First time seeing daylight since 1992 87 GN 2.0

Discussion in 'Members Rides' started by Stage 2 iron, Nov 4, 2018.

  1. breakinbuick11

    breakinbuick11 Platinum Level Contributor

    They look great Frank! Did you respray the black or just give them a good cleaning?
     
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  2. flh73

    flh73 Gold Level Contributor

    They label this kit or did you? Either way very nice!
     
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  3. Stage 2 iron

    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

    I polished the original tail light lenses with McGuire PlastX then used it on the surrounds to polish the black. I touched up the corners with color right color coat GMW/883 semi black. It’s hard to find the correct black trim paint I have some Sem black but it’s too gray and dull. 89E4B70E-DA14-429A-BF4F-CEC17E89208B.jpeg F49D3F79-F342-41AE-9E1B-E46DBEC7628C.jpeg 0A24FFF7-7B6B-43DD-8C37-86D66ACBC464.jpeg
     
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    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

    Color right GMW/883 is a dead on match for NOS blacked out moldings. I’m sure Sem has the correct color but they have 10 different blacks and not much on description of the colors. 3D0D214C-94AC-47F7-B364-5FDA39BE8DF4.jpeg two gray and too dull.
     
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  5. breakinbuick11

    breakinbuick11 Platinum Level Contributor

    I used trim black for the headlight bezels and am happy with the results, but I agree it’s too dull in my opinion. My original tail lights definitely have more of a gloss finish.
     
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  6. Stage 2 iron

    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

    Now that the stage 1 is at Nick’s shop I have room to start putting the GN back together anybody who’s owned an 80s regal knows the doors open real wide. Today I just finished up the first paint detail since getting the car back from Nick. The body on restoration turned out phenomenal. 95FCB552-5F1E-448B-B938-9AFD2F588733.jpeg 17A38E34-8C6F-4FE9-A5E0-11FD1B53C043.jpeg 3AFDF736-8747-40E7-B080-543895FBE017.jpeg 47AC80ED-CF28-4CF5-AB5F-7BF94C94327A.jpeg 34A03C6A-6ED7-4934-8829-53CFE65D47F8.jpeg BCDF2414-C4F2-4DE7-A3FE-F9BF3BA9DA51.jpeg A308F18F-077A-49B0-94E9-6E1844774783.jpeg 5F3C4500-1DDC-4F57-8DB0-E4DE0B13C215.jpeg 0A78E497-ECF1-4283-ABE9-0C8F557710E0.jpeg 91411338-3AA1-47E6-A16E-EA1804DBD5F3.jpeg 79A3FB2E-6D66-4BBD-9518-21C347263E90.jpeg CD250699-41D1-4BDD-9F10-1F8E87DAC0CF.jpeg
     
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    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

  8. sean Buick 76

    sean Buick 76 Buick Nut

    Awesome!
     
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    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

    Finally making some serious progress on the GN it’s amazing what a little bit more room can do. Installed doorhandles door locks, NOS belt moldings, quarter glass, NOS T roof moldings. DE8E0E6C-27C4-420C-B119-99624ECE6F28.jpeg 5AC3E6E1-94AF-4803-8D31-1E5666CE54F9.jpeg A5F3AA2A-66C3-4B37-BA53-09CD09183F62.jpeg 34D202AC-A78C-4A06-AD38-B011FA6FF86B.jpeg 59D607D6-50D3-4A01-AEF6-4DF7B04981A2.jpeg E9EBB77E-399A-458B-8CB3-5CD6DD9D6530.jpeg 9F236B12-C7F0-4365-BF63-EDC39182C4A4.jpeg DC658E6D-B02A-44B0-A465-EEEE9294FCC7.jpeg 386EA2FA-29C7-4392-9AD2-14226B3267FB.jpeg 8649277A-F10E-4C92-957B-4DCDB8D10B71.jpeg
     
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  10. sean Buick 76

    sean Buick 76 Buick Nut

    Awesome
     
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  11. Guy Parquette

    Guy Parquette Platinum Level Contributor

    Wow, nice! What a cool project.
     
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  12. Stage 2 iron

    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

    Thanks !
     
  13. Stage 2 iron

    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

    Installed NOS windshield a pillar moldings today. 7318C7BD-CCDF-4191-8751-EBB7E687347C.jpeg 56AA8FB3-98E0-49F0-8C5B-D28948E93267.jpeg
     
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    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

    Finally found some time to get back to the GN today. Today working on the T-Top roof frame Taking care of some minor rust issues using Eastwood rust encapsulator black will topcoat with Sem satin black. View attachment 574250 7645E12E-F071-4FE3-96DF-94FF077E8476.jpeg B4C18212-867D-4544-AAF0-62E6309BF869.jpeg E69CB792-1C75-4EC6-9C4C-0B08A16DB2F5.jpeg 0A40E912-E675-4F7A-BEB3-15A60A887178.jpeg 88A503C5-2BC7-4BF1-B88E-B502505EEE20.jpeg 7645E12E-F071-4FE3-96DF-94FF077E8476.jpeg B4C18212-867D-4544-AAF0-62E6309BF869.jpeg E69CB792-1C75-4EC6-9C4C-0B08A16DB2F5.jpeg 0A40E912-E675-4F7A-BEB3-15A60A887178.jpeg 88A503C5-2BC7-4BF1-B88E-B502505EEE20.jpeg
     
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    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

    The other day I tried to install the door seals which were Metro, can you say effing junk not even close to be able to close the doors. Had to laugh, I read on the Internet that they suggest you re-adjust the door hinges if there worn. That’s not my problem the problem is the seals are junk.
     
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    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

    Finished product, waiting on the Fairchild seals to arrive. 1C699EB8-AF85-40AC-AA80-CEDE95574019.jpeg B79DB2CA-E35C-4377-99AE-671982570861.jpeg 2EBD3B89-4495-4A00-8BB5-9FFB1A5081D6.jpeg 5949A811-A2BF-49CB-A5C7-AA06FB509BB6.jpeg
     
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    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

    New Fairchild door seals arrive today we’ll see how they fit tomorrow.
     
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    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

    Install the new windshield moldings. 7FFCC92A-A486-47C2-812F-F1E8FF602B0E.jpeg EB08CF6E-302A-4D0D-9B07-73299A89BCF3.jpeg 188F7E21-08BB-4B0D-82CC-C22395B29E2E.jpeg F34FF601-05FB-4A8A-8F0C-5C4F5348C29B.jpeg
     
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    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

    Fairchild door seals fit fine but both the end are wrong. Correct for 78 through 80 regal.
     
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  20. Stage 2 iron

    Stage 2 iron 480 IRON HEAD STAGE 2

    So I did some research on the Internet seems as though metro is the only seal with the correct ends so I decided to try and modify the ones I have seems to have fixed the problem. B788EC33-D5E8-446C-87A4-B05EA8D1D535.jpeg F0E4FAEA-F79F-474F-AF30-B3FDFBD52271.jpeg D6841D29-97BA-44D4-BFD3-368411FE8AA0.jpeg 3FA43A85-D960-4AB6-9C64-8CBA6F7C12EC.jpeg C4CCEABF-4B5D-4C79-B248-612536FF4EC9.jpeg
     

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