I got your PM, larjohnson. It's all good!
The Pinto made it's first road trip yesterday. I drove it from Boise to Kennewick, then from Kennewick to Spokane, and from Spokane back down to Boise going through Mccall. About 19 hours of complete driving time in one day, through ice, snow and fog. The car did great and the trip was tons of fun!
Along the way I got to see a 74' and a 73' Pinto combo for sale in Pendleton. The guy wants $1500 for both cars. The 73 has a damaged left fender from a sign falling on it, but other than that it's running great and pretty straight for the most part. The 73' was the beginning of a project race car but was never finished and has the slotted mag wheels. I'll have pix of them up in the next couple days, posted in a different thread.
Once I got up to Spokane I got the red Mustang II full feature center console from the guy I contacted on Craigslist. Really nice college kid who even told me there was an 8" rear for $50 somewhere around Spokane if I was interested. He even went home and looked up the exact location and phone number for me! The rear end was located about two hours north of where we were, so I didn't bother heading up.
After picking up the center console I went to their "Pick-and-Save" salvage yard and found a brown 78' wagon with tan interior. Here's the thing, anyone near by might want to snag stuff off this while they can, there are a lot of good things still on it! The dash pad only has one small crack to the right of the gauges, and the steering wheel doesn't have any cracks at all (the button is still there too!)! The e-brake cover is in great shape, seat belts are still very black (original color), and the shifter assembly with the bezel is all still there!
I pulled the gauge cluster assembly as it is in great shape, as well as the door beltline trim (which is still in great shape!) and the front turn signal lenses which are still clear.
All in all, the trip was good, car handled well and didn't slid around at all really, and I returned home with some goodies!
The next few updates will be of the center console restoration for the Mustang II console that I will be swapping out the Merkur one for, and the windshield will be pulled this spring for a gasket replacement. At that time, the dash will be removed and wiper post seals replaced as well.