Delivered the car to the restoration shop, Gage Auto (no longer in business…checked Oct 22nd, 2022), that is known for its restorations. They will be doing the rest of the body work such as making all the lines of the car perfectly straight, getting all the little waves out of the metal, applyinjg the filler, … Read more
Have a few pic’s of the Grille progress. So far I’ve cleaned and sanded, then applied a coat of Bulldog Adhesion Promoter which helps the paint stick to plastic. Then I applied a coat of SEM High Build Primer Surfacer which provide superior adhesion to plastic. I’ve primed everything did one coat of satin black … Read more
Went to my mechanic yesterday and took some pictures of the engine. Its pretty much done as you can see. Looking good huh? Below are the valve covers which are too far rusted to save. So Im now in the market for some new ones. In other news I received a estimate from Snake Oyl … Read more
Received my order from Galen Govier today. Put the window sticker on the front page as you have already seen. Had him make up a new fender tag also, unfortunately he messed up. The build date on the original is 116 (Jan 16, 1969), the new one has 115 instead. Took 4 months to get … Read more
Received the headrests today from Krusin Moon. Check em out Plus, most of this restoration is being done by other’s but I decided to tackle the Grille myself….here are some before pic’s….I will update with my progress as I go along. The center section of the grill is broken. The guy I bought the car … Read more