HAAHAHAHAHA! Wow. Can't believe I haven't subscribed to this thread. Can't wait to see what she looks like when she's done Adam! :beer
You could always leave the car as-is in your living room, makes a great conversation piece. Great work as always! :bglasses: :beer
That's, the way my parking brake is. Sometimes, I have to hold the release and, nudge the pedal off (up); with my toe. your car is; looking better and, better !!!!
Ah! I see it now. Thanks for that. I kept going back and forth through the thread trying to find the post where he removed the roof. I kept thinking to myself, "how the heck did he take it off? and why?"
Heater box is installed...with a shiny new heater core. Shiny new radiator ready for install! I got the core support blasted today. It was a mess. I have a little bit of metal work to do at the bottom of it, but it's not a real important area.
If somehow I can get it done by then, I will absolutely get it there. But I think 2013 or 14 will be more realistic
It's looking pretty awesome.Good job so far! A buddy brought me a complete running rebuilt '70 455 today for my '72 Stage 1 car today. He has been telling me about a late 50's "Olds" convertible near his house ,sitting under a carport for years. Turns out it is a '58 Roadmaster convertible. I think I will be taking a ride over to his place when he gets back from the road (trucker). A little 'ole lady owns it.:laugh:
Wow! what a great job Adam! Just went through the entire thread. Being that we just bought a 1958 limited just like this one, your build thread will be referenced quite often. Hope to see some more progress as soon as you can!
Thanks! Hopefully this Fall I can get some more work done. It's been a busy Summer for me. I see you are a chrome shop....can I buy you a beer?:laugh:
I've not seen this thread before. This is one of the best threads on V8Buick :TU: Can't wait to see the finished masterpiece !
Jimmy will take a Coke, Josh will take a Vernors, and Jim isn't here, lol. Seriously though, it looks like you have the skills to save yourself a lot of the cost of rechroming by doing your own prep work. If you can restore stainless trim and patch bodywork, you should be able to transition that knowledge over to polishing/repairing steel and pot metal for plating prep. I can help you with any specific questions along the way. The rusted out rear bumper sections can be patched up just like bodywork. TIG welding typically makes the cleaest welds for plating puposes, but any welding works. The welding pits need to be drilled out and filled, usually with brass via oxygen/acetylene. The only real difference here is you cannot use bondo to hide anything. Sandblasting is great for most parts to clean up backsides. One of many diferent acid baths can clean out rust without blasting Keep up the good work!
I saw your thread on that other board! I was going to point you to this thread, but I see you have found it already! My work here is done!
Good news guys... I went into the garage tonight and made sure the car is still there. Yep, still there:grin:
I decided to try to resurrect the splash pan from the dead this evening...I think I succeeded. Tomorrow is the bottom mounting area of the core support. I just want to get the radiator mounted so I can get the car started!!
I had all this stuff done before the weekend started, but ran out of time to update. I had a wedding rehearsal on Thursday after opening day of dove hunting season. Friday was a day spent with my family from CA. Saturday, my friend got married, and the evening was spent in good company at the party. Sunday, my sister got married to the coolest guy I know. This was one of the best weeks I've ever had. So many good people and memories. Ok, sorry...back to the car. Couldn't help it Here is the finished splash pan. I thought about smoothing the pits out, but it's a freakin splash pan, and it will never be seen. I have enough time in reconstructing it, anyway. Good enough! Here is the finished core support...the bottom flange with the 3 holes is where the splash pan mounts, so it was almost completely gone... that was a fun fix. I'm currently working on the other side of the front wheel house. I repaired the other one almost 3 years ago:laugh: but left this one for a later time...I have the triangle part welded in, but had to walk away from it when I got to the contoured part. I'll hit it again sometime in the near future...I have a 2-day golf tournament out of town this weekend, so no more progress for a couple weeks.
