Dave - Mike,

I took a lot of pics, it's funny that no matter how many you take, you never take the you need as things are going back together.  As for the before pics, picture a compltely empty engine, no front suspension, & a bare fiberglass interior.  When finished, everything that was important was blasted & re-painted or re-skinned & everything else was replaced.

The while I'm here syndrome can be a dangerous thing!!!

As for the shift plate, I stripped it w/ a stripper from a spray can & some brakekleen.  I taped off the outer chrome lip and sprayed the plate.  After it dried, I used a new razor blade to clean off the paint from the inner chrome trim & the letters.

As for paint, NCRS guys reccommended SEM Trim Black #39143.  When sprayed over Dupont's A-4119S Self-Etching Black Primer, the finish is a perfect OEM match & bullettproof.  This is the best paint (& I thought Eastwood's stuff was good) that I ever used from a spray can.  Both can be found @ any auto body supply store.

I'm trying to get up the courage to restore the seats (new foam & correct covers) this winter, but the engine rebuild, engine bay, front suspension, & interior restoration from the last 1.5 years has beat my wallet up pretty bad.

Here's some pics of the console plate.

Good luck,

Anthony

 After being stripped

Painted & ready to install

Lower dash pad re-skinned w/ restored gauges