My 96 RMW project...

daymn Chris that looks tight!

Nice job Chris here's a shot of a car I did for a friend...........

Hmmm, old style blower, relay on the firewall, cast iron master... what is it?

I'm going to have to step up my game. All these pretty chassis are making me feel inferior.

Yeah ^^ What car is that? An old Dodge?? Looks sharp!

Well, I will not be ready for paint by Dec...but I might try to talk to you when the time comes and perhaps I can just drive it up or something. It will be a little bit longer (like Feb or later) before I am at that stage I think.

looks like an older A or G body GM, the steering box is gm-ish looking

The worst part? I recognize those body lines, I just can't remember what it is.... I think I'm getting old, you know thay say that the memory is the fir......The worst part? I recognize those body lines, I just can't remember what it is.

It's GM for sure. Look at the steering, and the brakes. Something mid 60s to mid 70s. Dodge? Didn't see any torsion bars... lol

Lol...I dunno...I am a young'n.

Damn, I just turned 37! The grey is making me "distinguished". The other day, my students were commenting on the grey hair. I told them, "George Clooney has grey hair." One responded, "you're no George Clooney."

Jay, the student is right!

Please. You cut the roof off your car just so you can tan your scalp.

Jay..for some reason I pictured you a lot older...lol I guess 31 is not too young. I know about torsion bars now.

Jason has brought this on himself by his "jayoldschool". Before I met Jason I pictured him at being about 72. Sorry Jason, I wish I was 37, unfortunately I am old enough to be your father.

Tom C.

jayoldschool wrote:

Please. You cut the roof off your car just so you can tan your scalp.

Have sawsall will travel!

I make no apologies for liking old cars. I will continue to drive RWD V8s until I am actually old. I actually got the nickname from my buddies about ten years ago. They all drove FWD 4cyl, so I became "oldschool". Some of them have never called me Jason once...

jayoldschool wrote:

I make no apologies for liking old cars. I will continue to drive RWD V8s until I am actually old.

I second that....oh crap, just realized I'm already old . Does that mean I'll have to go back to driving a Buick?

Bill

jayoldschool wrote:

I actually got the nickname from my buddies about ten years ago. I became "oldschool". Some of them have never called me Jason once...

they,ve called you worse things,.
you,re only as old as you feel,. most mornings i don't feel a day over 70,..

Nick

Well...I had a free Sat yesterday and it was not the day I was hoping for. Rain rain rain I started peeling off the woodgrain just so I could make some kind of progress. I had to stop at the tailgate when the storm got worse.

Came back this afternoon and make some good progress. Cara came along to keep me company while I rolled around with my paintbrush

Got one good coat of the Rust Encapsulator on before I had to quit. Looking good under there!! I really need to buy some new rear upper control arms. These are just to crusty. I took them off and took the grinder/wire wheel to them...but they are still nasty.

Chris

Have I mentioned lately that I hate you?

Great work Chris!

Nice Cruiser wheel there in the background.

Yeah, that wheel is on the rear end. Next thing I need to paint.

Robert!! Don't hate...you are the one with a clean WB4. One I removed the wood, I saw all kinds of little parking lot dings. Ug.

Chris, I have some uppers. I think they have new bushings in them. I'll take you a pic when I get home...

Jason

Damn Chris... That thing is gonna be righteous when you're done! I'm jealous!

I'm also curious to see what you call "nasty" and beyond saving...

chris there's only 8 more bolts to drop the frame dude,. 4 jackstands with 2x2 square tubing to hold the body,. two floor jacks to drop the frame,.

Nick

Jay! Let me know! Mine are just really REALLY crusty. I can take a pic for you on Wed Bill... :/

Thanks Nick...I almost forgot. I also have looked at all the upper body bushings (when I cleaned/painted/sprayed as much as I could...which was a good bit I think) and none of them are busted up.

Chris assured me they look worse in person...

I'll be back in the garage tomorrow. I got sidetracked yesterday when I battled a stuck bleeder then a stuck drum for over two hours. I looked at the uppers. They are crusty, but I will let you decide. They are off my SS, though. Are they the same for the wagon?

Chris, that car is going to be the talk of Wagonfest 2010. Really nice job buddy!

Well, I don't think it will be the talk of WagonFest...it is not gonna be that nice. I am eager to see what Pat does with his new project. That will be something to talk about! But thank you Robert You are too kind!

Man, you got some serious free time. I did some rust repair on my wagon yesterday - painted a few dings on the leading edge of the hood, drove the back end up on ramps, went under and cleaned off as much rust as I could, and shot some rusty metal primer and black topcoat on it. Now the wagon goes to the shop to get oil-sprayed for the winter. A couple of hours was all I had to spend on her.

sherlock9c1 wrote:

Man, you got some serious free time. I did some rust repair on my wagon yesterday - painted a few dings on the leading edge of the hood, drove the back end up on ramps, went under and cleaned off as much rust as I could, and shot some rusty metal primer and black topcoat on it. Now the wagon goes to the shop to get oil-sprayed for the winter. A couple of hours was all I had to spend on her.

wow, you had hours? I can only afford a few minutes to put gas and power steering fluid in it. Although the PS fluid is doing a nice job of spraying the underside with fluid. Man I need a few days to work on it!!!!

