hotrodolds Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Posted February 26, 2008 I can tell the fenders still don't line up quite right, but how much work did it take to get it to line up as well as it does? Also, how come you didn't paint it with the cladding off of it? Is it better not to take them off? (Holy crap, DOHCRagtopguy, who's that in your latest avatar?!?! ) There is about seventeen hours in those two fenders. What we forgot about was the lower parts affecting the fit somewhat, and it did. At this point, there is little that can be done to fix it. They stick out past the doors a tick, so at the least, wind noise shouldn't be a problem. Taking the cladding off would have just added another bunch of clips that would break. We already didn't spray the jambs, and underside of the decklid, and all that. Believe it or not, in one of those pics, a couple other people said they would have done a color change, so apparently, it's not DEAD obvious. We looked at it from a couple other angles, and a casual passerby may not notice, so that's cool. When we do the hood, though, it'll get hit on both sides. Quote
GnatGoSplat Posted February 26, 2008 Report Posted February 26, 2008 17-hours, did you do it yourself or pay to have it done? So was there any cutting and welding involved, or mostly pounding and shaping? Got any in-progress pics of the fenders being done? Your determination to make them fit is very impressive! Quote
hotrodolds Posted February 26, 2008 Author Report Posted February 26, 2008 The body shop manager at work here did it off the books, and after hours. There was cutting invovled. On my Cardomain page, there are some progress pics. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/924507/9 is the progress pages. Well, by the time we realized that we had this problem, we were committed to making it fit. There were no other options. I'd messed up some of the sedan front clip, just enough to not reuse it. I'm happy. Quote
pontiacmaniac94 Posted February 27, 2008 Report Posted February 27, 2008 very cool! i am interested to see how the front clip looks like! the color is very very cool! just gotta keep it clean, otherwise, it is gonna be a little rough....hehehehehhee.... awesome car! awesome paint! i am jealous! i need to do something along those lines...but prolly not.... Quote
hotrodolds Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Posted February 28, 2008 I've got the back half of the car done. Got the windows cleaned up, and everything from the front doors back is back on the car. The body colored mirrors are really sharp. Quote
Euro Posted February 28, 2008 Report Posted February 28, 2008 Looks great! Now you need to do something about those wheels. Quote
hotrodolds Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Posted February 28, 2008 And...what do you suggest. They're pretty close to body color. I kinda like it. They are factory wheels, that I repainted about 8 months ago. Quote
93CutlassSupreme Posted February 28, 2008 Report Posted February 28, 2008 How about a set of these? seriously though, the car looks nice. Quote
hotrodolds Posted March 3, 2008 Author Report Posted March 3, 2008 You should be banned for even thinking that! Just playin', dude. Quote
Euro Posted March 3, 2008 Report Posted March 3, 2008 I don't know I think it just looks sort of blahhh with the wheels the same color(or close to it) Quote
hotrodolds Posted March 5, 2008 Author Report Posted March 5, 2008 Here you go. The front end...back together. The oil filter pic is what gave me a real scare. The engine is fine. Quote
jeremy Posted March 5, 2008 Report Posted March 5, 2008 Looks great! Now you need to do something about those wheels. X elevenitybillion Quote
Hairdo12 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Posted March 13, 2008 If the motor is fine, then where did the water come from? That much water doesn't get into the oil by accident. Better give it another look over otherwise you'll be replacing the motor/bearings before you put the hood on. Paint looks sweet. I'm with everyone else though about the wheels. I say you strip all the paint off your wheels and do polished aluminum. Quote
hotrodolds Posted March 20, 2008 Author Report Posted March 20, 2008 The water was condensation. The car had sat in an unheated garage for three months prior to this, with just little short runs of the engine. It is gonna get a workout this weekend. I do have another shortblock sitting here for just in case. Quote
j_mezz Posted March 25, 2008 Report Posted March 25, 2008 Car looks sweet! Wish I could do that kinda shit! Never understood why olds didn't make the 4-doors with the same nose as the coupe, I like that look much better! I'm with everone else on the wheels though, I'm partial to the original-type 5-spokes. Quote
hotrodolds Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Posted March 25, 2008 Oh, I'd give anything to afford a set of five spokes, and then paint them, too! Those are my favorite Cutty wheels. Quote
5speedz34 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Posted March 25, 2008 Oh, I'd give anything to afford a set of five spokes, and then paint them, too! Those are my favorite Cutty wheels. They don't cost more than $100 at a yard.... Quote
hotrodolds Posted March 25, 2008 Author Report Posted March 25, 2008 They are incredibly hard to find around here. I'm seeing $50+/each on eBay. Money is incredibly tight at this point, so I don't even bother looking. Quote
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