Build Thread-85 Cutlass Brougham-New Pics Added!

[Stoopud]

85CutalssBrogham;

Again we are at the same place. All I have left to do on mine is the door jambs, and replace the rear bumper, but I still have to prep my header panel. I am trying to paint mine Sunday (more likely will be early next week, but I am trying to make Sunday). I'd challenge you to a race, but I have missed every deadline I have given myself so far (I was originally trying to paint it last year). Hard to believe I am a scheduler for a living.

Good luck on yours.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Mine was supposed to be done last November...lol. Then it was the end of May, end of June, end of July ( close on that one). I have to be done soon or I will not have it painted by the start of school, and I still have a roof to fix before then too.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Well, rain kept me from finishing my prep this week. Plus, my canopy broke taking away my shade that had allowed me to work on it in the day time. Now, I need to finish the car for next week and try to JB weld the broken plastic.

 

[Stoopud]

Well I am in the same spot. I was delayed for other reasons but my final prep will hopefully be done this week and paint next week.

Was your car damaged when your canopy broke? I have had an extra week of work fixing damage to my doors (little dings but I am being picky) from when mine collapsed last winter.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

The car was not under it when it broke, which is why it broke. I usually bungee it to the car to tension the tarp tight. Unfortunately, without the bungees, the tarp made a pocket that trapped water and the weight snapped the holders for the top bows. I just epoxied them and hope it will be usable tomorrow. I had the car out from under it so that I would have shade to prep the mirrors, header panel, etc. I rescheduled the booth for next Monday, and hope to have it all done by then. The rain chances are lower this week than last, so hopefully I will be able to complete it.

 

[78mali350]

i keep checkin into the site basically to check into your build! i can't wait to see it painted

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

The JB Weld/Fiberglass mesh composite repair of the plastic bow stays seems to have worked, so I guess I will work on it again starting at around midnight tonight. I hope I finish it this week, because I am about out of patience to get it done.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

AAAARG!!!!!!! I do not have the shell ready to spray, but I was going to paint the hood, header panel, fenders, bumper covers and rear filler panel but I can't get in contact with the shop I was renting the booth from! I am supposed to go there this afternoon, but it is 25 miles away, and I don't want to drive there with my truck and my dad's truck full of parts to spray if I will just have to turn around and go home. This is so damn frustrating! I was going to finish the shell tomorrow ( I have a few spots in the jambs to finish, and I have to partially assemble the car so I can drive it to the booth) and do it next Monday, but if I can't get to the booth it ruins my plans.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Well, no pics today because I did not get to spray the parts. I will, however, spray them tomorrow so there should be pics up by 2am Wednesday, if not late on Tuesday.

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Paint!!!!! Finally some paint on the car, or at least some of it's parts. I painted the hood, fenders, header panel and trunk to back window filler panel tonight. I just finished and am sitting in a wifi hotspot posting this as I wait for the clear to dry so I can take the parts home. Of course, I do have pics. However, I forgot the camera cable so I can't upload them.

And Yes, I know