Not sure...one of the early ones though.

Some minor but important things are getting done. The summer heat in OK is pure evil. Driving around in a tin can without insulation is unbearable. So, Chuppy's been getting some insulation to keep the cold in and hot out. I bought the insulation off of Ebay for a decent price but quickly realized I could have gone down to Lowe's and gotten the same stuff...



I've also begun making the door panels. I decided to use aluminum--its simple and works. The panels have insulation on the back side and will be painted black.

Door panel:



Rear interior panel in the middle of getting painted:



25 years ago headlights sucked...or people had way better night vision. Having had previous good luck with Autopal H4 housings, I bought another set.

Stock left, Autopal right:



Installed:



Autopals are cheap and better yet, they have nearly the same beam pattern as Hella H4s. Chuppy's a budget project...I like cheap over name brand Bling! Bling!

Looks great! thanks for keeping us updated. Nice Hot Wheels collection, btw.

Thanks for keeping us updated. And awesome work.

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I am loving this project, keep up the updates!

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The new goods:

Weber 32/36 jetted for my engine. Purchased from http://www.racetep.com



Holley FPR:



Blurry photo of fuel pressure gauge and coolant temp sensor adapter:



Pro-Sport Oil Pressure and Water Temp Gauges--different colors because the red one was a good deal:



Finished Aluminum door panels:

Looks good! I love seeing cars that one may have thrown away restored by another. Makes me want to go out and find a KP61!

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Brad D.

'83 Sapporo Technica; '84 Starion ES; '87 Conquest TSi;
'91 RX7 convertible; '68 Camaro SS 350 convertible; '71 NSU 1200c

I have to congratulate you on a great job on your car. Today, I really took the time to read all of your posts and progress - good stuff and very informative.

Regards,
vaya

looks fantastic with those rims, and you are really making the interior look like a nice place to be.
whats it go like with the weber?

keep up the good work!

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Thanks guys. The interior is coming along pretty well.

As for the Weber, I don't see why every Starlet doesn't have one. Brilliant carbs. Much better acceleration, starts easier, and is way smoother throughout the rpm range.

I just got my 1981 kp61 and ran across your build here. I have a weber on my engine too and ironically the guy who owned it sprayed the valve cover red too. He must have seen your starlet. Anyways I was wondering were do you get all your engine parts such as gaskets and bushings etc. I know you used some aw11 parts there but oem parts are very hard to find, especially the valve cover gasket. Also do you happen to know were I can find a passenger window and a windshield I want my kp looking good like yours.

You know, sending him a PM or an email might have been better than digging up a 2 year old thread from a user who isn't around any more.

I didn't see the date and I'm new man give me a break.

Don't worry, da freak didn't mean anything by it. Welcome to JNC and post some pics of your ride pls!

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