looks great, major milestone having back together (at least the big chunks).
gearlube said
Apr 1, 2013
Wholly sh$&!:-/"'
This is a frame of restoration man. Stan I bet you NEVER thought it was going to go this far. I need to get cracking on mine now that it is warming up...
SShink said
Apr 1, 2013
gearlube wrote:
Wholly sh$&!:-/"'
This is a frame of restoration man. Stan I bet you NEVER thought it was going to go this far. I need to get cracking on mine now that it is warming up...
Yeah... to do the floors right, the body had to come off, then the frame was right there so blast and coat that, then switching to disc brakes so do that when reassembling, then the bumpers are bad so replace those... and on and on and on. I thought it could turn into this, but it just makes sense to do it now while it was all apart, then I know what it's got in it.
And as Tim has tought me... rust never sleeps, and if it's lurking, it WILL come back so better to get rid of all of it now or repair it again in 2-3 years.
Lost in the 60s said
Apr 1, 2013
SShink wrote:
gearlube wrote:
Wholly sh$&!:-/"'
This is a frame of restoration man. Stan I bet you NEVER thought it was going to go this far. I need to get cracking on mine now that it is warming up...
Yeah... to do the floors right, the body had to come off, then the frame was right there so blast and coat that, then switching to disc brakes so do that when reassembling, then the bumpers are bad so replace those... and on and on and on. I thought it could turn into this, but it just makes sense to do it now while it was all apart, then I know what it's got in it.
And it increases the value when you trade/sell it....
John D said
Apr 2, 2013
I think the "Big T" will have something to say if this one tries to go the 18 month flip route....
SShink said
Apr 2, 2013
John D wrote:
I think the "Big T" will have something to say if this one tries to go the 18 month flip route....
!!!!!!!!!
Lost in the 60s said
Apr 2, 2013
John D wrote:
I think the "Big T" will have something to say if this one tries to go the 18 month flip route....
You're trying to say Stan will set a new record.....
I assume you're referring to the "other half T", not the bodyman T...
Tim H said
Apr 2, 2013
Lost in the 60s wrote:
John D wrote:
I think the "Big T" will have something to say if this one tries to go the 18 month flip route....
I assume you're referring to the "other half T", not the bodyman T...
You sir are correct
-- Edited by Tim H on Tuesday 2nd of April 2013 06:26:56 PM
SShink said
Apr 5, 2013
She goes to Maaco this morning!!!
Scott Parkhurst said
Apr 5, 2013
woo hoo!!
BLyke said
Apr 6, 2013
Hope you beat the snow while getting it over there. looking forward to see in the fresh paint
Tim H said
Apr 6, 2013
With the detail Stan is putting in this car it will be a real show piece. I won't park next to him.
SShink said
Apr 6, 2013
BLyke wrote:
Hope you beat the snow while getting it over there. looking forward to see in the fresh paint
Bruce, it's tucked away inside Maaco paint jail now. They said 3-4 weeks, so that means 6-8 weeks in real time... so I'm looking forward to the smell of fresh paint in the man cave sometime in May.
Tim, I don't think I can compete with COPO hand painted bolt heads on your '69 at any show!
Lost in the 60s said
Apr 6, 2013
SShink wrote:
Tim, I don't think I can compete with COPO hand painted bolt heads on your '69 at any show!
Yeah, after seeing his '69 last fall, he doesn't have anything to worry about in show competition....
SShink said
Apr 18, 2013
And so it begins...
SShink said
Apr 18, 2013
No diss on Tim... just meant the next phase begins at Maaco.
And no cutting in line on my part Kevin. Can't wait to see yours in paint so that I know what to look forward to!
Couple of more pics as provided by the local cub reporter:
-- Edited by SShink on Thursday 18th of April 2013 10:07:47 PM
dashboard said
Apr 19, 2013
Remember what you learned in kindergarten ’no cutting in line’ ours is in block sand now, should be in paint next week.
Hey, those are our inner fenders on the wall.
Tim H said
Apr 19, 2013
SShink wrote:
And so it begins...
