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That’s a very good idea.

Hopefully, this will help someone in the future. It’s a lot easier if you remove the speedometer. The speedometer won’t come out until you remove the high beam turn signal indicator. The high beam bulb socket is a nut that you turn to remove the indicator.

Back together.

I want to thank everyone who helped me with this! I used a combination of heat and pressure. I believe part of the problem is that there’s two different types of plastic. A gold colored layer and a clear layer. In the end I used a combination of heat and pressure. I warmed it up in the oven, then I squeezed it with a wood vice with wood jaws. It’s nowhere near like new, but it’s much better than it was.

I can’t say how it got that way. I just got it in the mail, I bought it on eBay. I only had part of the broken glass, I didn’t have the plastic part, the metal bracket that goes behind it or the frame that holds it all to the gauge frame.

Thank you Tom, I didn’t think of that.

It’s not metal, it’s some kind of plastic. I thought about trying to iron it with layers of cloth to protect it. I decided to ask here before I tried. It’s useless the way it is, so I’ve got nothing to lose. Thank you for your reply!

Has anyone found a way to flatten these? If not does anyone know where to find a replacement?

Andyd, I don’t know where I’m going with it, it’s not my plan to restore it. I’ve spent too much money on it already. The car means a lot to me. My dad gave it to me when I was about 15 and I’m 68 now. I will probably be more surprised than anyone else where it ends up.

Andyd. I have a friend who builds street rods and collects 70’s cars. He came to help me bleed the brakes. He kept looking at the body and saying, I can’t believe how good a shape this car is in. The car has been under cover since about 1965 that I know of. There are some small rust holes in the floor, but all in all the car is in good shape. I’ve said for years that my grandkids are going to ride in that car. I got hoodwinked into starting to work on it last spring.

Andyd, thank you for the reply. I think mine is different. Here’s a picture.

Relined shoes, new wheel cylinder and the rivet press I used.

Grinding valves and seats