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Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | Found my 300 G under a palm tree in Southern California 2 years ago. It is a project car with lots of missing parts. We do not have palm trees or climate for out door storage here in Finland so it was resting in the corner of my carage for couble of years. No finally took it under the resto. (DSC01103.JPG) (DSC01206.JPG) (DSC01104.JPG) (DSC01214.JPG) (DSC01102.JPG) Attachments ---------------- DSC01103.JPG (354KB - 621 downloads) DSC01206.JPG (351KB - 607 downloads) DSC01104.JPG (305KB - 628 downloads) DSC01214.JPG (315KB - 598 downloads) DSC01102.JPG (358KB - 594 downloads) | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | Pics at home carage (WP_000092.jpg) (WP_000123.jpg) (WP_000174.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_000092.jpg (357KB - 631 downloads) WP_000123.jpg (447KB - 595 downloads) WP_000174.jpg (367KB - 612 downloads) | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | Pics (WP_000176.jpg) (WP_000086.jpg) (WP_000153.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_000176.jpg (455KB - 578 downloads) WP_000086.jpg (425KB - 591 downloads) WP_000153.jpg (422KB - 606 downloads) | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13045 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Very inetersting Jari - looks like a good project - very suitable car for FinLand - keep us posted | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | Yes Wizard, I've seen worse. Rust issues are not so bad at all and mostly done exept trunk floor. Now waiting for the colder and drier weather to get it to sand blaster. I'll try to take pictures everytime when I can and remember. | ||
db300 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 314 | Looking forward to watching the progress on your G. Keeping her white? | ||
BigBlockMopar |
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Expert Posts: 3575 Location: Netherlands | Why not use a snowblaster instead? Nice project! | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | BigBlockMopar - 2013-01-02 7:05 AM Why not use a snowblaster instead? Nice project! When somebody makes that invention to get rid of paint and rust we surely have lot of material Global warming, it's been raining last couble of days and everything is a mess:angry: | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | db300 - 2013-01-02 5:20 AM Looking forward to watching the progress on your G. Keeping her white? No, she's gonna be black whith HOT red interior (61_300G_0020.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 61_300G_0020.jpg (215KB - 577 downloads) | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13045 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Aahh - the Finnish Batmobile then! Nice to see a 300 with another interior colour than tan | ||
rbmain |
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I've bought over forty 1955-56 Plymouths and restored a few. The cheapest ones were the ones where the "restoration had been started." They were rapidly and completely disassembled during this "restoration" and all the parts scattered and how they assembled were lost. The big pieces stayed outside in the snow and rotted away. Then, of course, the Restorer lost interest, quipping lack of time, lack of money, lack of space, etc. They were almost universally young with lots of energy and little skill. But, best wishes and success in your 300G. | |||
db300 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 314 | Great classy combo! | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | rbmain - 2013-01-02 1:21 PM I've bought over forty 1955-56 Plymouths and restored a few. The cheapest ones were the ones where the "restoration had been started." They were rapidly and completely disassembled during this "restoration" and all the parts scattered and how they assembled were lost. The big pieces stayed outside in the snow and rotted away. Then, of course, the Restorer lost interest, quipping lack of time, lack of money, lack of space, etc. They were almost universally young with lots of energy and little skill. But, best wishes and success in your 300G. Well I surely know that. I also have 61 covertible that was mostly empty body shell and rest of it in the boxes and buckets when I bought it over 10 years ago. But I got it restored in about 3 years. Somebody started this G, put it in the pieces very amateur way, lost interest, sold it, then couble of middlemans stole parts from it, somebody tried to screw some parts back again to get it sold etc. Very typical stroy. Southern Californias dry climate saved this G from more serious rot, even it has it still enough. | ||
hemidenis |
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Expert Posts: 3887 Location: Northen Virginia | Good you saving this car, even that 300 parts are scarce and expensive the project seems ok but it all depends of the size of your wallet, especially if you are going for a 300G. | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | hemidenis - 2013-01-03 6:44 PM Good you saving this car, even that 300 parts are scarce and expensive the project seems ok but it all depends of the size of your wallet, especially if you are going for a 300G. I know that for sure. I had to sell my nice Adventurer to finance this project. For instance I´m gonna renew each and every glass, dash and steering wheel. Good thing is that I can get them reproduced close, just need €€€€ Chrome and seats were already done in CA. No idea yet what engine and tranny needs, disk brakes are the must. I'll do bodyworks and all mechanical things my self as much as I can, even do some painting but I have few skillfull friends whose have autopaintshops. Showpaint is my plan but perhaps I do not need to pay top dollars for that, we'll see. I am not in a hurry with G. I have all the time to wait to get the part what i want. If I get bored I have other projects to do I know that I might not get my investement ever back if I sold the car, but I do not care. I'll build this just for my self not for sale. I'll enjoy it, drive to cruisings and burn some rubber | ||
