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Back again all. As I mentioned earlier these pictures are not in chronological order but that doesn't matter. Just highlighting what was done. First pic is of the original grill after I did a little straightening of the bars and primered. I did finish paint them in the white as I originally was going to go as originally built. I understand that 1952 didn't have any chrome due to the Korean war. Am I right? Grill and bumpers were painted. Kept the bumpers painted but Clayton said I have to have chrome grill. So that's what I went with.

The rest of the pictures are of work in the interior that I wanted to get done before taking off of the rotisserie. That way I could still roll it over. Firewall mat. Accelerator pedal (drive by wire), A/C unit and hoses.

I installed 2 layers of insulation and sound deadening material. First was a self stick foil backed sheeting like little bubble wrap. Don't remember the name. Got it at the automotive paint shop. Second layer was heavier with self stick black tar with a foil backing. It got rolled on with a special roller. Last picture shows the name of it. Same stuff went under dash, floor of cab area, firewall, cab doors as far as I could reach, and some in the rear doors but they were not too accessible. Don't remember if I mentioned that this ambulance came with 2 dome lights instead of a single one. They got new wiring and LED bulbs.

The previous post showed the final painting of body, hood and rear doors. Fenders and cab doors were finished a month or so later. Then hood and fenders were stored in a spare bedroom and the four doors went in my little office in the shop for about 2 1/2 years.