Ginky Weeds Restoration Project

[elagache]

Keep up the good work Chuck! 

Cheers, Edouard 

[cwmcobra]

Vinnie wants more pictures, so here are a couple.  Got the brake drums installed.  Ready to add fluid and bleed the system.  E-brake cables are installed and adjusted.  About ready to start installing quarter windows.  Stainless trims have all been polished and will continue to install them as I go.  Rear wheel well trims to be installed soon.

All for now.  Stay tuned, I hope to share more soon!

A glorious, if cold, weekend to all!!

 

Chuck

PS:  I decided to paint the drum faces black.  Since the Assembly Manual calls for paint on the faces, I decided black would be appropriate.  Should look good when the wheels are installed.  Got the paint to restore them soon.

[vinnie]

Chuck, the progress looks impressive. When all this stuff around us settles down looks like a visit is in order. Will have to roundup Kevin and make a trip.

[cwmcobra]

You'll be welcome any time.  Bring JD with you...

Chuck

[vinnie]

I don't think that he would survive the trip up or would not be making the trip back. I am sure that you would not want to keep him.

[JimL65]

Chuck,
Love your drums. I get a lot of good ideas from your restoration project.
Could you enlighten me to what you used for your front sway. I plan on using my original sway bar in my Gran Sport which is 15/16th in diameter, but I am having problems finding the correct bushings. I ordered Moog K5241 but they 3/4 in diameter and are no where near correct, Too tall and too narrow for the original brackets. Any help would be appreciated!

JimL

[35chevcoupe]

Jim ,    the front sway bar bushings I used on my car are part # 388294 and they should have 4 ribs on them . That is the GM part # for our gran sports with the 15/16 sway bar .
There is a guy on e bay selling 6 of them all NOS , he has a starting bid of 34.99 with no bids yet and they go off in about 9 1/2 hours . I bet if a guy waits till the end and bids you could get them for his starting bid .
I'm sure you could sell the other 4 really easy if you didn't want them all . If your not interested in them let me know and ill throw a bid on them and we can split them up .

[cwmcobra]

Got all my stainless back after polishing and needed some incentive.  Mocked up a rear wheel for a vision of the future.  I think I'm going to like it!

Going to restore the wheel centers and clean up the whitewalls before installing them for good.

 

Chuck

[Rollaround]

Very nice Chuck, well worth the wait. Once again you are setting the gold standard!

[GS66]

 Really looking great Chuck! Funny, I remember painting my drums on my first 66 fluorescent orange, all the rage back in the day and at the time it looked cool along with the scare stickers in the quarter windows.

[cwmcobra]

Some progress to report.  Quarter windows installed and adjusted to the top frame.  I'm sure they will be adjusted again when the windows go into the doors.  Driver door is hung.  Need to tweak the gap at the quarterpanel.  Deck lid installed.  Need to do more tweaking with shims to get the fit right.  Brakes are done and bled.  The passenger door will be installed next and the windshield soon as well.

I'ts starting to look like a car....

 

Chuck

[cwmcobra]

Engine bay

[option B9]

  Chuck, the Green GS looks great, I wish I had the work space that you have,

                                              Tony

[GS66]

That is really looking great! There is a guy finishing a Verde Green 66 GS too. Would be need to get these cars together some time!

[GS66]

Verde Green 66. Camera makes the color look off.