I thought it began in November
I know what you mean
Lost in the 60s said
Apr 19, 2013
Tim H wrote:
SShink wrote:
And so it begins...
I thought it began in November
I know what you mean
Yeah really, you do all the hard work and Maaco gets the attention...
Just more razzing, Stan. More pics would be good too and that Dashboard has been REALLY slacking with pics this time. Must be a top secret military operation. Or the second car is like the second child.....only half as many pics.
SShink said
Apr 24, 2013
MAJOR progress happening at Maaco! Stopped over at lunch today, and saw all the work that's been done. Only surprise so far is the drivers side key lock opening had been bondo'd at one time since it was ground out too big for some reason, but they knew of a door that they could cut out the original opening and patch it in.
Otherwise, things are moving along nicely!
Key hole opening too large:
We put the 'Malibu' emblem on the fenders, and noticed that they looked too far forward, but realized the engine size numbers weren't behind it. So, I'm going to have to get the '350' that goes behind even though it was originally a 307 car, it will be accurate:
Tim H said
Apr 25, 2013
Looking good Stan.
gearlube said
Apr 25, 2013
Almost turn-key!!
66 RAT said
Apr 25, 2013
That's a lot of progress. You may getting your car back sooner than the time frame you suggested on Saturday.
SShink said
Apr 25, 2013
Even more progress in the past 24 hours!
Lost in the 60s said
Apr 26, 2013
Gonna be nice to see it done, eh.....
SShink said
Apr 27, 2013
Another yellow vert joins the club!
BLyke said
Apr 27, 2013
looking good Stan. was out driving mine tonight wit the top down. Looks like you will be soon too.
John D said
Apr 27, 2013
?? Is it just the color of the material, or is there a reason to use a yellow primer surfacer (as opposed to gray, red, gray/green)??
Tim H said
Apr 27, 2013
John D wrote:
?? Is it just the color of the material, or is there a reason to use a yellow primer surfacer (as opposed to gray, red, gray/green)??
To me it looks like that is a 2K primer for blocking. I see in Kevin's pictures they are spraying a light guide coat on top of it. The 2K doesn't really matter what color it is if it gets sealed before the basecoat.
It's amazing what the change in a basecoat's color can be depending on the color of the sealer.
Stan are they going to seal the car before the basecoat?
SShink said
Apr 27, 2013
Tim H wrote:
John D wrote:
?? Is it just the color of the material, or is there a reason to use a yellow primer surfacer (as opposed to gray, red, gray/green)??
To me it looks like that is a 2K primer for blocking. I see in Kevin's pictures they are spraying a light guide coat on top of it. The 2K doesn't really matter what color it is if it gets sealed before the basecoat.
It's amazing what the change in a basecoat's color can be depending on the color of the sealer.
Stan are they going to seal the car before the basecoat?
Yep, that's the 2K poly primer for block sanding. Tim, I believe they do apply a sealer on top of that, but not 100% sure. I'll check next time I talk to them.
FINALLY getting a warm enough day today to push the engine/trans/headers outside for painting so that I don't have to build a booth to prevent orange and aluminum color overspray. Been waiting for this day for a few weekends now! Pics to follow.
SShink said
Apr 29, 2013
Took advantage of the nice weekend and painted the engine, trans, headers, and some misc. parts. Then introduced the engine and the trans to each other and cleaned up most of the shop. Took most everything out and mopped the floor then the thunderstorm hit an hour or so ago. Had everything back together, so all was good.
Tim H said
May 4, 2013
Any new pictures or reports? It's been 5 days so time to give us a fix..
Lost in the 60s said
May 4, 2013
Tim H wrote:
Any new pictures or reports? It's been 5 days so time to give us a fix..
You can see it abandoned behind a Yellow Buick in another thread. I believe it's been demoted until Commander Dashboards is done....
SShink said
May 4, 2013
Lost in the 60s wrote:
Tim H wrote:
Any new pictures or reports? It's been 5 days so time to give us a fix..
