Update:
The S12 runs pretty good now, and I've driven it around the neighborhood several times. In the fall I got the wheels, tires and brakes sorted. All lights are now working.
Once winter set in I decided to go ahead and attack the sunburned paint on the roof and hood, then see about getting it registered in the spring.
Being the originalist that I am where the SE is concerned, I decided to refurb the original wheels. After some experimentation, I settled on Dupli-Color HWP101 High Performance wheel coating as the best match for the original finish:
I also need to replace the old-and-busted steering wheel I had. I wanted to preserve the 4-spoke aesthetic of the original '88 SE wheel, so I went with this Classic-series from Grant:
On to paint. I can't justify dumping a bunch of money into paint for the S12 at the moment, so rattle-can it is, with plenty of dry- and wet-sanding of the roof and hood and some blending into the sides,
I had a clearcoat mishap on the hood which led to me sanding down the passenger side and starting over.
It's not done yet, but it's getting close.
It's definitely rattle-can-in-the-garage quality, but it's a big improvement over what it was before:
I'm confident that, come springtime, I'll be back cruising in the SE.
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