My coupe by 66Lincoupe

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Thanks, Reijer... I like to try stuff myself first. Maybe I make it worse, maybe I end up with the result I wanted. But in the end I come away with more experience and knowledge. And after all of my fretting it was way easier than I imagined. I have installed glass in Volkswagens with the gaskets and they are very simple. The early Lincolns are gasketed in also but with the big curve I don't think I'd tackle it without some help!

For the "ghetto Dynamat" I use this stuff:

I did the entire area in the photo for 32 dollars. I need to get one more roll because I want to cover the area under and behind the rear seat also. But for the same square footage it is less than 1/3 the price of Dynamat. The materials are the same. The thickness is the same. The only thing missing is the Dynamat stamping on the aluminum.

8-15-2014

Putting the winow jigsaw puzzle back together... big prints from the service manual help a lot! And a home full of IKEA furniture and the experience from that pays off!!

8-19-2014

Milk crate on the floor, windshield and rear glass in, most of the chrome on where it should be, headliner in... TEST DRIVE! I have been a bit frustrated with re-installing the quarter glass and my service manual CD quit working (Thank you Dan for your help! You're a lifesaver) So I went for a ride. Use the sunshine while it lasts.

8-24-2014

I started repairing the steering wheel today. It was pretty rough and it was green. My interior is black with red trim so I wanted a black wheel. I figured I could fix what I have.

I started by cleaning the cracks and getting to he core so there would be a good bond for the epoxy I am using.

I didn't get any pics of the filler, but I used a fast setting kneadable epoxy to fill all the cracks. Then I went over the wheel with auto body glaze.

Then I sanded and smoothed until I was satisfied with he result.

Then a bunch of coats of paint. I'm not done yet, but here's where I left off.