BUILD THREAD '78 Cutlass Supreme Lichen Edition

[doood]

Body solder and plumbing solder are the same thing just a different percentage of lead and tin.*

So, current plan is off-label use of a Harbor Freight $99 stud gun to fill the rivet holes with 2mm studs, which I will grind flush.

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[Sweet_Johnny]

So, current plan is off-label use of a Harbor Freight $99 stud gun to fill the rivet holes with 2mm studs, which I will grind flush.

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I bought one of those too and haven't used it yet, and I never thought of using it that way but I really like the way you think!

 

[doood]

Behold: I've dipped my pinky toe in the waters of metalwork... I will eliminate the rivet holes from in my driveway. Push button, count to 4 or 5. $100 well spent!

 

[Rktpwrd]

Behold: my tippy toe has been dipped in the waters of metalwork... I will eliminate the rivet holes from in my driveway. Push button, count to 4 or 5. $100 well spent!View attachment 237030View attachment 237031View attachment 237033View attachment 237034

And so begins the long slippery slope.
😁

 

[Sweet_Johnny]

I love it. That's a great idea and I believe you'll find many other uses for that bad boy.

 

[doood]

I was looking at another car and the rear windshield factory trim studs are not exactly in the middle of the ledge. My friend instructed me to lay the clip (bottomed-out) in the channel and to use a center punch at the top of the slanted slot to locate the trim screw/studs. I'll drill 5/64 holes, and use a dab of JB weld on the threads as I put the studs in.

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Consolidating reference links.

Need some help with rear window trim studs

Rktpwrd has seen this, but unfortunately he’s still at work, just taking a quick smoke break and would have to search for it on Olds Cool’s thread just the same as y’all. I don’t recall if I took pictures of that process TBH. I will ask this tho, are you planning on attaching the clips to sheet...

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CUTLASS - Project Upggrayed - With two Gs for a double dose of G body pimpin'

I wasn't really planning to mess with this thing too much, but it seems inevitable. It's a 1988 Cutlass Supreme, and I bought it entirely because I had an '87 when I was in high school. Nostalgia, it makes you do stupid things. It had sat for 10+ years, as it was a project that was started by...

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[krollo26]

I will try to put some clear on a spot. New windshields are less than $200.

Where?

 

[doood]

Where?

I just bought a new g-body windshield with imbedded antenna for exactly $200 from a windshield shop (All State Auto Glass in Elmer, NJ).

 

[78Delta88]

Looks like coming along nicely.

 

[doood]

Had a day off and it was warm. Did my first application of polyester filler [ever] after some side conversation with Donovan... it's definitely on there too thick, but I'll take my time sanding/blending later. I'm happy to seal up that divot. Got a couple other places to fill to stop the decay... it doesn't need a lot of work.

I'm pretty sure I did not expose any lead here. Looks like body filler instead of lead. Is that true some cars have body filler and not lead?