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LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | Doc, it sure sounds like a comprehensive project. How far back do you want to "tear into". I know I've seen your work on here but my search didn't find. I don't remember at what stage of disassembly your car is now. Greg | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Calling my bluff, eh? The first photo is what prompted my comment; the other T/Bar pics are spread out among various non-Greg files, that I'll go research, tomorrow. But, in the meanwhile, enjoy these differential/axle daubs! (PICT4630.JPG) (PICT4631.JPG) (PICT4632.JPG) (PICT4633.JPG) (PICT4634.JPG) (PICT4635.JPG) (PICT4636.JPG) (PICT4637.JPG) Attachments ---------------- PICT4630.JPG (103KB - 271 downloads) PICT4631.JPG (105KB - 287 downloads) PICT4632.JPG (105KB - 274 downloads) PICT4633.JPG (109KB - 277 downloads) PICT4634.JPG (110KB - 274 downloads) PICT4635.JPG (101KB - 281 downloads) PICT4636.JPG (108KB - 285 downloads) PICT4637.JPG (103KB - 291 downloads) | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | Oh, no Neil. I know better than to call your bluff---- at least when it comes to this stuff!!! Greg | ||
Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | Calling Neil's bluff usually results in some great and informative posts. | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | s**t, Doc, don't give him a leg up yet!! | ||
Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | I have long supported Neil as a cornerstone resource in the hobby, in spite of also giving him a rash about his abrasive tact (or lack thereof). The man knows his sh!t and in our small niche corner of the world, one is fool to not respect that. | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8443 Location: Perth Australia | Calling Neils bluff (99.99% of the time) will mean eating humble pie I like the pipe idea Greg, but as both my cars are unit body cars, I dont need to steal that idea yet, but who knows Love the work and happy to see (in your other thread) things are returning to normal | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | All I meant was we were waiting for the good stuff. Neil and I have been working together since the days of the "Early Hemi Association". I hate to admit how long ago that was!! Expensive phone calls and snail mail! Greg | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | How many others remember the EHA? I forget the chap who started it --- a very knowledgeable man. He published a membership list including contact phone numbers and the pet interests of the members. As I recall, Neil was compiling info primarily on Dodge hemis for a book he wanted to publish. We touched base, realized that we had a common interest in 57 and 58 Dodges and the rest is history. Neil knew cars and owners all over the continent and had extensive documentation on them. He had a friend in WI who had an incredible collection of 58 Dodge literature and I was restoring and parting out cars for any and all parts. We complimented one another and got a lot of work done! Greg | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | "These are the rocker panels I made. The inners change shape all along so I made them in segments. Note the weld points. All made from galvanized steel." (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (148KB - 268 downloads) image.jpg (164KB - 281 downloads) | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | More work. (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (194KB - 278 downloads) image.jpg (193KB - 280 downloads) image.jpg (202KB - 275 downloads) | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | ... (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (203KB - 272 downloads) image.jpg (172KB - 357 downloads) image.jpg (214KB - 283 downloads) image.jpg (216KB - 269 downloads) | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | ... (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (199KB - 268 downloads) image.jpg (170KB - 370 downloads) image.jpg (208KB - 270 downloads) image.jpg (205KB - 258 downloads) | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | Thanks Greg! (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (201KB - 269 downloads) image.jpg (218KB - 264 downloads) | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | Thanks for posting them for me Matt. | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Spent a way-lot of time researching and re-organizing my photos, today. Anyway, here's my photos of the 952/953 T/bars, which have white daubs on them, as seen. The 952 has one daub and the 953 has two daubs--to ensure their proper installation orientation on the chassis. The 952/953 bars are optional/HD on the