So - it's plated and tagged and we went on a day trip to a local park. Very fun, even tho it was not far away. The funny thing is that my buddy backed into it and dented the same part of the front bumper that was bent before! So I went through that and straightened it.
I also tackled cleaning the sliding door track. It's actually much worse than I had feared. No rust holes but definitely something I need to take a look at. I cleaned it, wiped the old sticky grease from it and then used car wax to lube the run.
I also used some hose clamps to silence a slightly rattly muffler shield. It works but I need to tighten it a bit more.
Another big deal for me was I realized the side vents didn't work. On 1984's (and probably earlier too), the side vents both permit outside air in to the cabin. You can't heat or cool it, it's just outside air whatever the temperature. Thats fine with me as I like to have a breeze in my face. However, neither sides worked and I found that both hoses in the dash were disconnected. I wrestled with that for a bit and got them back on. Works great!
I also straightened the back bumper. I don't have the "after" pics so will post later. But it looks much better than this.
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