Well I’m stuck inside and bored tonight, so I thought I’d put together this update from earlier in the month that I haven’t had a chance to do yet.
I put in an order to Mike’s Montes for a few goodies, and this is what came:
Stainless steel braided brake line kit, new reproduction sill plates, window racer kit, an aluminum posi tag for the upcoming rearend rehab, and a new trunk weatherstripping seal.
The window racer was definitely a worthwhile investment, I was more than skeptical when I bought it, but I can vouch that it works exactly as advertised. As a bonus, it also speeds up the AstroRoof function as well!
Here’s a couple of video links of the before and after:
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The braided brake line kit will be installed when the rearend gets removed from the car, when the rear brakes have to get disconnected anyways.
The original sill plates were fully amortized, they’ve definitely seen better days in their 40 years of service.
A comparison of the old original passenger side next to a new one:
The bends are a little off, but the fit is still mostly acceptable.
The new one looks so much better installed in the car!
Driver's side was next naturally.
Before:
After:
The trunk weatherstripping seal was next. Same as with the sill plates, it had lived a full life and was due to be replaced. Although still intact, it had shrunk considerably over the years and didn’t fit very well anymore.
Note the gaps to the body where it had shrunk and wouldn’t stay in place anymore:
The new weatherstripping was obviously intended for a Monte Carlo coming from Mike’s Montes, so the ends were already pre- fused together. Thankfully the Monte Carlos’ trunk openings are (apparently) a bit bigger than the Cutlass’s, so after a little careful trimming i was able to open it up and overlap the excess:
You’re able to see how much excess there was here, about 2 feet:
After trimming it to size and making sure it was securely installed all the way around, it looked way better. The fit was excellent too, no complaints whatsoever.
Last picture, you can see the reproduction jacking instructions and aluminum wheel decals that 69HurstOlds made for me in the background:
That’s it for now guys, little by little, addressing all the little details are helping make this thing really come together.
Thanks for following along with the progress as usual friends.
D.
I put in an order to Mike’s Montes for a few goodies, and this is what came:
Stainless steel braided brake line kit, new reproduction sill plates, window racer kit, an aluminum posi tag for the upcoming rearend rehab, and a new trunk weatherstripping seal.
The window racer was definitely a worthwhile investment, I was more than skeptical when I bought it, but I can vouch that it works exactly as advertised. As a bonus, it also speeds up the AstroRoof function as well!
Here’s a couple of video links of the before and after:
D Gilliham on Instagram: "Part of the latest shipment of goodies for the car was a little gizmo called a #windowracer. It’s basically a set of relays that plugs in place of the existing 30A power window breaker and is supposed to speed up the perform
139 likes, 15 comments - rktpwrd5 on November 27, 2020: "Part of the latest shipment of goodies for the car was a little gizmo called a #windowracer. It’s basically a set of relays that plugs ..."
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The braided brake line kit will be installed when the rearend gets removed from the car, when the rear brakes have to get disconnected anyways.
The original sill plates were fully amortized, they’ve definitely seen better days in their 40 years of service.
A comparison of the old original passenger side next to a new one:
The bends are a little off, but the fit is still mostly acceptable.
The new one looks so much better installed in the car!
Driver's side was next naturally.
Before:
After:
The trunk weatherstripping seal was next. Same as with the sill plates, it had lived a full life and was due to be replaced. Although still intact, it had shrunk considerably over the years and didn’t fit very well anymore.
Note the gaps to the body where it had shrunk and wouldn’t stay in place anymore:
The new weatherstripping was obviously intended for a Monte Carlo coming from Mike’s Montes, so the ends were already pre- fused together. Thankfully the Monte Carlos’ trunk openings are (apparently) a bit bigger than the Cutlass’s, so after a little careful trimming i was able to open it up and overlap the excess:
You’re able to see how much excess there was here, about 2 feet:
After trimming it to size and making sure it was securely installed all the way around, it looked way better. The fit was excellent too, no complaints whatsoever.
Last picture, you can see the reproduction jacking instructions and aluminum wheel decals that 69HurstOlds made for me in the background:
That’s it for now guys, little by little, addressing all the little details are helping make this thing really come together.
Thanks for following along with the progress as usual friends.
D.