Custom Royals (which have sway bars on them), but standard items on the Coronets, Royals and Furies (which are sway bar-less). So, these bars, and their daubs, are common, like the 950/951 bars are (above/below), for the other 57-58 Plymouths and the CRL's. The 950 bar has one red daub; the 951 probably has two daubs, similarly to the 952/953 and the 956/957 bars (with their 'tan' daubs). Edited by d500neil 2014-01-02 7:12 PM (PICT4641.JPG) (PICT4642.JPG) (PICT4643.JPG) (PICT4630.JPG) Attachments ---------------- PICT4641.JPG (54KB - 265 downloads) PICT4642.JPG (112KB - 271 downloads) PICT4643.JPG (106KB - 258 downloads) PICT4630.JPG (103KB - 263 downloads) | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | "The 'dusty rose' note is just a guess on my part. The only one I've seen!" From a US built car. Edited by christine-lover 2014-01-03 8:20 AM (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (214KB - 273 downloads) image.jpg (189KB - 265 downloads) | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | "A/C control panel wiring. DPCD, 57/58." (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (182KB - 270 downloads) image.jpg (218KB - 267 downloads) image.jpg (205KB - 265 downloads) image.jpg (240KB - 274 downloads) | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | "Specific for 57/58 Dodge and Ply. I think. I would have loved to have these before I started this work!" (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (208KB - 275 downloads) image.jpg (219KB - 277 downloads) image.jpg (205KB - 265 downloads) | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | Aside from many other distractions, if anyone wants to zoom in on the many facets of this thread please let me know. Greg | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Anybody want to guess the physical differences (or, how to differentiate) between a US differential carrier housing and a CAN one? | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | "I have seen orange and red here. When present they are quite distinct. I have no idea what they signify!" (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (186KB - 261 downloads) | ||
GregCon |
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Expert Posts: 2524 Location: Houston | I saw somewhere on the web a guy in Scandinavia had made some repro floorpan seat track recesses, or boxes, that looked great. But I don't think he was selling them... | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | OK; so nobody wanted to guess.... Last two photos are mine. (PICT4666.JPG) (PICT4667.JPG) (PICT4668.JPG) (PICT0007.JPG) Attachments ---------------- PICT4666.JPG (107KB - 260 downloads) PICT4667.JPG (108KB - 265 downloads) PICT4668.JPG (108KB - 247 downloads) PICT0007.JPG (109KB - 263 downloads) | ||
springsweptwing |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1141 Location: Blackpool, United Kingdom. | when i did the 58 Canadian Dodge there was a Blue paint daub on the tailhousing of the trans, wonder if this is in relation to the diff markings for speedo drive pinion, also this had the Green coloured torsion bars but i ended up painting them Black Edited by springsweptwing 2014-01-03 4:26 PM (33.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 33.JPG (148KB - 267 downloads) | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | Dave Schwandt, here, made a number of them years ago. Wonderful recreations! Greg | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | Paul, the olive green bars that I recall seeing were in better general condition than anything else on the cars so I concluded that they were replacements. They were complete with part #s and paint daubs. Greg | ||
Cmangeot |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 531 Location: Park Hills, KY | Am I to gather from the wealth of knowledge in this thread that the orange paint on my 60 Windsor's differential is original? This is a factory Sure Grip car. (IMG_078111.jpg) Attachments ---------------- IMG_078111.jpg (220KB - 250 downloads) | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | I don't know much at all about '60. But I would think it would be an original assembly line ID mark. Greg | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | I'm about to email some pics to Matt and ask him to post them for me. This is a fixture I designed to access a unibody for rust repair work. Greg | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | Greg's photos. (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (179KB - 354 downloads) image.jpg (207KB - 258 downloads) image.jpg (205KB - 251 downloads) image.jpg (161KB - 262 downloads) image.jpg (151KB - 263 downloads) | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Chris, what is the gear ratio