HAFRODs 78 Aeroback Salon build

[HAFROD]

Here's my 55 project. It came to me as a basket case. I've restored a lot of tri 5 Chevys

 

[Bruce Compton]

I have not seen your Cutlass Salon thread before and want to say your car will be beautiful. The reason I say this that I have the same car running as a Pro bracket race car. Many time people don`t even know what it is. Here is a photo of the car at Portland Raceway in Portland Oregon. 8)

Bruce, its funny you mentioned your from Portland. I was there (Gresham) a couple months ago staying with a friend. At one point I looked to my right and seen a black aero sitting beside a house while he was driving all of us to Olive Garden to eat. Was that your car?

No. I`m from Boise and was at a National open at PIR when that photo was taken.

 

[DRIVEN]

'55 deserves it's own build thread.

 

[HAFROD]

'55 deserves it's own build thread.

Here's its build thread. I was averaging about 1000 views a week. Lots of fabrication of crazy stuff out of my own head. I stopped on it to finish the Salon. Ya better have a full cup of coffee cause there's a lot to see. http://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100302

 

[HAFROD]

Got the other dash inserts out and scotchbrited them. Cleaned them with wax and grease remover, sprayed them with SEM light oak, and after drying, brushed on leather brown enamel. I then immediately wadded up a Lowes plastic bag and blotted the brown. I have them sitting in the sun to dry. I'll clear coat them with urethane clear out of my spray gun. All the panels were different grains is why I had to paint them. Its redneck woodgraining. Lol

 

[HAFROD]

Been raining off and on all day. I restored some small parts in my hobby room. I removed the lens and polished it with Mothers wheel polish. I repainted the switch face with SEM laundau black.

 

[HAFROD]

I bought a silver paint pen and reoutlined the dash inserts. I still have to clear all of them.

 

[HAFROD]

This is the original car lot emblem that was on the car. Dean Bailey is still in business but not sure if they still sell new Oldsmobiles. Lol. I scotchbrited it and sprayed it with SEM landau black. I then TRIED to use a paint pen but it left it with brush lines. I'll sand the silver and try something else.

 

[HAFROD]

Here's all the jack components restored. I actually welded in the studs for the jack to mount in the trunk. It used to take a bumper jack. The jack was never used but had a few scratches. I sanded it and resprayed it satin black. When I redid the tire tool, I painted the green factory paint mark back on. I bought a new jack instructions decal for the newer style jack from OPG.

 

[MeanBuicks]

I then immediately wadded up a Lowes plastic bag and blotted the brown. I have them sitting in the sun to dry. I'll clear coat them with urethane clear out of my spray gun. All the panels were different grains is why I had to paint them. Its redneck woodgraining. Lol

No, true Redneck woodgrain would be done with a Wal Mart bag.