matt |
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Veteran Posts: 143 Location: Malmberget, Sweden | It´s great to hear that you will use the car for rubber burning and cruising. | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | In Västerås Power Meet in 2015 maybe | ||
db300 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 314 | As the owner of a F project,yes, I've also heard all the "you know it's going to cost X to restore that"....I have to agree with your attitude...deal with it, and look forward to burning rubber! | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | Well, I also think that is it 300 or newport, there are same certaing things you have to do, like chrome, bodywoks, paint etc. regardless the model. Here is first modfigation that I just had to do. Some of the previous owners had already cut rotted edge away, while working with replacement I did drain pipes for both sides, so in the future, water can leak freely away. Edited by Adventurer 60 2013-01-04 11:55 AM (drain pipe.jpg) Attachments ---------------- drain pipe.jpg (269KB - 572 downloads) | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | For some reason trunk lid did not match to opening at all, i had to cut a slice. I used copper sinc wire in my mic/mac welder, (you can see copper like welds)it is nice to work with. Flexible and sticky, you can fill small holes, hammer it etc. expensive but good. Edited by Adventurer 60 2013-01-04 12:07 PM (WP_000202.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_000202.jpg (148KB - 562 downloads) | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13045 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Interesting - do you have a link to the copper wire? Aaah, the panel fit wasn't good even back then there was actually tolerances of +- 1/16" with a stack-up uf up to 3/8" - no wonder that your trunk lid doesn't fit I would have fixed it, just as you do now if I were to go through a full restauration. Some won't do it because they consider it "over-kill", but I would have done it still................... | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | I got the coppersinc wire from the friend of mine who did his F:s weldings with it. It costs 6 snts/gram. It should be available in toolstores. You should not breethe the welding fumes, if you do you'll get a sincfever (that I got) I know your point, I've seen lots of "över restaurerad" cars in Sveden. becouse of this G going to be black and final surface buffed and polished, I´ll try to all the panels, edges etc littlebit better. I would'nt mind if its gonna be white. | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | Ordered new tinted (blue) colour (green) bubble windshield and rearglass today, these are the old ones and for sale if someone would like to use old ones or for spare. Rear glass is huge. Originally they did not use the same tinting at rear than for the windshiled. It polishes off, anyone know what it is? some sort of lacquer?? (glass.jpg) Attachments ---------------- glass.jpg (319KB - 564 downloads) | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | First restored componet, like piece of art, I'm gonna hang it on the wall in the hous to keep me motivated. I thought not to paint the letters just leave them like that. would it look good to you too? Edited by Adventurer 60 2013-02-04 1:25 PM (maski.jpg) Attachments ---------------- maski.jpg (102KB - 589 downloads) | ||
db300 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 314 | Gorgeous! | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13045 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | That's really a nice mantlepiece! I would paint the letters - it makes the name "stand out" more. | ||
Windsor59 |
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Expert Posts: 2596 Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden | Hi Jari Great that you have started with the renovation, nice 300 Project. Hope you show us the renovaiting. You have to find the right insprationen, knows himself has just started with my other car LeSabre 60 More than 2 years since I bought it. | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | I'll post pics when the project steps forward. Right now nothing happens much. Still waiting for my sandblaster who is on holiday in Vietnam. I wish you could post pics of your Le sabre project here | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13045 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Actually, he can post the pictures, but down in the sewer then.......... | ||
Windsor59 |
