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Texas DPS SSP M7-400
Check out the picture progress on my cardomain site.
CLICK_HERE knocking some of these things out! RED = ITEMS COMPLETE BOLD = ITEMS WORK IN PROGRESS! Completed some more items this weekend... The car should be ready to drive this weekend. I hope all goes well. I will be installing the equipment this weekend for pictures as well. Hopefully some one here might want to take this car on as a further project to complete the restoration when I am complete with it. It will only need a few small things when I am done with it. A good black paint job on the fenders doors and 1/4's for the Texas DPS look or just fresh white paint. 1. Get car home (1100 mile round trip) 2. Get red interior parts to replace what is missing or wrong (still working on that). 3. replace the rear end existing one was damaged as previous owner swapped it to a freind who messed the current one up. 4. Install antennas to fill holes in body. 5. Install spotlight 6. Replace the gauge cluster with correct one (mileage within 2K of original). 7. Get red seats that match original interior (swapped gray for red out of a 87 coupe) 8. CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN 9. Replace the front bumper cover. 10. Replace A/C equipment and charge (all missing including damaged the evaporator core). 11. New tires with black wheels. 12. New engine as current one not correct and really dirty. Don't want to chance it not working when completed. 13. Title, registration and inspection. 14. New catalytic convertors 15. Rebuild transmission 16. Refurbish side moldings as they were missing and install 17. Install trunk pieces. 18. Spare tire and tools. 19. Tailpipes welded to catback. 20. Install interior DPS items (easier for next person to restore and show the car). 21. Install new water pump and timing chain. 22. Intall new belt and hoses. 23. Replace all fluids. 24. Install radio. More to come. I am also going through the under dash wiring and re-looming everything so there will be no issues what so ever when completed. Matt |
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Wiring just about done I just need to go through and loom the wiring. I have run a loose round of E-tape around the wires to group them back up but will have them wrapped in loom soon to protect them from any damage outside of there being a wire fire or some sort of catastrophic clutch cable failure.
Oh I found the dash pad that I had in storage for this car as the original was cracking and broken. This car will be nice for the next owner. I will also have most of the equipment to go with the car if the decide to show it and put it back to an "IN-SERVICE" look. The door handle on the passenger side came in on Saturday and is now installed. All the trim is on the doors, quarters and fenders. The rest is just final setup, re-installation of belt, hoses, waterpump, timing chain, fluids and a good cleaning... Then I will take it to the inspection station have it inspected and then to DMV for Title and registration. The A/C items are all in and now just waiting to have the system re-charged and then the new tires to be installed... I guess I will have some nice new powder coated ten holes for this car as I will be sending a set off to be done once I get this car sold. I will need another set for my "FINAL" 1987 Texas DPS SSP. This car will be finished and taken to shows by my Wife. Matt |
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Sounds like you are making some good progress. Maybe we can do a Texas resto section next?
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Mike '82 SSP (Marketing Order) '83 Colorado State Patrol #202 '83 Texas DPS '85 Florida Highway Patrol #1422 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1187 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1363 |
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Progress is coming, slowly sometimes but there is progress. I hope to have this car on the ground and running this weekend. Like most weekends though that is all up in the air right now and we'll see... I hope so... Between the info that resides on Tony's fotki site, in his head as well as Roman and Tom there should be a good source for this document. Matt |
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More progress... The dash is back in along with new connectors at several points. The clean up behind the dash to get wires away from sharp edges was successful as well as getting the new speedometer cable installed.
The car stll needs to be cleaned and the exhaust and driveshaft installed. Then the last thing to do is get the new tires/wheels installed, engine wiring completed along with having the entire car buffed out and every last nut and bolt checked for proper torque that didn't already have that completed. These SSP's sure look good in the white body with black trim around them and black wheels. Just SHARP if you ask me. I am also installing all the extra equipment I got for this car just in case the new owner would like to have all the equipment with the car. That way there will be pictures of it in with the equipment that can be purchased with the car at additional cost. Pictures coming SOON! Thanks, Matt |
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More progress on the car this weekend. I am nearing the cleanup phase. I still have a little bit of engine work to do as the waterpump and hoses that need to be changed. I will do that Monday evening as well as the timing chain. That will be a small chore but the satisfaction of the car having a new waterpump, timing chain and thermostat will go along way. Hopefully I can get it all cleaned up as I go. I will need to spend some quality cleaning time under the hood as well.
The A/C needs to get charged, tailpipes welded to the mufflers as well as the tires installed on the powder coated wheels. This car will be a head turner before restoration and then a real head turner once completed. I hope I can get it most of the way done this week in the evenings as I would like to have Saturday and Sunday as shakedown days. We'll see. Check the pictures on the site in my signature! Page 9 or just click on the car in the signature. Updated pictures at the bottom. Matt
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