Well, I've come to the point where I have to do something to preserve the 78 NYB so it'll last the remainder of my time on Mother Earth and still be a decent DD for whoever gets the car after me.
The NYB looks great from 10 feet but when you get close you can see serious problems. My goal is to keep it a rock solid DD. I have found someone that does great classic car restoration and this Friday the repairs will start. Today I have ordered the correct vinyl top from SMS Auto Fabrics. V1B blue. Cost for those thinking about it is $505. My NYB sat outside for 30 years untouched. The vinyl top has either been dyed black (black vinyl was not available on a PB3 blue Formal....only blue or white vinyl was available) or the 30 years on sun baked the blue out of the vinyl. So...all of the rust under the vinyl will be repaired, all the rust around the rear window will be fixed, the rust in the lower quarters will be fixed and maybe some clear shot over the exposed areas. Here's the current before pictures.
The NYB looks great from 10 feet but when you get close you can see serious problems. My goal is to keep it a rock solid DD. I have found someone that does great classic car restoration and this Friday the repairs will start. Today I have ordered the correct vinyl top from SMS Auto Fabrics. V1B blue. Cost for those thinking about it is $505. My NYB sat outside for 30 years untouched. The vinyl top has either been dyed black (black vinyl was not available on a PB3 blue Formal....only blue or white vinyl was available) or the 30 years on sun baked the blue out of the vinyl. So...all of the rust under the vinyl will be repaired, all the rust around the rear window will be fixed, the rust in the lower quarters will be fixed and maybe some clear shot over the exposed areas. Here's the current before pictures.