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They’re he-ere! After 11 weeks<\/em> of waiting (6-8, eh Boyd?) my wheels finally arrived on Thursday. The tires came in yesterday afternoon and I had them put on this morning. They really transform the look of the car. I’ve long felt, like many car guys, that the wheels make the car. The old gal went from just ‘neat old car’ to ‘cool car’. They give it a nice, aggressive look.
\nNow I just have to get them cleaned up. They got all smudged during the installation and the tires need a good coat of tire shine on them. And since they’re polished bare aluminum, I’ll want to get a coat of aluminum wheel wax on them pretty soon too so they don’t oxidize. I’ll do the insides too.
\nThen there’s the new rear seat cover to put on, the new top to install and the suspension kit and new shocks that I just bought. And while I’m at it on the suspension, I’m going to paint the brake drums so they look better between those shiny spokes.
\nThen, after I go the wheels on and the old wheels and covers out of the trunk, one of the rear deck cylinders decided to spring a leak. It actually started leaking at the tire shop. So now the top won’t go down. Probably will be fixed with adding fluid, but it’s still annoying. It’s always something with these old cars.
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