a big thanks to City Racer for this great product. no kidding, this was scary for me because of the potential mess factor along with the risk of it not adhering to...

that's what mine looks like. thanks

Again, no expert here but it opens about 170° - leaves about an inch gap from stopping on the other side, if that makes sense

final assembly - not the factory fasteners, obviously

mounting plate and gasket

the inside handle before and after cleaning

I fought with this for a long time - trying to get the locking arm indexed correctly as well has the correct height and tension. here you can see how it drops into the handle cutout to prevent it from opening

the main mechanism assembled

the main mechanism needed more love - it was pretty bent up. took quite a bit of time to get everything lined up and working smoothly. what I didn't realize was that there should be a torsion spring on the one side to assist keeping the handle...

after cleaning and paint

they were functional but dirty so I ended up taking them apart for cleaning/ paint

the side latches

just some documentation of how my hatch went together. the parts as they were disassembled - looks like the main mechanism had some better days - a little bent, etc - probably forced open at some point

I'm pretty sure I purchased it on ebay, but it looks like it's available from a lot of different vendors. I did a search for Precision Parts, vent window gasket VWL 5110 63 and it comes up (there is a left and right). It's really soft and...

found my keys! even more surprising, the lock cylinders all actually work