You can see it abandoned behind a Yellow Buick in another thread. I believe it's been demoted until Commander Dashboards is done....
Yes, it's waiting for the next stage, so no updates this week. They are going to paint the jams, underside of the trunk, edges of fenders, etc. next week, then final sealer, hang the fenders and doors, and call me to come over for the final QA check. So, hopefully it goes to paint week after next.
In the meantime, I'm doing little stuff to get ready like sand/paint the steering column, clean up the console and replace a broken panel in the rear, paint the seat brackets, etc.
Tim H said
May 7, 2013
I drive by MAACO twice a day and keep looking to see if it ever sees sunlight in the parking lot. I can't wait to see it all blue again and to put it up on the hoist to look at all the detail you put into the bottom. Great 50th Bday gift to yourself.
SShink said
May 13, 2013
The vert is still in paint jail, but hopefully it will move forward this week. They are going to paint the jams, underside of the trunk lid, sides of the hood, etc., then hang the sheet metal and call me over for the pre-paint qa check. Then on to paint plus 3 days for color sanding. I'll be happy if they get the jams done and call me for the pre-paint check this week at the rate it's moving.
In the meantime, I'm continuing to clean up and paint misc. parts and getting things ready.
Put a little detail into the steering column after I disassembled the lower section, cleaned up and lubed the bearing, shot a little rattle can paint and re-assembled it. Cleaned up and repainted around the ignition key where 40+ years of keys banging against the paint. Then cleaned up the steering wheel and it's all back together:
Before:
After:
Cleaned up the gunk on the rear lens and side marker holders (forgot to take before pics, but they were nasty!):
SShink said
May 19, 2013
Paint jail makes for idle hands, so decided to try a tip from Dashboard and brighten up the tail light housings by tracing the gasket opening shape and masking with a cardboard box lid:
Then I mocked up the exhaust to get a feel for what I need to do. I bought two ball joint flanges that will go in front of the mufflers so that I can drop the front section at the collectors, so the whole H pipe section will drop out if needed:
Now if I just had the vert back to put this stuff on...
SShink said
May 31, 2013
Well... it's been 11 days since my last post, and now... it's in the booth!!!
At least for painting the door jams, hood/fender sides, and underside of the trunk lid. Those should be painted now from when the pics were taken a couple of hours ago, then hanging of the sheet metal tomorrow or Monday, then body paint, and wet sanding. Another big step today.
I'll stop over in the morning and take some pics of new blue sheet metal.
dashboard said
May 31, 2013
Their large paint booth is great for projects like yours. Time to dust off the Visa card.
SteveS said
May 31, 2013
Progress!! Can't wait to see them spray some blue paint!
BLyke said
Jun 1, 2013
looking good Stan, is there a estimated date for you to get it back?
Scott Parkhurst said
Jun 1, 2013
I'm pretty anxious to see color.
I don't know how you can sleep!
SShink said
Jun 2, 2013
Yes Scott, it's hard to sleep knowing it's getting close, and how much work is ahead of me putting it all back together!
But... parts are becoming blue! We love the way the color came out, and you can really tell from the trunk lid underside how it flops on itself with lighter and darker transitions. They were supposed to hang the sheet metal Friday, and then go to paint Monday or Tuesday latest, then on to color sanding, so depending on how that goes, it could be the end of the week and she goes home!
SShink said
Jun 4, 2013
It's in the booth and paint goes on tomorrow!
Wet sand after baking, so ready for pickup either end of the week or first of next, then re-assembly begins!
It would be done by the end of the week, but I added some work. Just think along the lines if Chevy made a 'Malibu Sport' model.... Finally landed on a 'theme' for the project.
gearlube said
Jun 4, 2013
I am hoping that means stripes!!!
Lost in the 60s said
Jun 4, 2013
gearlube wrote:
I am hoping that means stripes!!!
I'm thinkin' the same thing....
Now, the question is...........white or black.....
Enganeer said
Jun 4, 2013
Looking good!
dashboard said
Jun 4, 2013
Yenko!
SShink said
Jun 5, 2013
O.k.... 'old blue' is getting closer to her new self!