that is stamped onto your Sure Grip, in the 'flat' area, as seen , above in photos #4667 and #4668? Your carrier housing's P/N does not appear in the 55-58 Master Parts Book. Edited by d500neil 2014-01-15 4:13 PM | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | More 60 Photos from Greg. "This is the only 60 I have worked on so these examples are from only one car. Others may be different." Thanks Greg!!!! I always look forward to seeing your restoration photos. Hope this helps some 60 owners/restorers out there. (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (184KB - 253 downloads) image.jpg (162KB - 264 downloads) image.jpg (120KB - 265 downloads) image.jpg (144KB - 258 downloads) image.jpg (143KB - 258 downloads) image.jpg (141KB - 262 downloads) image.jpg (150KB - 243 downloads) image.jpg (139KB - 255 downloads) image.jpg (149KB - 243 downloads) image.jpg (144KB - 258 downloads) image.jpg (154KB - 248 downloads) image.jpg (155KB - 249 downloads) image.jpg (166KB - 346 downloads) image.jpg (174KB - 352 downloads) image.jpg (185KB - 244 downloads) | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | "Back to the Regal body. I'll have to back track a bit: #1. With the body resting on a frame and both doors undisturbed, jack, push, pull until all measurements you can take are the same both sides and the doors fit the best you can do. You will be surprised at what you can accomplish!! Then weld braces inside the body to hold this shape still allowing doors to open and close" (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (203KB - 265 downloads) image.jpg (199KB - 258 downloads) | ||
Cmangeot |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 531 Location: Park Hills, KY | Neil, Tis is the carrier #1634985! Aka 742. This is on my original 60 windsor. | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | "#2. No photos for this. Elevate body and trial fit 30" posts at all existing body mount positions between the body and the frame workbench. Very time consuming because there may only be 4 or so solid mounts and several fragile/rusty ones and the rest gone completely. Besides, one has to keep the posts vertical. Obviously, the more solid mounts there are the easier. This body was a REAL challenge! #3. Weld braces wherever necessary to the body and workbench frame to secure everything with all 30" posts removed. Place all braces out of the way of future work. Weld only ONE side or edge of a brace so you can grind these welds a little and twist off the brace later without tearing whatever it was welded to." (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (192KB - 255 downloads) image.jpg (192KB - 246 downloads) image.jpg (172KB - 355 downloads) | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | "I had lots of salvaged floor and body mount panels separated and cleaned up before I started this car." (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (163KB - 255 downloads) image.jpg (166KB - 349 downloads) image.jpg (195KB - 245 downloads) image.jpg (189KB - 250 downloads) | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | "#5. Earlier in this thread are front floor photos. To remove the braces, torch cut the brace about a foot away from the body. The molten metal should simply fall away leaving a gap. If the brace jumps pulling apart or the gap closes you know there is tension somewhere. Take time to figure it out. I've been very lucky in this respect!!" (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (222KB - 252 downloads) image.jpg (212KB - 255 downloads) | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | "#6. Make cardboard templates for all patches- cut out of new or salvaged material and weld in place and metal finish. This 30"post system gives comfortable access for all this work." (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (177KB - 343 downloads) image.jpg (188KB - 254 downloads) | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | All these intermittent welds get finished bit by bit. It is time consuming! Greg | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | I forgot to mention a key point. Assuming the factory made the doors fit the body pretty well in the first place, don't loosen any hinge bolts. Make the now sagged body fit the doors and hold this shape with the braces. Then drill through one end of each hinge with a 1/8" bit and into either the door or body. Remove only these bolts to remove the door. You can rehang the door in exactly the same place each time by using a 1/8" drift. I just used these doors as a reference. Better ones will be installed later. Greg | ||
christine-lover |
