Inner air box with a new heater core and the defroster ducts are ready to go..... Paint the lower dash and the lower rear window trim today and i should be all done painting ray: Peace WildBill
Well.....the last two weeks have been hell......traveling to Michigan to do a swap meet and then having my paint shop guys in to do a final sand and buff before assembly........ Got the dash installed and the NOS brake booster/master cylinder mounted....... Pat and Eric from my painter's shop came out for the final sand and buff....unfortunately we had a couple thin spots in the $400.00+ a gallon ChromaOne Artic White Paint........here's a few shots of them making everything perfect :TU: Here's Eric doing some hand buffing........ Here's Pat as he color sands through the thin paint...........real time photo here ! Here's Eric inspecting the second coat he shot after it had cured some..... These guys are good......need a paint job? PM me for details... Peace WildBill
The rear panel,dash and everything looks terrific Bill . Lookout mama there's a white Wildcat coming from Kokomo!
Spent a few hours with a scotch-brite on the gas tank........... Before...... After........ Peace WildBill
The guys finished the sand and buff.......Eric had the "touch" with a buffer :TU: Bright and shiny now.......time to hang the trim. Peace WildBill
Got the buffing rig set up and spent a few hours under the wheel :laugh: The window reveals look like new....don't even need to change the rubber wipers p Finally got the Wildcat GS on the rear quarters....i am so happy ! Putting a Wildcat back together is an exercise of memory with a twist of ecstacy ........ Peace WildBill
Next up...clean the 44+ year old "red stuff" off the set of NOS wheelwell mouldings i have been saving for at least 20 or more years now and give them a light buff before going on ?????......the name of my new 'Cat cat has five letters :grin: Peace WildBill
Well....i pulled out the 10 year old Metro trunks seal......it's just like new and it fits perfectly. Just like the factory installed........the soft-seal stuff is too spongy for me. The die-cast trims that i looked a year for are installed and looking good. Not as nice as the ones that came with the car but.....i'm happy with them.p I saw an e-bay auction where the seller had some real nice 66 Wildcat parts and he was in california....turns out he has the trims i need on a 2 door he is parting...hooked me up good and at a great price.So my cali car now has replacement parts from cali If you ever need parts for your Buick....look up Mike Hogan at the Buick Bonnery......he's the best !!!!! I put the stainless window seal channels in and the A-pillars and side glass are up next......... More progress tomorrow. Peace WildBill
I peeled the red "goop" off the NOS rear wheelwell mouldings and gave them a buff.....looks like chrome now.I also gave the striped side trim a little time under the wheel :Brow: The trim is looking good......tomorrow the side glass........ Gotta tweak the front of the wheelwell moulding in a bit........ Peace WildBill
Progress has been a little slow.....now that the grass mowing has begun Pat came over and wet sanded and hand buffed the rear quarter end caps... I then added the cleaned up original gaskets and NOS trunklip extension chrome to them and mounted the end caps up.....looks more like a WILDCAT every day p My chevy friends Dale and Bill stoped by on the way home from the interior shop with Dale's seats for his current 66 Impala project......the seats looked great:TU: They gave me a hand getting the steering column installed........ More soon.....the interior is ready and waiting..... Peace WildBill
