I have no doubt that it must be a great feeling to go out into a nice clean and organized shop. It’s a far more efficient way to be, that’s for sure. I’ll keep on trying! 👍
BUILD THREAD “The Juggernaut”
- Thread starter Rktpwrd
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It has begun.
Only cleaning for now, but it has begun.
Anybody remember this ole girl?
She is a b-a-d b-i-t-c-h. Forgot just how big 18x10’s with 295’s are.
Only cleaning for now, but it has begun.
Anybody remember this ole girl?
She is a b-a-d b-i-t-c-h. Forgot just how big 18x10’s with 295’s are.
I was about to come in here yelling at no one to post unless it had a Cutlass in it. Carry on!
Great to see Donovan. I starting to crave these years of Oldsmobile. One guy buys all makes here in Melville, he just picked up a 78 to 80, beige, dual exhaust and really shiny with no visible rust.
Day 2, and making decent progress on the cleanup chore.
Sitting idle next to an active bodywork project for 5 years hasn’t been kind to the poor ole ‘Naut. Somewhere under all that dust and dirt was my beloved 462…
I accidentally snagged my leg on the corner of the quarter extension one day, and snapped it off:
Not too worried about that one tho, as I had always planned on fabricating steel versions of them and welding them onto the quarters anyways. That’ll eliminate two more seams and streamline the body.
Almost the entire passenger side had polish spatter on it, including on the side of the seat bolster…
Speaking of the interior, it was almost as bad as the engine.
Somehow a small bare metal section of the upper quarter panel got wet under the plastic cover I had on it, and surface rusted. Easy fix at this point, but still. 😠
But it was the wheels and tires that looked the worst. Scuffed, oxidized, dusty and dirty…
So yeah, as you can see I have a bit of work cut out for me. But like I said at the beginning, it’s coming along nicely already. I cleaned the remaining white paint with glass cleaner to remove the dirt film that had accumulated on it, cleaned the windshield and quarter windows, and removed all the polish spatter from the primered and bare metal areas with wax and grease remover.
I thoroughly blew out the interior and the engine bay, it made an amazing world of difference. Last night and tonight were all about the wheels and tires. I got the air ride system up and running, and pulled the passenger side skins off the car and cleaned and polished them back up to their former glory.
Had to grab a couple pictures with the front wheel off, so much sexy stuff going on in here:
So yeah, it’s coming along pretty well already. Cleaning up the tires and polishing the wheels is super time consuming, but well worth it in the end. In the next 2 evenings I should be able to get the last 2 rims done, then it’ll be onto cleaning up the interior a bit more and pulling the seats back out.
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
Sitting idle next to an active bodywork project for 5 years hasn’t been kind to the poor ole ‘Naut. Somewhere under all that dust and dirt was my beloved 462…
I accidentally snagged my leg on the corner of the quarter extension one day, and snapped it off:
Not too worried about that one tho, as I had always planned on fabricating steel versions of them and welding them onto the quarters anyways. That’ll eliminate two more seams and streamline the body.
Almost the entire passenger side had polish spatter on it, including on the side of the seat bolster…
Speaking of the interior, it was almost as bad as the engine.
Somehow a small bare metal section of the upper quarter panel got wet under the plastic cover I had on it, and surface rusted. Easy fix at this point, but still. 😠
But it was the wheels and tires that looked the worst. Scuffed, oxidized, dusty and dirty…
So yeah, as you can see I have a bit of work cut out for me. But like I said at the beginning, it’s coming along nicely already. I cleaned the remaining white paint with glass cleaner to remove the dirt film that had accumulated on it, cleaned the windshield and quarter windows, and removed all the polish spatter from the primered and bare metal areas with wax and grease remover.
I thoroughly blew out the interior and the engine bay, it made an amazing world of difference. Last night and tonight were all about the wheels and tires. I got the air ride system up and running, and pulled the passenger side skins off the car and cleaned and polished them back up to their former glory.
Had to grab a couple pictures with the front wheel off, so much sexy stuff going on in here:
So yeah, it’s coming along pretty well already. Cleaning up the tires and polishing the wheels is super time consuming, but well worth it in the end. In the next 2 evenings I should be able to get the last 2 rims done, then it’ll be onto cleaning up the interior a bit more and pulling the seats back out.
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
Thanks Josh. I’m a bit embarrassed that I let the car get that bad quite honestly, but it’s pretty damn hard to keep everything protected when you’re actively working on another dirty project literally right beside it. (No matter how much you try).
The plugs are just that, simple rubber plugs that came stock on something or other. I’m always keeping my eye out for things like that at junkyards, parts stores, friend’s stashes etc. I couldn’t tell you exactly where I got those ones from TBH. The biggest thing is just to make sure they’re the right size for the holes you’re trying to close off. (Obviously).
I do know that I also plan on plugging off the access holes for the body mounts in the frame and any other open holes the same way and for the same reason when I’m done though.
