BUILD THREAD JRP's '87 Regal Thread

[joesregalproject]

Here is some more pictures of what I'm working with. Here's the rust hole on the core support. Looks pretty easy to repair, but I haven't started poking at it yet.

Here is the hole in the bottom of the A/C box. I think I repaired it once with epoxy and a piece of sheet metal which is what you can see inside.

I tried to get a picture highlighting the rough texture of the firewall with the cracked seam sealer, the multiple layers of paint, the rust etc.

I guess my first step should be to remove the hood. I think I'm going to build some type of stand that I can store it on upright. Then I can get the bumper, fillers, header panel and fenders.

 

[joesregalproject]

And here's a shot of the inner fender. You can see where it's cracked at the bottom and also the hole I cut in it. I still have the piece I cut out and I was going to repair it but being there are 3 GP's at the junkyard I may just go and grab an inner fender off of one of those.

 

[TURNA]

 

[pagrunt]

I think I'm going to build some type of stand that I can store it on upright.

Make it out of a movers cart like I did for my doors so I could move them around the garage.

 

[joesregalproject]

Make it out of a movers cart like I did for my doors so I could move them around the garage.

Exactly what I was thinking! I want to wheel it inside the basement back somewhere that no one will mess with it.

 

[joesregalproject]

I rolled the car into the driveway and spent some time cleaning out the garage today so that I can have a decent space to work in. I hosed down the garage doors and the floor and got a lot of the dust and cobwebs cleaned out. I've got to go through and toss some stuff too, but it's getting better.

The lights in the garage door opener aren't working anymore and so I decided to investigate that, and I found that there is a spot on the circuit board that is burned up. A replacement board is over $100 so I'm not going to bother messing with it.

With those lights not working, I'm going to have to do something about the lighting because working in the dark is no fun. I think I'm probably going to add one or two more florescent shop lights with some LED bulbs on the Regal's side of the garage.

Oh, I also bought an Astro steering shaft from member 383_GrandPrix.

 

[565bbchevy]

I bought 4 boxes of these for my garage a while back and at night if I open the garage door it is so bright it looks like aliens have landed.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FDCX934/?tag=gbody-20

 

[joesregalproject]

I bought 4 boxes of these for my garage a while back and at night if I open the garage door it is so bright it looks like aliens have landed.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FDCX934/?tag=gbody-20

That's approximately the level of lighting I'm looking for

Did you buy 4 boxes of 4 or just 4 fixtures?

 

[565bbchevy]

That's approximately the level of lighting I'm looking for

Did you buy 4 boxes of 4 or just 4 fixtures?

4 boxes of 4, I still have a box to install but I need both cars out to do it so next year sometime.

 

[565bbchevy]

I actually use one as my trouble light for when I am under the car since it lights everything up.