75 century PAINTED !!! hey i'm Lennard from the Netherlands and i thought i let u guys show what i'm working on. i'm currenty working on the left quarter panel. I've repaced the innner en outer wheelarch. These panels had to be custom made for the car since there are no parts availeble for this car. So we ( me and a friend of mine ) made these panels ourselve's. currently busy with making the panel to get it straight again. This takes lots of work becaus i've found out the the car has been hit once in the quarter panel. and the welding didn't go so great :rant: ( became to hot so fell inwards ) now it's time fore a lot of pics : first how the car looked taking apart: these are the panels that we made temporarly taped in to see how is fits . . . Also all the metal is repaced ( of course :Smarty: ) been busy with filler . . . as seen in pics above . . . radiator front support partly cleaned So this is what my car currently looks like as u can see i've also got plenty more work to do I'm planning on taking the body of this summer so i can restore the under side of the car and chassis too Hope u enjoyed the pics of my resto on this 75 century Greetings Lennard :3gears:
hey i'm gonna replace the old 350 engine with a 455 from a 73 riv :laugh: later i plan on giving it a bit more power. It currently has 260 i'm planning on getting it in the 400 range :3gears: Greetings Lennard
Wow. Looked like they sailed it there from some of the rust you fixed. I'd say it will be pretty sharp looking when you have it done. Great avatar, BTW.
Wow, I rarely see '75 Century's, and I have never seen one get such nice treatment. Keep up the good work it looks like you are doing everything right. Your very ambitious for taking on such a project. :TU: Please keep us updated.
Over here in Holland i've only seen 2 1975, witch where either wagon's or 4 doors. i have seen a few 73/74 coupe's over here. but not ver much. I do what i cant to get this car in a good condition and t's my first american car. To see all the rust was in the beginning quite a schock for me. But hey it turned out just fine after a few hours of working with metal p By the way. Ive got a aunt living in America too. A couple years a go she was here and told me that her daily driver was a 72 riv :shock: a few weeks ago i've heard that she sold this car for only 100 $ to a guy over there. :rant: I'd loved to have that car also . . . .but hey **** happens ou: btw this is where the car stands in. . . i know that it aint big compared with some of your sheds but in Holland you should be happy if u even have a shed or garage the cars here are from my brother ( very green one ) my mother ( silver car on the left ) her friend ( green car on the right ) and my daily drive nexst to it ( ford escort ou: ) The one in the middle doesn't need explaning i think :laugh: Greetings Lennard
Lennard is my eyes seeing correct your car has two different shaped peep windows at the side? My 73 has the small peep windows. The fuel must be very costly over in Holland to drive such small cars daily I run a 350hp (260KW) 5.4 XR8 which I'am selling due to its liking to premium octane fuel to drive something more fuel effient. What colour are you going to paint the 75 for my 73 from green to red as in the pic & a pic of the gas guzzler Ford.
I'm planning on making the car dark blue ( very dark ) or black. Haven't dicided yet o No: very sharp of you to see those windows. They where square original. But when i took out hte glass i found out that the window's run all the way back. Soi fugurede that someone changed it. However after i took the pannel out i saw that is is was an original panel. However it was very rusty there ( other side aswell ) so i dicidede to make the windows run all the way back. I like that style more. Give's the car nicer lines :TU: More big coupe look And for the gas prices . . . :af: Hava a look back them i payed 50 euro ( about 60/65 us $ ) for just 38 liters and the tank was just over half full :eek2: right now a liter here cost's a much as gallon in the usa :rant: that's why people drive all those tiny cars around here . . . bag american cars are quite rare. however there's an way out of the gas prices. This option is autogas ( called LPG ( liquide petroleum gas ) ) this costs around 70 cents a liter. pertol costs 1.40 something diesel costs 1.10 around here. . . ou: stupid goverment over here :rant: :blast: by the way that's a shame that you've sold that falcon. it looks really nice. I'm sure it drives just as nice as it looks. Greetings Lennard *edit * if u look closely u can see the price for a liter is 1.299 right now the price is around 1.40 :rant: so in a year time there 's been a 10 cent increase in price :af:
I had so much rust in the back half I did a trip into the USA to a Buick wreckers in Phoinex Arizona (Speedway Buick ) had them cut a back half off then drove the panel in a U haul van back to long beach California to ship back to Australia with the 82 collector Corvette I purchased in Gilroy CA. Notice I"ve converted the Corvette from LHD to RHD so as to reg & drive on Australian rds. Also a pic of the old mans 75 Electra.
Hee...Lennard ...good to see you on this board.... ofcourse I already knew the story in about your Century resto in Dutch..... :TU:
Great start - I will be starting on my 70 electra in 3 weeks - Its going to take me a while to complete - Keep us updated with pics
nope but the guy sent me a Pm so i sent a pm back to him about the parts i would like to have. ( havent heard a response yet ) @ 7sRiv goed om hier ook een aantal Nederlanders te zien :grin: @ ratt77 Good luck with restoring it Looks quite good actually what's wrong with it ? rust ? @regal1973 Wow that's amazing did you also cut the chassis because the bumper is still on it ? and nice vette. What kind of engine has it got ? 350 ? Greetings Lennard
The car has been in the family since 1973 - I have stored it in a garage for the last 15 years - I started the car last year, no propblems at all - But there is some rust above the front fenders and rear wheel wells that I need to fix - I will also rebuild the brakes and complete all the mechanicals first before I start on the body. It will be a long project, but first thing is to get the car mechanically up to spec and running like a clock.
I've got some new pics This is how the right side looks by now. I've taken off the plate that was welded OVER the rust ( same as other side ) You can see here that i'm bussy getting the lines correct. I've used somme ( old ) green paint to see how good the lines are ( witch are rubish ) if you do this imperfections will be beter visable by eye have some of you out there got some tips to get it right. i'm getting quitte sick off sanding all day long p and starting oevr and over again it's clear to me now that i'm not a body man . . . . ou: Greetings Lennard
Great car Lennard! It's very unusually loaded for a Century. I have seen a picture of the interior in another thread and it looks like it's got most options, even Automatic Climate Control! About your side windows, the covers were not aftermarket. There were two different rooflines on Century coupes, a more formal one available on the Century Custom model (like the Regal roofline) with small opera windows and a more slanted one with the large windows. It was also possible to order a Century with the slanted roofline and a vinyl top like this one with a partially covered large rear window, that's what you have. I had a 1976 Electra Limited coupe with a similar treatment. The rear window was partially covered by vinyl covered panels inside and by a vinyl top outside. This option on 1976 Electras was known as the "Landau Custom" option. What held the vinyl top in place was a fiberglass panel mounted above the window. Unfortunately, this often caused severe rust problems as water and dirt infiltrated under the vinyl roof...
aha ok thanx for explaining that issue with the rooflines :TU: i think i will make the windows long. i think that it makes the lines of the car come out better and makes it look better obout the options it;s got most options i think - electric trunk relaese - cruise control - climat control ( ac ) - bucket seats - sport steering wheel ( don't know is it's original ) - rally wheels :grin: - sport mirrors - console shifter - power windows - power seat ( drivers side only ) about the ac how can you tell it's a Automatic Climate Control ? to me it looks like it's just an stock ac system ( however it's my first american car ) Greetings Lennnard
