Project Evolution *** Project Complete **** Wednesday July 9, 2014

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Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #1245 – May 09, 2009, 12:28:16 AM

Quote from: Haystack;271374

Don't you hate it when you get done putting the car together, and you have a bucket of bolts left? I could only imagine how big your bucket is;).

Good work on the car. I would really like to see what it looks like with paint.

LOL..
Actually, I'm short bolts, because I just cut most of them right off.

I'm kinda interested to see what it looks like all one color. It's been a while.

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #1246 – May 09, 2009, 05:16:49 PM

UPDATE

Today I finished painting the hard to reach areas, welded the SFCs where the front inside pieces come together, and seam sealed where any moisture will get in.
The bolts will be in on Monday, so everything is set to go back together.

Body work and some random fixing here and there are next on the list. While that's going on, I'm going to start stripping the parts bird an pull the motor. If anyone needs anything off the car, and I'm not going to use it, let me know as I'm taking the parts off. I'll be removing everything that is usable no mater what it is, and cutting the rest of the car up and hauling it to the s yard. I'll post it for everyone while I'm doing it.

Sorry, no pics today. There wasn't anything to really take a pic of

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #1247 – May 10, 2009, 11:36:28 PM

what color is the car? I have been playing around with the idea of getting rid of the ATC in my car.

Project Evolution * Project Complete ** Wednesday July 9, 2014

Reply #1248 – May 11, 2009, 07:46:45 AM

Quote from: Haystack;271609

what color is the car? I have been playing around with the idea of getting rid of the ATC in my car.

The parts car?

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Reply #1249 – May 11, 2009, 04:35:32 PM

yes.

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Reply #1250 – May 11, 2009, 04:49:52 PM

He had to mean the parts car, we all Know the other one is stainless steel.lol

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Reply #1251 – May 11, 2009, 07:23:24 PM

here's the parts car

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Reply #1252 – May 11, 2009, 07:32:14 PM

Got my bolts. Time to start putting it back together.

I used the wires to align the pieces. worked great

And for those of you wondering how I was going to do this myself.

And thanks to kitz, I could actually get the springs seated using his compressor

And the other side

and another project finished.

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Reply #1253 – May 11, 2009, 09:02:04 PM

Looking good Jerry and thanks for the pics friend.

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Reply #1254 – May 11, 2009, 10:08:03 PM

Looks like your gettin her done jerry,nice work man.
Just noticed something,your parts car has auto lamps yes??
Do you know if it works???
The blue light sensor(in the center of the dash under a cover)went bad a few years back and hasn't worked since.
Any chance you'd let that one go to me for cheap???

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Reply #1255 – May 11, 2009, 11:09:53 PM

Sorry Chris, I'm swapping all that into my car, along with the lighted door locks and cornering lamps

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Reply #1256 – May 11, 2009, 11:15:32 PM

Hmmm...if the parts car has non-metallic paint, that's Smoke (1K), a pretty uncommon exterior color for 1987-88. I've always thought it looked like a really dirty white, but it's cool, I dig it man.

Nothing else to report. Just thought I'd throw that out there. :)

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Reply #1257 – May 11, 2009, 11:28:48 PM

It's a metallic 2 stage repaint. Looks like it could have been in certain places and jambs

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Reply #1258 – May 11, 2009, 11:39:01 PM

That compressor would have shaved atleast a day and a half off doing my front end stuff. Both the ones I used were too close to the spring and bolts were too long.

So now major repairs are done? Getting real close.

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Reply #1259 – May 11, 2009, 11:48:42 PM

the compressor was great. Took mabe 20 min per side, for the spring and strut.
The rest of the front end will be tomorrow.
Then the body work can be started. My paint and primer is on it's way as of today.
and the bird will be in the garage to be stripped in about a week. My father-in-law will be doing the rebuild work on the motor from the bird, while the body work gets done.