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Expert Posts: 2596 Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden | Buick renovation is nothing to show. Will probably be a light renovation. Would like to have it inspected and later put in a modern drivetrain. We shall see and More exciting FL cars Edited by Windsor59 2013-02-05 3:39 PM | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | I made a new floorpan-sheet for the trunk. I Used BULLMAX for the very first time but still I'm quite satisfied with the result. (WP_000304.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_000304.jpg (153KB - 552 downloads) | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13045 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Looks nice - please keep us posted with the progress! | ||
Beltran |
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Expert Posts: 1730 Location: Michigan | Aye please do... projects like this give us all hope. | ||
1961plymouthfury |
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Expert Posts: 2633 Location: Minor Hill, TN | Good luck with the project. Please keep us posted and post photos during the restoration. Is the engine under the hood a 413? | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | Yes Steph, G:s only engine was 413 with 2x4 and rams. For some reason, original short block was replaced when she was new, stamped again with cars original date but casting date was 6 months newer. somebody really punished her Edited by Adventurer 60 2013-03-03 5:02 PM (tagi.jpg) Attachments ---------------- tagi.jpg (190KB - 570 downloads) | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | Morning after the coldest night this winter. It was time to give some sandstorm to G (WP_000311o.jpg) (WP_000323 (2).jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_000311o.jpg (266KB - 542 downloads) WP_000323 (2).jpg (160KB - 589 downloads) | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | This looks really finno-ugric project, yea I like to lay down on the snow for 5 hours at -20 and do sand blasting (WP_000326 (3).jpg) (WP_000333 (3)o.jpg) (WP_000334 (2).jpg) (WP_000331 (3)o.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_000326 (3).jpg (282KB - 570 downloads) WP_000333 (3)o.jpg (270KB - 582 downloads) WP_000334 (2).jpg (153KB - 554 downloads) WP_000331 (3)o.jpg (207KB - 558 downloads) | ||
dukeboy |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 6203 Location: Big pimpin' | Excellent work!!! | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13045 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | There is a Finnish word "SISU" - if you sandblast your car in minus 20 degrees celcius, then you have it for sure | ||
60 Imp |
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Location: North Australia | Yep, he has got the disease bad. From the pictures I would say there is no hope for salvation for Jarie. Keep up the good work, Jarie. You will soon be smoking them rear tyres. Steve. | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | Well, I gotta reveal, it was not me who did the job, dont want to take a credit from these guys who do this as their profession, but I was also there most of the time and it makes me tough guy too | ||
ToMopar |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1157 Location: D-70199 Heslach | That's why I like the skandinavian's | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | Trunk after sand plasting. You can see my lift bar and safety features there We raised up rear end from that beam (WP_000355.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_000355.jpg (163KB - 557 downloads) | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | Right rear quarter done. I did not want a huge 1 3/4" hole and blug there. Now there is just 1/2" hole that can be open or blugged Edited by Adventurer 60 2013-03-18 6:53 PM (WP_000368a.jpg) (WP_000377.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_000368a.jpg (165KB - 571 downloads) WP_000377.jpg (138KB - 550 downloads) | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | I spent easter sunday doing trunk floor. Most of the sheetmetal work is done, lots of seam finishing and grinding still left. Borrowed a rotisseur from a friend of mine and now it is ready for it. My back is not so good anymore so it is a must (WP_000422.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_000422.jpg (187KB - 561 downloads) | ||
wizard |
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13045 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Looks like a good work Jari - yes, we're not getting any younger that's for sure - the rotisserie will make it a lot easier. | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | BBQ-season just started, how about grilled steel horse (grillisssÃ.jpg) Attachments ---------------- grillisssÃ.jpg (389KB - 566 downloads) | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | Spent saturday fabricating the new funnel for gas filling pipe (WP_000459.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_000459.jpg (29KB - 570 downloads) | ||
FIN ME |
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Expert Posts: 2788 Location: USA - KY | Another ambitious resto that is going to be amazing when it's done! I like your plans for the black paint and red interior, Jan! It's going to be one mean machine! Thanks for the updates! | ||
Adventurer 60 |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 827 Location: tailFinland | I have been busy elsewhere but carage few weeks. Now at the holiday I got a chance to paint the bottom of the body with epoxy primer (WP_000486.jpg) (WP_000487.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_000486.jpg (99KB - 533 downloads) WP_000487.jpg (90KB - 549 downloads) | ||
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