I'm VERY pleased with how the paint came out, and the guys at Maaco were impressed as well. The base coat with 3 coats of clear is very deep looking, and laid out nice and flat. I love how the shades change depending on the angle and lighting. The clear coat went on very clean with just a few dust particles in it that will be wet sanded out.
Might be ready for pickup Friday, but probably early next week. The guys at Maaco have been awesome towards the end of this process, and the result has been worth the wait. See for yourself:
Not necessarily correct for the convertible body, I had them put the seams in the back deck because most verts crack in that area when there isn't a seam. I saw a 2 year old restoration on a '72 Buick GS last year that already had cracks there since the body tends to flex in that area. So, hopefully this will help:
Looks great.....
This is a frame of restoration man. Stan I bet you NEVER thought it was going to go this far. I need to get cracking on mine now that it is warming up...
Yeah... to do the floors right, the body had to come off, then the frame was right there so blast and coat that, then switching to disc brakes so do that when reassembling, then the bumpers are bad so replace those... and on and on and on. I thought it could turn into this, but it just makes sense to do it now while it was all apart, then I know what it's got in it.
And as Tim has tought me... rust never sleeps, and if it's lurking, it WILL come back so better to get rid of all of it now or repair it again in 2-3 years.
You're trying to say Stan will set a new record.....
I assume you're referring to the "other half T", not the bodyman T...
You sir are correct
-- Edited by Tim H on Tuesday 2nd of April 2013 06:26:56 PM
She goes to Maaco this morning!!!
Bruce, it's tucked away inside Maaco paint jail now. They said 3-4 weeks, so that means 6-8 weeks in real time... so I'm looking forward to the smell of fresh paint in the man cave sometime in May.
Tim, I don't think I can compete with COPO hand painted bolt heads on your '69 at any show!
Yeah, after seeing his '69 last fall, he doesn't have anything to worry about in show competition....
And so it begins...
No diss on Tim... just meant the next phase begins at Maaco.
And no cutting in line on my part Kevin. Can't wait to see yours in paint so that I know what to look forward to!
Couple of more pics as provided by the local cub reporter:
-- Edited by SShink on Thursday 18th of April 2013 10:07:47 PM
Remember what you learned in kindergarten ’no cutting in line’ ours is in block sand now, should be in paint next week.
Hey, those are our inner fenders on the wall.
I thought it began in November
I know what you mean
Yeah really, you do all the hard work and Maaco gets the attention...
Just more razzing, Stan. More pics would be good too and that Dashboard has been REALLY slacking with pics this time. Must be a top secret military operation. Or the second car is like the second child.....only half as many pics.
MAJOR progress happening at Maaco!
Stopped over at lunch today, and saw all the work that's been done. Only surprise so far is the drivers side key lock opening had been bondo'd at one time since it was ground out too big for some reason, but they knew of a door that they could cut out the original opening and patch it in.
Otherwise, things are moving along nicely!
Key hole opening too large:
We put the 'Malibu' emblem on the fenders, and noticed that they looked too far forward, but realized the engine size numbers weren't behind it. So, I'm going to have to get the '350' that goes behind even though it was originally a 307 car, it will be accurate:
That's a lot of progress. You may getting your car back sooner than the time frame you suggested on Saturday.
Even more progress in the past 24 hours!
Gonna be nice to see it done, eh.....
Another yellow vert joins the club!
To me it looks like that is a 2K primer for blocking. I see in Kevin's pictures they are spraying a light guide coat on top of it. The 2K doesn't really matter what color it is if it gets sealed before the basecoat.
It's amazing what the change in a basecoat's color can be depending on the color of the sealer.
Stan are they going to seal the car before the basecoat?
Yep, that's the 2K poly primer for block sanding. Tim, I believe they do apply a sealer on top of that, but not 100% sure. I'll check next time I talk to them.
FINALLY getting a warm enough day today to push the engine/trans/headers outside for painting so that I don't have to build a booth to prevent orange and aluminum color overspray. Been waiting for this day for a few weekends now!