Lol...if I had THAT much free time...I would be a lot farther along. I am excited about Black Fri and the Sat after. I will have most of those days free for the '96! (as long as the OCC behaves)

So....actually had a pretty good day today on the '96 Serviced/cleaned/painted and installed the rear end. Still need to buy my brake lines, so they look horrible...but I put them back on for now. Need to touch up the control arm bolts too. If I had it to do over again, I would have bought a new differential cover. I cleaned mine up the best I could, but it still is kinda crappy looking.

Cleaned all the undercoating off the gas tank and got the straps all ready. Will put in the new fuel pump/strainer tomorrow and put the tank up. Might start on the engine stuff tomorrow too. Dunno yet...I just know I am completely bushed. Going to lay down now!

Chris

Don't worry. No one will notice the diff. cover. They'll be too blinded by those shiny tank straps. Nice work!!

Dude. You ARE nuts.

Looks awesome.

Very,very nice Chris. Thanks for sharing it with us. Lorne.

Thanks guys. It is not perfect...but it has come a looong way. At least I can work under it with out falling sand/dirt and flaky rust everywhere. That is worth a lot right there

if you,re going to do this all the time,. you really need a media blaster,.
can i bring my blue wagon down there and leave it for you to do?

Nick

Shoo, Nick...if I had the time and space...I would do it for you I do have fun with it. But it sounds like Robert will be sandblasting the bottom of his wagon, so you might want to drive to OH. Lol!


Ok, so the tank is back in and fuel lines are all re-run and hooked up. I need to buy/find those two clips that hold the fuel wiring harness to the rear floorpan. Anyone have a couple they can spare that are not all chewed up?




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Frank sent me some cast away shocks from his new toy ('95 DCM SS) and I gladly bolted these in. Thanks again Frank!!




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I also started the engine detail work. Taking it in stages as I don't want to have everything torn down at once since this thing has to sit outside (under the carport and covered though)

I still have the timing cover (new gaskets ) and oil pan (paint and new gasket) to do. Then I will tackle the intake.

Mike gave me a used can of red engine paint, thought I would try them on the valve covers. Eh...dunno. Can't wait to see my shiny new headers on the engine though! Well, I have not bought them quite yet, but I can imagine them at least.





Chris

Yeah, not too sure on those red covers either.

But it is coming along nicely! You doing any upgrades to the motor? What headers you going with?

Looking good chris....

Great work Chris. Not really feelin' those red covers either. Whatever works for ya though.

Pic of the clip you're looking for? You owe me an email anyway.

Looking great Chris. I agree that the red isn't the best way to go though.

Chris ,. buick v8's were always red iirc,. i think it,d look better if the motor was all red,. rather than the red hats stuck on the heads like that,. too much contrast,. then it,d be begging for a whole raft of red painted accessories to match,..
Nick
jm2c

those red covers would work good on my 92 right next to the red water pump I painted cuz I don't like black and it came unpainted.

Excellent work looking sweet.

If I was you, I'd use paint to highlight what you want folks to focus on. Paint the block, intake and valvecovers whatever color you choose (chevy orange or whatever), then paint everything else black to hide it. That's basically what I did on my 9C1. By everything else I mean water pump, accessory bracket, alternator, anything that bolts onto the engine itself.

Chris, here's an example of what I'm talking about:

What do you notice?

1. Engine
2. Supercharger and piping
3. THAT STUPID HVAC BLOCKOFF PLATE!!! All that time and effort and they couldn't paint the plate black.

Try #2. This one is done PERFECTLY. What do you notice?

THAT AWESOME ENGINE. Nevermind that he hid everything else in the fenders, but it illustrates the point. Careful choice of painted parts under the hood will make all the difference.

Thanks guys! No, upgrades to this motor right now. Gotta stay on budget and I am afraid the paint/body work will add up quick. Just a little nervous about spending a lot on the engine right now.

I do have a backup engine that will eventually go in with some heat latter on

Joel....that is a pretty good point. (and LOL on the block off plate!!) I will need to think about that. I do not want to go crazy with the red (only have a little in the can anyhow). My plug wires will be red (Magnecor) too.

I did have to order the reverse torx bit for the Opti, so until that comes I am stopped for now. Still need to order the plugs/wires also.

hmm those pics look familiar, lol. Glad to be of service to illustrate a point. I hadn't noticed the block off plate to you mentioned it, Joel, good eye. My head was spinning around like an 18 year old at the titty bar up there. That gold Caprice was sweet. Total sleeper as the the body/interior looked totally stock, the Mopoar on the other hand was a living Hot Wheels car, I loved it.

Chris, a quick word on the reverse torx bit. When they say 7lbs of torque they mean it. I snapped 3 bolts off putting the new cap on. Good thing I had the four that came off along with the new ones. It's WAY TOO EASY to over torque and you hear TICK! then you start cursing!

This is what happens when you confuse 24 foot pounds with 24 INCH pounds,




A glob of RTV and it lasted 4 months