last but not least

[dubois]

final upgrade for this week. A very productive one indeed. Can anybody spot it?

[RayC911]

Wax job? New Roundel? New Vanity plate? Whatever it is, looking good!

[HarryPR]

Polish and Wax!!!!

That paint looks sweet....

[jerry]

spotless polish, perhaps?

[Guest Anonymous]

new hood?

[dubois]

[1600Pilot]

Thanks for taking such good care of my Bacchus, Michael. I appreciate it. ;-)

I still maintain he is one of the sweetest driving tii's I'd ever driven.

Al

[oz_tom]

oh droool!

[ColinK]

A big drool for the CF.

how much weight difference?

[BLUNT]

wow that looks great. how much work do you have into it to get it to look that good michael?

[khaledejaz]

Hey,

Did you guys have trouble putting the hood ever? I took mine off to paint and have been having a tough time adjusting it right. Either it has trouble latching or the pivoting arm hits the engine bay as I close it. Can you guys show me the pics of position of the screws so I know what is the exact fit? Thanks!

[ScottA]

Nice job Michael, the CF hood looks most excellent.

In fact, the rest of the paint is beginning to look a bit shoddy in comparison.

So, what's next?

Scott

[dubois]

Al: you know where Bacchus sleeps, so anytime.

Colin: I think hood and trunk are at least 40 lbs lighter, but the cool factor out weights everything.

Blunt: DA with 320, seal and spray, I kept some of the single stage we used 7 years ago. No cutting or buffing. They look good from ten feet. I could have made the panels look perfect, but I would have to primer filler or perhaps bondo certain areas - what would be the point of that? Add weight?

khaledejaz in San Jose: the angle brackets had to be slided all the way (away from the pivot arms), there was some adhesive preventing that, but a couple nervous tap with a hammer freed them loose. You would also move the hood back, further than usual, towards the doors and closer to the front panel. Leave everything finger tight, close the hood and adjust it close without latching. Remove the front grill for access. You can also open the door and see with a flashlight how the pivot arms are engaging too.

Steve A, I havent washed the car in weeks. Having done that yesterday, it looks awesome. Next, I still have some extra gages, a big drum kit, deleting the rear seat, a horn trumpet and other parts that I have accumulated throughout the years.