Pics to follow.
Took advantage of the nice weekend and painted the engine, trans, headers, and some misc. parts. Then introduced the engine and the trans to each other and cleaned up most of the shop. Took most everything out and mopped the floor then the thunderstorm hit an hour or so ago. Had everything back together, so all was good.
You can see it abandoned behind a Yellow Buick in another thread. I believe it's been demoted until Commander Dashboards is done....
Yes, it's waiting for the next stage, so no updates this week. They are going to paint the jams, underside of the trunk, edges of fenders, etc. next week, then final sealer, hang the fenders and doors, and call me to come over for the final QA check. So, hopefully it goes to paint week after next.
In the meantime, I'm doing little stuff to get ready like sand/paint the steering column, clean up the console and replace a broken panel in the rear, paint the seat brackets, etc.
The vert is still in paint jail, but hopefully it will move forward this week. They are going to paint the jams, underside of the trunk lid, sides of the hood, etc., then hang the sheet metal and call me over for the pre-paint qa check. Then on to paint plus 3 days for color sanding. I'll be happy if they get the jams done and call me for the pre-paint check this week at the rate it's moving.
In the meantime, I'm continuing to clean up and paint misc. parts and getting things ready.
Put a little detail into the steering column after I disassembled the lower section, cleaned up and lubed the bearing, shot a little rattle can paint and re-assembled it. Cleaned up and repainted around the ignition key where 40+ years of keys banging against the paint. Then cleaned up the steering wheel and it's all back together:
Before:
After:
Cleaned up the gunk on the rear lens and side marker holders (forgot to take before pics, but they were nasty!):
Paint jail makes for idle hands, so decided to try a tip from Dashboard and brighten up the tail light housings by tracing the gasket opening shape and masking with a cardboard box lid:
Then I mocked up the exhaust to get a feel for what I need to do. I bought two ball joint flanges that will go in front of the mufflers so that I can drop the front section at the collectors, so the whole H pipe section will drop out if needed:
Now if I just had the vert back to put this stuff on...
Well... it's been 11 days since my last post, and now... it's in the booth!!!
At least for painting the door jams, hood/fender sides, and underside of the trunk lid. Those should be painted now from when the pics were taken a couple of hours ago, then hanging of the sheet metal tomorrow or Monday, then body paint, and wet sanding. Another big step today.
I'll stop over in the morning and take some pics of new blue sheet metal.
Progress!! Can't wait to see them spray some blue paint!
I don't know how you can sleep!
Yes Scott, it's hard to sleep knowing it's getting close, and how much work is ahead of me putting it all back together!
But... parts are becoming blue!
We love the way the color came out, and you can really tell from the trunk lid underside how it flops on itself with lighter and darker transitions. They were supposed to hang the sheet metal Friday, and then go to paint Monday or Tuesday latest, then on to color sanding, so depending on how that goes, it could be the end of the week and she goes home!
It's in the booth and paint goes on tomorrow!
Wet sand after baking, so ready for pickup either end of the week or first of next, then re-assembly begins!
It would be done by the end of the week, but I added some work. Just think along the lines if Chevy made a 'Malibu Sport' model.... Finally landed on a 'theme' for the project.
I'm thinkin' the same thing....
Now, the question is...........white or black.....
Yenko!
O.k.... 'old blue' is getting closer to her new self!
I'm VERY pleased with how the paint came out, and the guys at Maaco were impressed as well. The base coat with 3 coats of clear is very deep looking, and laid out nice and flat. I love how the shades change depending on the angle and lighting. The clear coat went on very clean with just a few dust particles in it that will be wet sanded out.
Might be ready for pickup Friday, but probably early next week. The guys at Maaco have been awesome towards the end of this process, and the result has been worth the wait. See for yourself:
Not necessarily correct for the convertible body, I had them put the seams in the back deck because most verts crack in that area when there isn't a seam. I saw a 2 year old restoration on a '72 Buick GS last year that already had cracks there since the body tends to flex in that area. So, hopefully this will help: