project 40th

Post by **harofreak00** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:15 am

I had to special order them, but they were there the next morning.

Post by **harofreak00** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 12:15 pm

Got the car back this morning. I am very impressed with how it turned out.

The seam is right under this rubber seal. I'll remove it and paint up to that line.

I still need to put that door seal back on that covers the rust on the wheelwell.

Here is how the trunk lid turned out. He did a great job. He used a thicker metal plate than the stock sheet metal, so I won't have to use any backing nuts. I just have to align the latch in the correct position. For some reason I think I'm going to be sitting in the trunk for this one.

ohenry5 · Post by **ohenry5** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:55 pm

Not bad, not bad at all.

GoldenBullet · Post by **GoldenBullet** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:24 pm

That turned out pretty well.

labonnevillastrangiato · Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:08 pm

I'm rather impressed, Andrew.
Once you throw on some touch up paint, it will look quite seamless.

Prior to putting the seal back on in the wheel well, and touching up the new rocker, perhaps some rust preventative primer first as prevention? Or, for maybe the wheel well, a few sprays of undercoating from a can?

Can't wait to see the finished product!

Adam

ohenry5 · Post by **ohenry5** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:46 pm

Any news on this or is the Park Ave getting all the attention right now?

Post by **harofreak00** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:49 pm

Been really cold/rainy the last few days. I haven't been working on either car. We were in the high 60's and now are well below freezing. UGH.

blackout · Post by **blackout** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:54 pm

if you part it i want the bumper covers and rear trunk light

00Beast · Post by **00Beast** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:06 am

This car is definitely not getting parted out.

ohenry5 · Post by **ohenry5** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:11 pm

Yea i hear you on the change in weather, it was 60's-70's here, now its rainy and getting some snow tomorrow. Thats early spring for ya!

Post by **harofreak00** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:37 pm

Worked on the car quite a bit today. I didn't take any pics of the progress, but I'll get some up soon.

Got the airmix actuator swapped in, works great.
Swapped the visors.
Swapped the vents.
Swapped the power antennas.
Swapped the steering wheel controls.
Swapped the glovebox latch.
Swapped the 6x9s and door speakers.

Tomorrow I'm gonna pick up some undercoating and spray the bottom of the new rocker molding. Than I'll put a couple layers of paint down and get the rocker molding in place. I am borrowing a nice Porter Cable random orbital polisher to tackle the exterior. After that, only a few issues remain: Mounting the new truck latch and replacing the grumbling motor mount.

TenGHz · Post by **TenGHz** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:29 am

Wow, the body work looks pretty good. I'd be satisfied. You'll have that thing looking great by the time you're done with it.

laxmangl · Post by **laxmangl** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:16 pm

I can't wait to see this thing when it's all finished. Is there any news on weather you will be keeping it in the family?

Post by **harofreak00** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:08 pm

Looks like it won't be going to family. I've put to much into it to watch my brother trash it. (yes, he would do that)

PRD2BDF · Post by **PRD2BDF** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:13 pm

Don't blame you at all. It's starting to clean up nicely.

2000Silverbullet · Post by **2000Silverbullet** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:32 pm

Now you can imagine how I feel about the Grizz in the hands of an 18 year old son.

The new front tires are beginning to round off.

.....and last week he lost the gas cap!

GoldenBullet · Post by **GoldenBullet** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:22 pm

harofreak00 wrote:Looks like it won't be going to family. I've put to much into it to watch my brother trash it. (yes, he would do that)

is this the same brother that had the camaro?

Post by **harofreak00** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:37 pm

Yup. However, he doesn't drive it much thankfully. He has a 95 GrandAm and 98 Blazer as daily drivers. They are both gross.

Here are the pics.

New vents... ya one is broken, but its better than what it replaced.

New dash vents, and glovebox latch

New visors

New power antenna

New steering wheel controls

crzydmnd72 · Post by **crzydmnd72** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 12:19 am

Man, if the sellers could see that car now.

Sure appreciate the way you fix em up with original parts and keep em mostly original or with tasteful upgrades.

Post by **harofreak00** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:28 pm

Finally! A beautiful day to work on the car. It was about 50*F and sunny.
I sprayed the pinch weld with some rubberized undercoating, let that dry, and then gave a few heavy coats of the color matched paint. It came out RED at first, but after a few coats, its perfect.

Rocker molding clips go into place…

Mounted…

Here is before I put that rubber weatherstripping in place…

And completed…

Also replaced the clips on the passenger side. I did find some minor rust under there, but not near as bad as the other side.

After that, I turned my attention to the trunk lid. I sat in the trunk while I had my roommate held the trunk shut. I marked the holes to drill and then drilled them. I mounted the latch and tightened it down. It closed and opened perfectly the first time!

So, this is how the car looks now…

Left to do:
Tackle the exterior: wash, polish and wax
Fix that dang motor mount or whatever that is making the grinding noise (still cant figure it out)

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