1966 404 Coupé Injection Restoration

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Today I got the beltline trim installed on the driver's side.

With some help: my youngest daughter put the nut that holds the rearward part of the front fender trim on - that is only accessible with the front door opened about 45 degrees, because even like that, there is about 3 mm of space to play with to get the sucker spinning on the captive bolt that's attached to the stainless steel trim. All other connections are easy.  My other daughter did the passenger side a couple of months ago. My fingers are too big to get in there properly!

12-2-2018

Some recent work on the 404C, last weekend and just today:

Clearcoat on the Carrosserie Peugeot plate.

For reassembly, I used the original insulation as a template to cut Dynamat Xtreme panels, mounted the Dynamat and then glued the original insulation to it.

Heater core with the ancestor of modern "set and forget" heat level - thermostatically controlled water valve.

Heater core box is mounted in the car with new foam to seal between the air intake in the bodyshell and the bakelite box.

Wiper mechanism mounted - both spindle assemblies are brand new.

The entire wiper mechanism and heater is exactly like that of the 404 sedan, so they're not locally sourced.  The wiper shafts are longer though, but still made by SEV Marchal.  The heater is by SOFICA.