The prancing moose ! 242 TIC

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Daytime shot

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Couldn't stand looking at the metal

Rebadging has commenced, not sure if the sides are right for the year but what I got.

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New gasket - rtv a must apparently - took me some facebook ripping to figure it out - my old one had a full on rtv gasket in the roundy bit

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Aliexpress's finest came through - ordered 3 months ago !

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Ten centuries of dremel action and filing later
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Oh and I think I've figured out how to remove the plasti-dip hood

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Threw the new wur in there - had to add the vacuum stuff - single strip vs the dual bimetallic version

Gave it a quick pressure check by cycling the pumps - seems to be okay it was heading for 70psi before it started pissing out the fittings again so Fingers crossed we're goo d there.

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Then I went to the dollar store

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It took about 4 hrs total but it looks like a different car now, the plastic surgery before and afters:

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I bought this car because of the lack of rust - the interior was toast and the engine an unknown (still is) but man I had no idea the paint under the plastidip was this good!

[Deadly Dave]

It looks so much better with the silver BONNET.
I don't like the spots on the 124 though !

[admredux]

It looks so much better with the silver BONNET.
I don't like the spots on the 124 though !

It's gas I'm usually meticulous with the upkeep on the paint on all the cars but I've not touched the pressure washer in about a month. Trying really hard to put the work into the Volvo when it's pleasant to be outside i.e. cold enough to actually work without 25-35 degree heat. The Benz has only been brought out on dry days until yesterday!!!

[deltona]

Fair play. That is quite a transformation.

[Boris]

That makes such a difference. Looks so much better now.