Conn47D24 Posted October 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 Hi Frank, Well I have the fog lights. And I HAD the grille guard bar. Long story I'll post soon. Today I installed the front bumper. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidevalvepete Posted October 4, 2020 Report Share Posted October 4, 2020 That's looking very slick!! Am certainly enjoying the progress you are making and sharing. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Long story: Approximately 12 years ago I had all bumpers, etc chromed. I peeked at a few pieces, kept them wrapped up. And put away. Till today, I laid out all the front parts, including this grille guard. Now it's been close to 40 years since I disassembled this D24, so when I couldn't make heads or tails out of attaching it, I just figured that I had lost some brackets. Some of you remember NU Chrome in Massachusetts. They did a good job on my parts, but when they closed up a few years ago they screwed lots of people out if money and/or parts. Seems they got me after all, and somebody else that should have this one. No idea what car its for but not wide enough for the D24. Hope I can find another one some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Elder Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Started window channels today. Front doors. New clips from Restoration Specialies. Seems the exterior trim, and interior garnish do most of the work holding these in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desoto1939 Posted October 6, 2020 Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Clay: I use the same window channel clips on my 39 Desoto. It is looking soooooo nice. Just take your time and then one day you will realize it is all done. Do you plan to have it judged at an AACA show? If completely done at the first show then you can get your first Junior and then have to wait until the next AACA show to go for the AACA Senior Award and then just drive the hell out of the car. Rich Hartung 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Thanks Rich, We'll see about that. Hope I can get the whole job done by next summer. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2020 Could not resist topping it of early! Please refresh my memory on this stud. Does it have a function related to the hood ornament? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 It might be the one that holds the generator bracket on and functions as the ground connection from the battery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desoto1939 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Hey clay: I am at Hershey and I can not find you any Where. The weather is just so perfect no rain at all. i have been looking for you all day but I have not seen you and there is no one here. I thought I would beable to spot you very quickly on the parking lots. What a shame that they cancelled Hershey with this perfect weather. Rich Hartung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Lol Keep looking, ill be there in 12 months:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Greg Same configuration but thinner. Short end is 1/4" x 20 thread. I had it packed away with the hood ornament but darn if I recall why. Edited October 8, 2020 by Conn47D24 Update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ194950 Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Could it possibly hold the bracket for the "optional or aftermarket" light bracket for the bulb?? Just guessing. If not even close, ignore response without prejudice! ? DJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Perhaps, good a guess as any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hiebert Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 (edited) You sure it's from your D24? I don't recognize it at all. Doesn't mean it didn't come off a D24, but ours doesn't have a stud like that anywhere that I remember, and it's mostly original. Curiosity aroused, now I gotta go out and look... Edited October 9, 2020 by Dan Hiebert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 21 hours ago, Conn47D24 said: Greg Same configuration but thinner. I should have pictured it by a ruler. Short end is 1/4" x 20 thread. I had it packed away with the hood ornament but darn if I recall why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Dan, So long ago I took it apart. But I packed this with the HO, and it's hardware. May have been a PO using what was laying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hiebert Posted October 10, 2020 Report Share Posted October 10, 2020 I can't find anything like that forward of the firewall. It could conceivably have been used to mount the hood ornament, judging from the hardware used to mount it, but it would not have been original. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 One more option installed. Template is now in the download section here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) More bling! Edited October 15, 2020 by Conn47D24 Spell 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 Rear Glass today. Not done with SS trim. Needs some massaging still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 18, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 Busy Sunday. I had my the original firewall pad reproduced by REM AUTO PARTS in PA several years ago. They used a generic gray vinyl. I spray painted it with special paint fir thus application. It'll match new kick panels I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2020 Full day in the garage. Dash pad with reconditioned retainer clips. Fresh air adapter package. Cowl vent /fresh air vent controls. Now the Motrin. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hiebert Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) Nice work, looking good. Our D24 is a southwest car, sold new in Carlsbad, NM. I'm always a tad surprised at what it doesn't have compared to a lot of the D24s you'uns on the Forum have. Which I tend to attribute to where it was delivered (hot, dry climate, and frugal ranching clientele) . Such as the all-weather fresh air package on yours. My cowl intake vents straight down into the car, my feet would get wet if I drove in the rain with it open. Another accessory to keep an eye out for. Edited October 22, 2020 by Dan Hiebert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conn47D24 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Dan, Yes, the "options" are funny compared to what we are used to. My D24 was sold in White Plains NY, ended up with a friend of mine around 1975 in New Haven CT. One , passenger side heater. I found the fresh air package used and cleaned it up. A NOS Driver side heater will go in soon. Fun collecting these extra things over the years while I waited on the engine and body work. I suppose it was practical not to put full heat in the NM cars at the factory, LOL ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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