My Name Is Dave..and I Own A Pig

[romegadave]

Thanks Ming and Pablo........she is quite the pistol......pardon the pun. I've seen her wring a chicken's neck and she had no qualms about pulling the trigger on a possum too!

Still much to do on the 55 like getting some rear glass and body work/paint. Got to get a cd player in it too so I can blast some Wagner on the locals....but first things first. I've heard there's a pig some 20 miles to the north of me. When I get the chance I want to go check on it and see if it might be available for another lucky potential pig owner. Will check on it and post when I can.

 

[romegadave]

just adding this pics to this thread for posterity

 

[romegadave]

A few more.....working on getting the glass in but jeez...I have a lot of respect for glass professionals. Headliner will look great to this pitiful pig but have to beat the rain and at least get glass in.

 

[thorvald]

just adding this pics to this thread for posterity

looks like you've got your work cut out for you.
Looks like it's coming along though.

 

[CarmMontana]

Any luck dave? Yeah glass work takes practice thats for sure!

 

[romegadave]

Luck was on my side (maybe because Friday was my B-day?)---Carm, your suggestion of hitting the glass with my palm was a great idea.

For anyone who has no idea how to install the rubber seals or install the headliner....it can be done since I was able to do it. I really would suggest two people and have a lot of patience.

Will post pics soon as possible of the change. I have not gotten to the windshield yet as we have to wait for some more rain to move out and have a decent day for installation.

 

[romegadave]

Here's a pic of the new liner

 

[romegadave]

And a few pics of the seal/interior

 

[romegadave]

And the binder clips I used to hold the headliner while the glue dried.......

I should mention that when I did the reinstall on the windshield seal I had to make a change...In the install of the rear cargo glass I used 3/8" clothesline but this sure didn't work on the windshield....it just kept coming out so we ended up using speaker wire. It was a slooooooow process but eventually we got it in. Make sure you get your seal good around the dash area. I had to bend a butter knife to make it work there---ha ha

 

[CarmMontana]

Sweet Dave. That looks awesome. Makes me kinda want to get a stock liner... hmmm

 

[OldBeachBob]

Great Job Dave

Great Job! Your making good progress - by now you should be feeling like a real pig farmer. Lots of projects are like gals on these - your not gonna get it done until they are ready for you to be done. But its still fun and you'll end up with a unique beauty.

Great job! Lookin Good!

 

[romegadave]

Thread Bump

Still driving her around but am thinking about putting her on the market here in Georgia.

This is just a bump so that my thread doesn't get archived!