So, wow, changes the look of the car instantly (at least, to me). My housemate came upstairs from the garage and says to me "you've ruined it, totally looks like a modern car now".
A few problems though...I managed to mix up some trim and never painted a pair of front quarter trim, so its back to chrome tonight. Still haven't figured out the lock situation, and if I'm going to do this properly I need to source out a "volkswagen" script to paint as well.
Other then that, work continues on the new engine. My evenings have been spent cleaning hardware...reeeeaaaaalllly exciting stuff. It's Kerosene for degreasing, into a light acid bath for rust removal and then oiling to keep the rust off.
I'm about ready to give up and just order an engine hardware kit. Seems somewhat wasteful, and I'm not sure I trust the hardware kits that are out there, but I'm losing braincells to fumes and boredom. Not to mention things like the head studs are pitted from corrosion.
-Dave