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Expert Posts: 2996 Location: Sept. 1958 | "I had some large patch panels I had saved for this car. I normally don't like them because they fit over the original contours and make wheel well lips etc too large so I had to devise a method to be able to fit, work and remove these quarters. I fit them over the existing quarters, trimmed them to fit and to where I wanted the cut to be on the body. Drilled the edges with 3/16" holes for aluminum pop rivets to hold it all in place. This way I could easily drill out the rivets to remove the panel/s to access under them and later fix the lip contours. I had them off and on many times." (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) (image.jpg) Attachments ---------------- image.jpg (153KB - 254 downloads) image.jpg (190KB - 248 downloads) image.jpg (199KB - 255 downloads) image.jpg (196KB - 244 downloads) image.jpg (179KB - 350 downloads) image.jpg (181KB - 244 downloads) image.jpg (185KB - 260 downloads) image.jpg (194KB - 259 downloads) image.jpg (182KB - 257 downloads) image.jpg (181KB - 337 downloads) image.jpg (201KB - 256 downloads) image.jpg (195KB - 256 downloads) image.jpg (187KB - 259 downloads) image.jpg (183KB - 256 downloads) image.jpg (184KB - 249 downloads) image.jpg (153KB - 258 downloads) image.jpg (129KB - 254 downloads) image.jpg (192KB - 259 downloads) image.jpg (151KB - 256 downloads) image.jpg (163KB - 256 downloads) image.jpg (167KB - 345 downloads) image.jpg (159KB - 253 downloads) image.jpg (167KB - 314 downloads) image.jpg (192KB - 259 downloads) image.jpg (159KB - 242 downloads) image.jpg (152KB - 249 downloads) image.jpg (162KB - 250 downloads) image.jpg (196KB - 247 downloads) image.jpg (181KB - 321 downloads) image.jpg (182KB - 257 downloads) image.jpg (203KB - 267 downloads) image.jpg (150KB - 249 downloads) image.jpg (171KB - 346 downloads) image.jpg (175KB - 330 downloads) image.jpg (144KB - 247 downloads) image.jpg (144KB - 251 downloads) image.jpg (184KB - 256 downloads) image.jpg (149KB - 265 downloads) image.jpg (152KB - 242 downloads) image.jpg (147KB - 254 downloads) image.jpg (156KB - 244 downloads) image.jpg (198KB - 245 downloads) image.jpg (190KB - 259 downloads) image.jpg (166KB - 337 downloads) image.jpg (207KB - 245 downloads) image.jpg (138KB - 251 downloads) image.jpg (173KB - 302 downloads) image.jpg (156KB - 252 downloads) image.jpg (129KB - 249 downloads) image.jpg (204KB - 251 downloads) | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | Thanks Matt, I really appreciate it for posting these photos for me. Greg | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | I haven't looked at this thread in months but judging by the number of downloads of these pics, do you guys want me to continue with the pic story? Greg | ||
Doctor DeSoto |
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Location: Parts Unknown | That's like me asking you if you want to go on breathing ! Let's get those pix posted ! | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | OK Doc, will do, but there is a process involved here. I'll work on it! Greg | ||
d500neil |
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Exner Expert 19,174 posts. Neil passed away 18 Sep 2015. You will be missed, Neil! Posts: 19146 Location: bishop, ca | Nah....... Ok. | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 982 Location: Upper Hunter NSW Australia | ........... Keep going with the pics Greg, I'm learning a lot from ' em, I've got no expertise when it comes to body work so I'm gaining a lot from your how-to pics ........... | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | Thanks, Terry. I had a professional body man on staff at the time. I had the steel fabrication and welding experience but the body and paint and prep work expertise and tricks came from him. We only worked on cars between jobs but as I look back on it we had a lot of fun for a lot of years. Most of these pics were taken 15-25 years ago with point and shoot film cameras. I'm re photographing them with this iPad and will ask Matt to post 'em for me as I get them done. Greg | ||
LD3 Greg |
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Expert Posts: 1906 Location: Ontario, Canada | No resto pics yet but I do have a report. My Regal needed a constant control ps steering gear rebuild. My 72 year old body isn't up to the task but I got some help from a young mechanic who I hired to help me. We got the job done in 2 hours today. We couldn't pull the pitman arm off so he will take it to his regular employment site and pull it. We hope! Then, I will send to Lares for a rebuild. Years ago I scoured junk yards for ps gears. I rented a SNAP-ON puller to pull a bunch of pitman arms. Some I couldn't pull! I ruined the puller!! Hey, time wIll tell. Greg. | ||
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