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Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« on: April 21, 2015, 02:15:00 PM »
    It is actually warming up enough to get something done. I finished the underside in semi gloss and am working out the quarters after installing the alpha lower sections. The body was in my shed most of the winter and we plan on keeping it right in our way until it is white. It seems that there were a lot of days that we worked without seeing any light,but I think I am over the proverbial hump on this one. I will probably have tons of annoying questions, but I consider this to be past the half-way point with the driveline done and the body totally de-rusted and epoxy primed. Just a brief update....This is the car that my dad had written inside the quarter panel with his greasy fingers in 1965 at the Flint plant. They would smear something in grease and spatter paint over it. He said they used to do that all the time on 3rd shift....anything to override boredom.

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Re: Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2015, 04:14:29 PM »
Nice progress! Maybe it'll be done by the time I get there the first week in May!
Jim
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Re: Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2015, 05:38:02 PM »
Looking good , can't wait to get back on mine .
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Re: Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2015, 09:14:54 PM »
Thanks,
   I look forward to seeing you in May Jim, and thanks to everyone who has been giving me input on this project. I really wish I had more time to throw at it,especially with the 50th anniversary coming up. I would like to go if at all possible with or without a car. Ten years ago,I would work on it until 4am,but I have  gotten a little slower. We might see that green manual trans car done before mine.....did you find a roof yet?

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Re: Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2015, 10:26:35 PM »
No roof yet , haven't had to much time to look . Won't have much time to work on it till October now .
It's encouraging to watch other people's projects in progress though.
John Evenson

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35 chev coupe 2 dr Master Deluxe suicide dr,s
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Re: Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2015, 02:17:43 AM »
Lookin really good



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Re: Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2015, 05:56:03 AM »
Very nice! What was the original color?   
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Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2015, 11:02:39 AM »
Nice job. Looking good


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Re: Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2015, 11:35:38 AM »
Thanks guys,
The car was originally white with white interior. I thought it was supposed to have a white top also,but it does say C2 on the cowl tag,so apparently someone had put a white top on it at some point. I think I will have to go back to the black top as original. I like the looks of white,but the canvas is hard to keep white on these convertibles. I have raised a few questions as to dash color and I think I have the correct gray in hand. I restored the steering column and steering wheel last month and it came out very clean. I got lucky and found a nos delco turn signal switch because I was not too happy with the aftermarket one I had earlier purchased. When I took this car apart it had white overspray on the floor here and there. I did not know if I should leave it clean and black or paint it like the factory did.    Dan

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Re: Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2015, 08:21:25 PM »
Very nice ,looking good !!!!keep posting progress

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Re: Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2015, 12:16:51 AM »
Wow, great progress!  It will be quite a while before mine is in that shape.  I can understand your excitement about having the end of the project in sight!
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Re: Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2015, 12:02:15 PM »
Yeeeeeo!  :headbang:  LOOK"N GOOD Dan!!!   ThanX for keep'n us updated!

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Re: Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2015, 07:30:00 AM »
Dan, check your PMs.
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Re: Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2015, 08:49:56 PM »
It was back to the dirty work this weekend. I was going to stay on the body,but decided to de rust as many pieces as I could while the weather was cool enough to blast. It hit 80 degrees today,so I am hoping to finish all the pieces before it gets any hotter. You used to be able to find kids to do this type of work.....lol.

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Re: Seeing some progress FINALLY...65 Resto
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2015, 09:18:31 PM »
Looking good. That is some nice sheet metal.

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