These pages show the progress each month
Original Condition: The car as I found it in the backyard body shop.
Cleanup: Cleaning and discovery of the real condition.
Month 4: Removal and cleanup of the brakes, wheel bearings and steering.
Month 6: Sandblasting suspension and brakes, painting brakes and fabricating suspension parts.
Month 7: Pulling and disassembly of the engine, with inspection and discovery of rust and parts to replace.
Month 10 Part 1: Removal, disassembly, cleaning and sandblasting of rear suspension, transmission and differential.
Month 10, Part 2: Repair and painting of the transmission, straightening and painting of engine and rear suspension compartment and parts. Also cleaning, painting and polishing of manifolds an aluminum rear grills.
Month 14: Arrival of 12 volt electrical parts, new steering wheel, rack & pinion, and brake hoses, prepping of engine parts for assembly and beginning of stainless steel roof trim restoration.
Month 18: Assembly of Engine, power train, rear suspension, and brakes, with installation in the car and beginning of the body work, starting with the engine compartment.
Month 20: Giving the seats to the upholsterer. Cutting, fabricating and replacing rusted body panels, including side panels of the box frame.
Month 21: Repair of the floor, replacing rusty panels from donor steel.
Month 35: Assembly of front suspension. Repair and upholstery of replacement front and rear seats.
Month 51: Straightening and Polishing of the stainless steel trim and restarting the body work.
Month 58: Cleaning and freeing up the speedometer, making RENAULT lettering for the sides and rear, and the new glass for the instrument cluster.
Month 63: Cleaning, refurbishing, polishing and painting the dashboard and its components, Straightening and chroming of the bumpers and hood hinges, repair of the door latches and painting of the body.
Month 68: Cleaning and polishing the steering column controls, painting the steering wheel, assembly of bumpers and installation of Fatmat.
Month 71: Rewiring the entire car from scratch, new gas tank bottom and sealer, dashboard assembly and details.
Month 78: Accumulation of final touches over a couple of months, mounting tires, polishing, installing glass, LED lights, and trim.
Finishing touches: All the little things that dragged out waiting on parts or time, not being in a hurry as the paperwork still is not straightened out for the tags. Here we have some final pictures of the exterior around the neighborhood.
Interior: The summary of the interior and finished pictures with the sill plates, upholstery, speakers, seat belts, etc.
Polishing: The restoration of the stainless steel trim from the windows and drip rail, as well as the aftermarket rear grills.
Lettering: The making of "Dauphine" lettering from melted aluminum, copying a script I was able to get on eBay and straighten.
Cleanup: Cleaning and discovery of the real condition.
Month 4: Removal and cleanup of the brakes, wheel bearings and steering.
Month 6: Sandblasting suspension and brakes, painting brakes and fabricating suspension parts.
Month 7: Pulling and disassembly of the engine, with inspection and discovery of rust and parts to replace.
Month 10 Part 1: Removal, disassembly, cleaning and sandblasting of rear suspension, transmission and differential.
Month 10, Part 2: Repair and painting of the transmission, straightening and painting of engine and rear suspension compartment and parts. Also cleaning, painting and polishing of manifolds an aluminum rear grills.
Month 14: Arrival of 12 volt electrical parts, new steering wheel, rack & pinion, and brake hoses, prepping of engine parts for assembly and beginning of stainless steel roof trim restoration.
Month 18: Assembly of Engine, power train, rear suspension, and brakes, with installation in the car and beginning of the body work, starting with the engine compartment.
Month 20: Giving the seats to the upholsterer. Cutting, fabricating and replacing rusted body panels, including side panels of the box frame.
Month 21: Repair of the floor, replacing rusty panels from donor steel.
Month 35: Assembly of front suspension. Repair and upholstery of replacement front and rear seats.
Month 51: Straightening and Polishing of the stainless steel trim and restarting the body work.
Month 58: Cleaning and freeing up the speedometer, making RENAULT lettering for the sides and rear, and the new glass for the instrument cluster.
Month 63: Cleaning, refurbishing, polishing and painting the dashboard and its components, Straightening and chroming of the bumpers and hood hinges, repair of the door latches and painting of the body.
Month 68: Cleaning and polishing the steering column controls, painting the steering wheel, assembly of bumpers and installation of Fatmat.
Month 71: Rewiring the entire car from scratch, new gas tank bottom and sealer, dashboard assembly and details.
Month 78: Accumulation of final touches over a couple of months, mounting tires, polishing, installing glass, LED lights, and trim.
Finishing touches: All the little things that dragged out waiting on parts or time, not being in a hurry as the paperwork still is not straightened out for the tags. Here we have some final pictures of the exterior around the neighborhood.
Interior: The summary of the interior and finished pictures with the sill plates, upholstery, speakers, seat belts, etc.
Polishing: The restoration of the stainless steel trim from the windows and drip rail, as well as the aftermarket rear grills.
Lettering: The making of "Dauphine" lettering from melted aluminum, copying a script I was able to get on eBay and straighten.
