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ckj · Post by **ckj** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:11 am

Congrats man! It's about time!

scoutdrivinrebel · Post by **scoutdrivinrebel** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 7:17 pm

Ok guys, sorry I have not been back to post sooner. I had a hell week at work and haven't been at home or on the web very much. As you guys have deduced, after 3 years of talking back and forth I finally bought hippy's coupe. He was ready to move on with something new and I was finally ready to commit. Hippy is a great guy and I am very pleased with the car so far. It needs some TLC and cleaning under the hood and inside, but it's all there. I'll work on getting her inspected and registered this week. Hopefully I'll have some time.

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:17 pm

sweet. i hope u got the door belt moldings too!

good luck!!!

plumkrazy · Post by **plumkrazy** » Sat Sep 26, 2009 11:56 pm

Well? Did I lie, IS it as nice as I had said?. I hope you Enjoy her I really wanted her but I just could not see her on my dirt road.

Did Hippy make the trip?

And If you decide to sell Please double please LMK

scoutdrivinrebel · Post by **scoutdrivinrebel** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:22 am

tfs2121 wrote:sweet. i hope u got the door belt moldings too!

good luck!!!

No belt moldings. Hippy decided not to put them back on. He didn't think it needed them, but I'm still deciding. I'd really like to have them on there for the originality factor, but I'm sure finding a nice set will be very difficult. If anyone has some or has suggestions on where to buy them, let me know.

plumkrazy wrote:Well? Did I lie, IS it as nice as I had said?. I hope you Enjoy her I really wanted her but I just could not see her on my dirt road.

Did Hippy make the trip?

And If you decide to sell Please double please LMK

Hippy made the trip.

Yes, I'm very pleased with the car. Like I said, a little TLC and she'll be show ready. Now I just need to get with 75coug so we can take what I would assume are the only two ASC Capris in Collin County Texas out for a cruise and photo shoot.

scoutdrivinrebel · Post by **scoutdrivinrebel** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:27 am

CKJ wrote:Congrats man! It's about time!

Thanks CKJ...where have you been?

We need to get our coupes together for a photoshoot someday.

They'd look cool together.

75coug · Post by **75coug** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:45 am

Congrats on the fine acquisition. I am looking forward to seeing it.

There can be no photo ops with my car, though, until I get the new top installed and a paintjob.

Post by **negusm** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:05 am

Door belt mouldings? AKA the outer dew wipes?

FMR sells them. You take the original metla trim and re-use it. Just snap in the repro rubber and you can feel you are nearly original. The new rubber is 100% identical to the old.

OR

Ask FMR if he has any NOS ones. They are going to run you $150 per door I think.

OR

Ask on FEP for good used ones. Some of the guys in Cali tend to get nice outer belt mouldings from cars. But if your are passible...those may only be marginably better.

-Mike

86capriasc · Post by **86capriasc** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:20 am

Nice collection you have there!

scoutdrivinrebel · Post by **scoutdrivinrebel** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:28 am

75coug wrote:Congrats on the fine acquisition. I am looking forward to seeing it.

There can be no photo ops with my car, though, until I get the new top installed and a paintjob.

Get it done then man. We've got cruising in "ASC style" to do. Let me know when you want to meet up. Isn't there a small car "show" every Saturday in Mckinney at Virginia and 75?

86capriasc wrote:Nice collection you have there!

Thank You

negusm wrote:Door belt mouldings? AKA the outer dew wipes?

No, we're referring to the molding (trim) that runs down the side of the car. Hippy left it off when the car was painted. Hard to tell on a black car though. It really doesnt bother me, but it is supposed to be there so I'd like to have it.

Post by **negusm** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:02 am

ahhh...yeah I didn't even notice.

Those are not belt mouldings. They are body side mouldings, aka rub strips.

-Mike

75coug · Post by **75coug** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:08 am

I am not aware of a car show at 75 and Virginia in McKinney on Saturdays. At which business is it?

ckj · Post by **ckj** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:22 am

Sweet! Great looking car.

tfs2121 · Post by **tfs2121** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 11:54 am

negusm wrote:ahhh...yeah I didn't even notice.

Those are not belt mouldings. They are body side mouldings, aka rub strips.

-Mike

sure looks like a belt that goes around the car to me.

i thought hippy said he had NOS moldings. or atleast a shrunk set that some one re did. it does look good with or without them. it took 2 car shows before i saw he was missing them.

Post by **negusm** » Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:19 pm

No, if you say "belt moulding" the books will tell you it is the "dew wipes".

Contact FMR, they restore these mouldings back to NOS condition without using paint.

You need good, unscratched cores to give them though. They will remove all blems, put on new metal and straighten them out.

-Mike