Man, this metal guy is good, take a look at what he has done with the biggest dent on the car, before and after pic’s below BEFORE AFTER That is no new metal welded on…..he straightened that out with hammers and a puller….he welded a piece of metal to the end with a eye in …
Some more before and after pic’s of the metal work BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER
Not much to update, waiting on the trunk pan to go in and then its off to get the rear-end rebuilt. Have a few pic’s of the new lower door panels. BEFORE AFTER
Received the new console from Jason Pfeifer today. Here are the pics. BEFORE AFTER The two pieces laying in front of it are the pieces that go around the carpet….those are the only two pieces that were rechromed. Also have a few pic’s of the trunk progress. BEFORE AFTER
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
APR 2, 2004 – Received the exhaust manifolds back from Jet Hot Coating where they ceramic coated them. Now they should last for years without rusting. Also picked up my brake booster and master cylinder from getting powder coated. Looks great but I think the cylinder needs to be a darker grey to give it …