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Discussion in 'Projects' started by Smartin, Jul 13, 2008.

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  1. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    I know there are parts cars out there, but it would require me to shell out some serious $$$ fast. Part of the reason for this being such a long project is the cost involved. And blowing up the engine in my Centurion didn't help any:laugh:
     
    Smartin, Oct 30, 2008
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  2. Camilla

    Camilla Well-Known Member

    It's cool and everything, but... can you find something bigger?
     
    Camilla, Oct 30, 2008
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  3. austingta

    austingta Well-Known Member


    Wha wha wha what?

    Did I miss something?
     
    austingta, Oct 30, 2008
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  4. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    Ron- I tried to find something a few inches longer, but could only come up with this 227.1" hulk:grin:

    Frank - I spun #7 and 8 rod bearings in the Centurion on my way to Columbus in August. I don't remember if I tiold the story on the forums or not...but my wind-bagged version is in the latest BPG newsletter:TU:
     
    Smartin, Oct 30, 2008
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  5. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    Smartin, Oct 30, 2008
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  6. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    I took another rust/dirt bath tonight getting the rear bumper off. All 4 bolts promptly twisted right in half.

    What a mess!

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    Smartin, Nov 3, 2008
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  7. Aaron65

    Aaron65 Well-Known Member

    Now's probably about the time where you're getting that sinking feeling..."How am I going to get this thing back together?" You'll get there! It's not that bad--I've seen MUCH worse. At least it's a rare car you're working on.
     
    Aaron65, Nov 4, 2008
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  8. GoldBoattail455

    GoldBoattail455 462 -> TH400 -> Posi

    If you need a hand let me know, its a short drive away.....3 hours and I'll be there. Keep up the good work. I was at Kevin's on Saturday. Seriously, I have all of December off. :Brow:
     
    GoldBoattail455, Nov 5, 2008
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  9. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    You were at Kevin's?? Damnit...I was duck hunting. I think I had more fun though:grin:

    I've seen Kevin's place a couple times now, and it's a neat archive of history there.
     
    Smartin, Nov 5, 2008
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  10. Dale

    Dale Sweepspear

    Been watching your progress Adam.
    After my '72 Electra I swore I would never attempt to fix up a rusty car ever again. Your a brave man.

    I see at some point someone thought enough of it to get personalized plates for it.

    King of chrome those '58's!

    :beer
     
    Dale, Nov 5, 2008
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  11. GoldBoattail455

    GoldBoattail455 462 -> TH400 -> Posi

    Yup. You probably did have more fun, he has TONS of car literature. And a couple cars. :laugh:
     
    GoldBoattail455, Nov 6, 2008
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  12. woodenbuick

    woodenbuick Well-Known Member

    I spent the weekend drooling over this...
     

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    woodenbuick, Nov 6, 2008
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  13. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    Cool...did you get any interior shots? Does it have AC?
     
    Smartin, Nov 6, 2008
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  14. woodenbuick

    woodenbuick Well-Known Member

    Sorry, no interior shot and it did not have A/C. All I had was my cell phone camera with me.

    He did tell me he didn't drive it much in the Texas summer due to lack of A/C.
     
    woodenbuick, Nov 7, 2008
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  15. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    I've been just disassembling things one piece at a time, bagging and photographing everything...

    I decided to grab the cutoff wheel and welder this afternoon..

    This was one of the areas I was concerned about being able to fix myself:

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    With some patience and a couple hours, it's done!

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    I took care of another hole that was about 2" wide on the top of the rocker where the sill plate goes:

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    Smartin, Nov 8, 2008
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  16. 71GSX455-4SPD

    71GSX455-4SPD Nick Serwo Magic Car

    Looking good, Adam. Boy are you diving into this project! Keep up the enthusiasm and good work, she'll be a beauty when you're done. :TU:
     
    71GSX455-4SPD, Nov 8, 2008
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  17. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    Couple things today...

    I replaced the part of the floor next to the front driver's seat today. I know they make a replacement panel for this, but it looked easy enough just to make myself. I had to replace the strip on the rocker that butts up to the floor pan before I made the floor piece first.

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    Remember these nasty dealies on the front end when I pulled the fenders?

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    I decided to tackle one of them today..turned out ok, but I think I will work with it and smooth some things out before they get painted.

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    Smartin, Nov 9, 2008
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  18. EEE

    EEE Straight out of lo-cash!

    Impressive work :TU: :TU: :TU:
     
    EEE, Nov 9, 2008
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  19. Elf

    Elf Elf

    You're doin' a great job! Keep at it.:grin:
     
    Elf, Nov 15, 2008
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  20. Smartin

    Smartin antiqueautomotiveservice.com Staff Member

    Another Saturday, another update..

    Rocker panels came early this week, so I started cutting the bad bits out of the driver's side. I could've cut the whole thing out, but I don't have hte doors on as a guide to keep the gaps correct, so I left the "good sections" of the old rockers there and grafted pieces onto it.

    As you can barely see in the first photo, the inner rockers are toast, too. I will get the car jacked up tomorrow and finish welding in new metal there. Then the drivers side rocker will be done....

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    Measuring to cut!

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    Here is the bad spot in the front. Note the rotted out cowl corner...gotta fix that as soon as I get the rocker done.

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    Smartin, Nov 15, 2008
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