Getting closer to home…I hope
Glass guys did not make it out today as I was informed they would. I was told by the body shop guy they (glass shop) should have the windshield in Monday and I should be able to pick the car up by then….
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From One Chevy Tri-Five Enthusiast To Another!
Glass guys did not make it out today as I was informed they would. I was told by the body shop guy they (glass shop) should have the windshield in Monday and I should be able to pick the car up by then….
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When I stopped by today, both sides had the fabricated A-Pillar pieces welded on and the holes in the cowl were patched up too. they also had a been coated front and back with epoxy primer, I was told, and…
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When I stopped by today, the fabricated A-Pillar pieces were on the car, well, one side anyway. It looked really good on there, just like it was meant for the car. I tell you, the man that hand fabricated these…
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With all the cutting and sand blasting finished up, it was time to start strengthening the A-Pillar structures. They told me there was some rust damage on the inside of the A-Pillars that needed to be rebuilt so they would…
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With the majority of the rusty spots cut out, it was time to blast the stubborn rusty parts underneath to give the new metal something to hold on to. It was strange not seeing the rusty part of the car…
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With the windshield out of the car, I brought home the stainless trim that goes over the top of the windshield and proceeded to clean it up. After getting all the dirt and crud off of it, I grabbed some…
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I called the body shop today to let them know I have all the parts needed to get the A-Pillar skins welded on. He told me to bring it on down, so I dropped My 55 Chevy Bel Air off at the…
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It was bound to happen. And, you may be wondering how I lasted this long. Sometimes I wonder myself. Call it lucky. But today I finally paid (for the first time ever!) over $4.00 a gallon for gas. I could…
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Drove to a couple more body shops closer to me today. Estimates and description of work sound the same. General consensus, I’ll need to pull the windshield. Now I guess I need to track down a glass guy.
I took a ride to Craig’s 56 gold to get the tail pan and other two parts needed to fix the back side of the car. He had all 3 pieces I needed but when he held them up to…
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