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SShink · 3K+ Club

Rainy day projects

Lost in the 60s · President

I'm all ready to drop the windshield in the '66 but the wife just left with a neighbor to go quilt store shopping. She won't be home to help for several hours now, so I''ll sand/prep and prime the upper door sills for paint and then polish the windshield trim. I scrapped all the old silicone off yesterday and pushed out the dents.

dashboard · 2K+ Club

I'll be working in the kitchen finishing up on the remodel. Finished the plumbing and electrical yesterday, floor in the dining room is done; cabinets and counter tops are in. Starting on the ceramic back splash today then all that's left is baseboard trim.

But there's probably something I'm forgetting, it seems like there is no end to this project.

69SSConv · Active Member

I have been fighting with the adjustment of my hood. It sits high at the front windshield, above the fenders, when closed? Pulled each hinge individually and elongated the rear hole to allow it to be adjusted lower in the back, but does not seem to help?

Lost in the 60s · President

69SSConv wrote:
I have been fighting with the adjustment of my hood. It sits high at the front windshield, above the fenders, when closed? Pulled each hinge individually and elongated the rear hole to allow it to be adjusted lower in the back, but does not seem to help?
If I remember, there is a good reference to this on Team Chevelle in the body shop forum. Seems I remember raising the front of the hinge to tilt the rear down. Something to that effect that at first seems totally backward but it works....

bowtie · Secretary

Yay, I get to work. Today must be work on my beater day up here, nothing but 15 year old vehicle parts.

ron fuller · Active Member

Installing three new wheel cylinders and 4 new shocks.

Lost in the 60s · President

ron fuller wrote:
Installing three new wheel cylinders and 4 new shocks.
That sounds like fun....
Why only 3 ?? You replace the other one previously ?

SShink · 3K+ Club

Plan B on polishing the bumper. The one that I bought has a deeper scratch on the short side that I didn't think was that bad. Who knows, maybe I'll find one at the swap meet tomorrow.

Did get the Chevelle clay barred and waxed so it is nice and smooth. Still hoping the rain holds off for tomorrow!

ron fuller · Active Member

I replaced the 4th one last year. it was locked up right before chris came over for the calendar shoot. Back to work breaks over,

OscarZ · Treasurer

My only project so far was changing my signature here on the forum.

SShink · 3K+ Club

OscarZ wrote:
My only project so far was changing my signature here on the forum.

So Mike, the Cutlass deal is done and it's making it's way to NY?

OscarZ · Treasurer

Yep. I added a post elsewhere talking about the sale in more detail after I made this comment. Now I have some funds and motivation to enter the CAC soon!

Lost in the 60s · President

My day didn't go quite as planned but then when do they ?? After getting a good look at the rear upper sills, they both have small rust pits and dents that need to be dealt with. I sanded all the paint off and shot them with rust converter. Tomorrow I'll get a tube of glazing putty and fill the depressions. Then I get to block sand and prime.

My wife tried to use the excuse of needing to get home to help me so she didn't have to spend the whole day shopping with the neighbor. That didn't work exactly as she planned either but it worked out good for her. The neighbor called her husband and HE came over and helped. We were close to setting it in place when the wife walked in so she didn't have to do much. She was happy about that.

John D · 2K+ Club

After picking up the boat from storage, a 1-1/4 hour fight with the well pump, unloading the truck, getting the Franklin stove fired up, and taking a hot shower....
I'm sitting in my easy chair at the lake house - watching Mythbusters.

dashboard · 2K+ Club

John D wrote:

After picking up the boat from storage, a 1-1/4 hour fight with the well pump, unloading the truck, getting the Franklin stove fired up, and taking a hot shower....
I'm sitting in my easy chair at the lake house - watching Mythbusters.

But do you have cold barley pop?

Bowtieman427 · Active Member

Getting Spohn ARB in right now looking to make sure it is going in right. It was a hell getting it ont he rearend. Now have to figure out how to mount it to the upper frame (drill and bolt or weld which I really suck at only have stick welder ). The GVOD has the placement hosed up to less then ideal have to alter the loop to make it fit and bolt in. I was hoping to fire it up again to warm it up to set timing and look for H2O leaks but it is getting late. If I get the ARB 80% done I will be happy.

jim larson · 2K+ Club

Not fun, I am in the process of trying to repair the 99 year old cement front steps to the house. Finaly tried out the new porter cable dual action. The car was last painted in 94 and those little scraches show up when the angle of the sun is just right, so I am trying to buff/polish them out. The buffer works fine; but is time comsuming. 5 steps, light swirll/scrach remover, then fine swirl/scrach remover, then polish, then glaze, then was. Just did the hood, about 2 hrs.

John D · 2K+ Club

No Barley Pops... more like a hot Rum punch or Irish Coffee! It's friggin COLD up here. Low 40's and raining.
Got everything fired up, lit up... no leaks, no un-wanted critter entries/damage.

Only damage so far is losing 1 shingle (cedar) off the gazebo, and a section of fence lattice busted out (idiot deer got in the garden, but couldn't get out).

Chris R · 2K+ Club

I sat in a classroom for 12 hours on fri-sat-and sunday this weekend. So I missed all the fun of working in the garage. Which is unheated anyways.

Enganeer · Mega Poster

Alas, my rainy day project consisted of repairing my 02 Trailblazer and not my 64. I worked outside Saturday after the rain cleared out. I replaced the seal in the front differential left side for the CV joint (leaking), new driver's side cv axle (inboard boot spewed grease everywhere), new struts for the front and new rear shocks. Just a bit windy to say the least.

Now I can focus on my 64 and re-buttoning up the electrical fiasco and installing a new shifter .

Lost in the 60s · President

Enganeer wrote:
Alas, my rainy day project consisted of repairing my 02 Trailblazer and not my 64. I worked outside Saturday after the rain cleared out. I replaced the seal in the front differential left side for the CV joint (leaking), new driver's side cv axle (inboard boot spewed grease everywhere), new struts for the front and new rear shocks. Just a bit windy to say the least.

Now I can focus on my 64 and re-buttoning up the electrical fiasco and installing a new shifter .
Sorry to hear about this, John. I kringe when I read about guys working outside in crappy weather because their garage is otherwise occupied. I know I'm not convieneintly located for you but you could've brought it here and worked in a warm shop. I was out there most of the day working on the '66 anyway...
And yeah, I was concerned that my "paint booth"/boat house was going to blow away....