Ginky Weeds Restoration Project

[elagache]

Dear Chuck, Tony, and mid-60s Buick caregivers,

A little progress to report.  Spent a tedious day installing window fuzzies on the interior panels.  I used the staples that came with the Cat's Whiskers fuzzies.  I'm happy with the result, but don't want to do that job again.  Makes my back and head hurt!! 
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Thanks for the update!  Indeed you have a knack for sweating out the details!  Alas, that doesn't make it easy!

Cheers, Edouard 

[red65gs]

 Hi Chuck,

Forgive me if I'm suggesting something stupid but really hoping to help you find a solution. I'm looking at the photos of your tail light section and from the photos, it looks like the steel comes to a crest in the middle. On the GS' I've owned, the middle section of the steel is more flat and not as pronounced as yours. I read back in your early posts and you had lots of mastic to be removed and maybe that compensated for the crest. I'm thinking that crest is causing the tail lights to splay out and not allow the emblem to fit down properly. Your work is impeccable so I hate to even comment without being there in person. Hope that helps.

[cwmcobra]

Hi Don,

Thanks for your analysis and suggestion.  We engineers are good at analysis, but in my case, don't always come up with the right conclusion. 

You are right, there is a crest in the middle of the steel above the pinch welded opening for the tail light housings.  And I'm thinking that might have caused the outside edges of the housings to bend together when tightened, causing them to be pinched outward and closing the distance between the two...permanently.  When the housings are on the bench, the emblem doesn't fit as the housing is too tight for the emblem to seat into it.  I'm also convinced that there was enough material added in the rechroming process to have closed that distance further.  So, I'm doing something I never thought I'd do...I'm filing chrome.  Trying to carefully remove the chrome/nickel/copper buildup in the areas where it is keeping the emblem from seating properly.

Wish me luck!   

 

Chuck

[GS66]

Good luck!

[cwmcobra]

Thanks Jim!  Enjoy the Nats!

Chuck

[red65gs]

Let us know how it turns out Chuck. Hate it that you have to file some chrome. glad you found the issue. Sometimes those little things are tough to figure out.

[cwmcobra]

A little progress to report.  The rear section of the interior is now complete.  Loren's handywork on display after being stored in my bonus room for 4 or 5 years.  Feels great to be moving parts from the house into the car!  Next up will be the front of the interior and doors.

Still working on the tail lights.  Think I'm making progress, but needs more work.

 

Chuck

[GS66]

Looks great!

[Loren At 65GS]

WOW!

[cwmcobra]

Amen!  Nice work Loren! 

[mdkd]

Chuck and Loren

Congratulations to both of you!

Jewelry continues to come to mind at every step with this build including now the interior.

Milton

[elagache]

Thanks for the update Chuck and indeed another thumb's up to Loren's detailed work!

This project most definitely shows that patience and attention to detail are well rewarded!   

Cheers, Edouard 

[gssizzler]

It's Bright It's White It's Beautiful!

[SBRMD]

Really beautiful back seat area.  Kudos Loren!

[red65gs]

Top notch work on the rear seat area! Continued success for those tail lights too.