Jr #1 is jealous of Jr #2's sunroof.

:p

 

Yes, Jr 1 is very jealous! I walked into work to get some hardware and they asked how its going, first thing I said was "Its got a working sunroof!!!"

 

New update! The interior is free of seats and carpet! It took alot of hacking, and grueling work...I'll be posting up a how to on removing broken seat motors.

The driver side came out easy, we located the seat mounting bolts to the motor tracks. It involved removing the bottom seat skin and lifting the foam.

In the process we found out why the seats didn't move, the plugs were so corroded just a light touch and wires came out. The harnesses didn't even pull apart. Motors are shot too, especially since the passenger side was cut up.

driver tracks

passenger tracks are cut up, thrown in the scrap pile... We hooked up a drill to the front two square wires/cables that come from the motor and moved each track forward a little at a time. Passenger had the motor and track mounts hacked up to get it to push forward...

In the process of removing the interior we found out why the key was stuck in the accessory position, the rust on the shifter assembly was preventing the plastic lever from moving freely. We sand blasted it to remove rust, unfortunatly it flash rusted after so it doesn't have any paint just WD-40. The rear console bracket was removed too and blasted. been repainted to prevent rust.
before

After


Finally everything is out! Carpet was surprisingly still wet. Very little mold!

Airbag sensor is junk, water got in the silicone seal

connections are good though, thankfully GM put a weatherproof connector on it.

After it aired out the paint began to wrinkle, and seen alot of bubbling. We will be addressing as much as we can without pulling the sound deadener.


the ONLY mold on the body.


Carpet is hosed and soaped clean, currently drying.

 

Also, new starter installed. Not chancing old one.

 

Looking really good so far!!!! Makes me want to start driving mine! Hopefully i shall be next week

 

Update
Yesterday Jr. Jr. Got its first and second bath since we brought it home. And the carpet has been cleaned and is dry. Just need to take care of the paint on the floor and it can go back in the car.

Trunk gutter before

Trunk gutter after (I know, different side but it was equally as dirty)

And here is one of the many factory markings we have found on this car including inspection stamps all over the engine cradle.


Jr. Jr. also got relocated to the back yard for the time being.

 

Dang Jen, your really diving into this project full force. way to get it off the ground and capatalize in your investment. Guess you really need to in order to arrest any further expansion of rust. Amazing the carpet was in fact still damp, weird, good job getting it pulled out when you did.

Those seats were all jacked up, the amount of rust made them look 40 years old. Best of luck with this humungus undertaking, would expect your already braced for more surprises.

You trying to get the engine fired up anytime soon?

 

we tried to atleast turn it over, but firing is long from now. Half of the wiring harness has been cut and we are going to need to locate a new one. The turnover was a no-go, probably because both the radio is missing and the speedometer is out for motor repairs.

 

How were you trying to turn it over??
I would suggest a breaker bar and socket down on the crank, move it by hand. If you can move it a complete turn by hand then it should indicate it's not seized.

 

I'd never noticed your car hasn't a sunroof Jen. I really thought they were standard equipment on the Jr Editions and now I wonder how many didn't have them. Do you know?