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guyman

Posted 2014-10-31 2:26 AM (#460651 - in reply to #452469)
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The metal work is done, body in primer now...looking pretty straight now. Car was straight from the get go....just needed some massaging.

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Posted 2014-10-31 12:11 PM (#460672 - in reply to #452469)
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Looking good now, Guy!

guyman

Posted 2014-11-02 1:58 PM (#460823 - in reply to #460651)
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Thanks John...I have my trunk lid and front end sheet metal getting media blasted, they are swamped...so won't get them back for another week or two.

guyman

Posted 2014-11-14 9:28 PM (#461873 - in reply to #460823)
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Almost ready to paint

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bad58mike

Posted 2014-11-14 11:58 PM (#461892 - in reply to #452469)
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Looking great guyman! I'm doing a similar build got me another 60 like the one I had before, she's in the bodyshops now massaging her straight and getting her painted satin black

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Posted 2014-11-15 12:09 AM (#461894 - in reply to #461892)
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How is it, that it took until now for me to realize the gas cap was hidden under the license plate

Oh wait...no gas door on either side! Sure cleans up the profile....

guyman

Posted 2014-11-15 1:56 AM (#461900 - in reply to #452469)
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Looks like you got some work to do...how is the rest of the car?...looks pretty solid 'sept those outter rockers?...Should look good satin black...you painting the roof white?...or all black?

bad58mike

Posted 2014-11-15 7:46 PM (#461970 - in reply to #452469)
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Hey Guyman, yeah she needs some bodywork, that's why she's at the shop, there gonna straighten her up. Only rust was a little at rear rockers both sides, there gonna cut out the rust and replace with new metal. Yeah this is gonna be a budget build not a complete resto just satin black, roof as well all black. Gonna have her 413 rebuilt with a mild cam and go through the drivetrain/brakes.

bad58mike

Posted 2014-11-15 7:47 PM (#461971 - in reply to #452469)
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Solid car overall, LA built car

guyman

Posted 2014-11-16 12:27 AM (#461983 - in reply to #452469)
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Wasn't baggin' on your ride....looks like you are doing it right instead of covering it up!....So aI ppreciate the work going into it trust me, been restoring cars for 30 plus years...this stuff takes time and skill to do it right. Glad you have a nice shop to do it up! You will probably have yours on the road wayyyy before me...I have to do the front end next, drop in the new engine and trans etc before I even think of putting on the dog house to finish up the bodywork.

Cheers., Guy

guyman

Posted 2014-12-09 12:23 AM (#464036 - in reply to #452469)
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Just put on the front dog house tonight and noticed a few lining up issues.

The back of the hood is about 1/4 inch too high in the back and the hood spring brackets are all the way down....so not sure if I need to elongate the holes on the spring mounts or??? springs look good and hold up the hood nicely...the hood lines up perfectly in the front edge and side fender lines...perfect....but high in the back..have to push down the back to make the hood go down...and it's still not low enough.

Second...the driver door is way out on the bottom front corner and on the top edge but don't se a way of adjusting.

I know someone knows what I am talking about....suggestions?

Thanks

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guyman

Posted 2014-12-09 12:27 AM (#464038 - in reply to #464036)
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darn thing so long...not sure it's gonna fit in my garage with bumpers on it....lol

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Posted 2014-12-09 3:09 AM (#464062 - in reply to #452469)
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The hood problem may be the hinge points worn out, but I sort of remember there was something funny about adjusting them, maybe bring the hinges up so thet the hinges have to collaps more

Something like that?

With the door (and dont look at my door gaps, there terrible) but you should be able to loosen the bots a little on the A pillar, close the door, then (carefully) push the door in with your foot, then try and open it again to tighten the bolts up

I have to say, I spent weeks trying to get my doors (4 door) right and still could use some more tweaking

Thing is, as the rear panels and sills cant move, you have to get it as right as possible to them, then the front gaurds ect can be adjusted to match the doors (thats the theory)

guyman

Posted 2014-12-09 3:29 AM (#464065 - in reply to #464062)
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Yeah...what a bitch..haha....you gotta get those doors all lined up before you put the fenders on, cause they bolt on to everything...the inner fender, the radiator support, the lower red. support, the hood hinge!...not sure why the door was out to begin with?...the fenders are replacement originals from another car...they don't fit at the back edge at all like the original ones to the car did...but I suspect whoever painted the car before I got it didn't know how to line up panels!, Me., I gotta have them perfect...so have to figure it out before I mover forward with the car......so gonna have to do a lot of dollying and massaging to get the gaps right...I think maybe on the hood., I have the spring perches way too far down?....but seems like they would need to be lower on the firewall to bring down the back of the hood?...

jimntempe

Posted 2014-12-09 7:49 PM (#464144 - in reply to #452469)
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I recall lining up a hood on a pontiac and depending on a lot of things sometimes you need to go down to go up and vice versa. If my memory is right the problem was that the whole hinge needs to move up and down so it stays parallel with the hood (when it's closed). If you wind up lowering the hinge unevenly you can make the front go down but at the same time it makes the back go up. Does that make any sense. Plus, like has been mentioned, sometimes its just that the hinge pivots are wore out which makes the whole thing sort of squeeze UP under spring pressure. Last car I did I still wound up elongating the slotted holes in the new hinge to finally get the last bit of DOWN I needed.

guyman

Posted 2014-12-10 10:06 PM (#464281 - in reply to #464144)
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Not sure why, but had to elongate all the holes to lower the hinge....it's fits nice now, but still have to push down on the back of the hood for it to go all the way down...usually that means the spring is stretched out somewhat.

Getting close.

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