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last 500 here's my c

Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 3:57 pm
by ryan base
so now its more than 10 years but little by little it is getting closer want i want is to repair the damage replace the essentials and drive it the next guy will tear it down for the kiss me love me body work now are these few challenging rust issues to the chassie to face there are many registry brothers that are heroically rebuilding their cars that give me courage

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2014 11:19 pm
by Adam Wright
Always leave it up to the next guy to worry about the details. People have pointed out that my car has flat floors, I say,
"I can't see the floors when I'm driving!"

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:47 am
by neil blaber
looks nice ryan,

I'm sure you'll get through what you want to get done soon enough

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 1:55 pm
by ryan base
there is this constant battle with philosophy and motivation. is this artifact reflective of my ideals or respect for what the collective po's were able to acheive. i have to find comfort knowing everything comes in its own time

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 2:01 pm
by ryan base
thanks adam thanks neil both of you are pushing big stones up the mountain

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 2:50 pm
by ryan base
in just the last week or so i have the car over the pit so i can see the bottom, sorry no rotiserie. anyway i can't really live with the floors so i'm going to cut them out. sets back the clock but thats ok no whining but the interesting things are the bad places

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:24 pm
by ryan base
what i have to give my po's credit for is making the effort at getting the car back on the road but they sure banged it up some

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 2:02 pm
by ryan base
so i've started cutting out the floors i'm finding fiberglass mat, resin flat metal with pop rivits, more fiberglass on bottom and masonite under pedal cluster. thats how they used to fix floors? (broad definition of fix)

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 3:14 am
by ryan base
i just saw these bosses on vc 's b i noticed them on my c what are the for? threaded castings on the bar just under the jump seats

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 8:24 am
by Vic Skirmants
Luggage strap brackets.

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2014 2:39 pm
by ryan base
powder coated rims

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:50 pm
by ryan base
thanks vic that makes sense

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:02 pm
by ryan base
my doors were pieces so now the regulaters have been cleaned, latches cleaned, frames straightened, a few patches, used door cards from easy and new handles from i don't remember i think nla. brush paint rustoleum. the handle buttons were last. tight pins in hinges. durant 4.5 side mirror

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2014 3:28 pm
by ryan base
when i got this place i saw that i could dig out that planter and put a pit. a couple of timbers and i can work on the bottom. but if i do another car i must fill it in and use a rotisserie. red berry rain is an unpleasant weather condition

Re: last 500 here's my c

Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 1:48 pm
by ryan base
an intense month everything else on back burner floors front and center front struts done fit kit on longetudinals done tunnal skirts today but this car should never be in the rain again