HI and Happy New Year.

I took the car to the body shop today to start the restoration, so thought I would show some photos. Never had the car out in this type of weather before -17C. I will take some pics as it goes along to show the progress.

 

Sorry the pics would not upload some security error??

 

Looks like I have to send one at a time. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong?

 

Next

 

Looks like I have to crop and send one at a time?

 

At the shop

 

Here is the last one, sorry about all the posts I'm sure someone here will straighten me out. LET THE WORK BEGIN.

 

The posting probably has to do with the size of your files. Nice looking car. Man it is cold. Where are you located?

 

Thanks it will look a lot nicer in a couple of months. East of Toronto in a town called Port Perry. Yes there must be a way to change the size of the files without cropping them. I just loaded them right from the camera to the computer.

 

Restoration?

The car looks good now.

The pics have to be the right size or it won't even load them?

If you downsize them in a photo program (not cropping) they should all load at once. You should have a basic photo editor program that does resizing images?

I upload them to Flickr than you can resize or edit them and cut and past the provided URL in the manage attachments box or put them full size right on the page with the insert image button box, clear the line and get rid of the http on it first before pasting in the URL.
Not too big or too many or it can get too in-your-face and messes up the dial-up connection guys, a pain when the page keeps jumping up when they're all loading if you do a lot of posts with them. The attachments thumbnails are the best for a bunch of pics IMO.

One ongoing resto thread with a bunch of huge pics in every post drives me nuts because it does that jumping around deal and takes forever to load, I won't go back to it anymore.

 

EUREKA

Note to self: "How to drive Bluevista nuts"

 

And here we go - the bumpers are off and heading out to get pricing on re chroming.

 

More of the same.

 

And the first question.
Does any one know about these chrome hood louvers?
Were they painted originally or chrome?

 

And the second question.
Does anyone know where to get the replacement black rubbers for the bumperettes? (is that even a word?)

 

This is from JWO, someone who has the rubber inserts. sabrooks1012@yahoo.com ph.(231) 592-9915 (Michigan).

 

Thanks 1969w3155 I will email him.
What is JWO?

 

JWO stands for "Journey with Olds" It is a magazine that The Oldsmobile Club of America puts out to its members. It is a great resource for Oldsmobile enthusiasts. You should join.
I have a 71 442 conv. that I plan on restoring someday also, for now I just look at it. Good luck with yours, keep us posted and ask if you need help. I know I'll be watching.

 

Thanks scrappie.
Any pics of your 71 442??

 

The louvers were painted like this..the "top" of the louver is left chrome..

 

Thanks but I am wondering why mine were never painted?
Was there any difference for Canadian cars?
Was it an option or maybe at sometime when it was re painted they stripped the paint? I have seen them both ways, (mainly chrome), and sometimes black instead of the body color.
Thanks dc for your input but just trying to be 100 % sure.

 

I've sold several original sets, and they were all painted, I checked the assembly manual...no luck there..maybe someone else will chime in..

 

Thanks dc I am not sure which looks best.
Your red ones look pretty sweet.

 

More of the same

 

Don't get discouraged it doesn't look nearly as bad as others that I have seen fixed. After spending several days welding in floor pan patches I now have a new vision of what can be saved. Stiff upper lip and all that as the British say.

 

Take a lot of pics to help with reassembly, and make sure to put the fasteners in ziplocs, so you can keep the original bolts n nuts..
Suggestion.. bead blast all the fasteners firewall forward and paint or plate them while the shop is doing the bodywork.

 

I used photo bucket in the past with much ease and success. I don't know how long the pix stay there but here is the address: http://photobucket.com/1971442convnumbersmatching.

What is the plan for your resto? how far are you going with it? Paint, body, frame on, frame off, engine, drivetrain?

P.S. A lot of people refer to the bumperettes as bumper guards. IMHO if your gonna have the bumpers re-chromed I would fill the holes and do away with them, just my opinion.

 

Thanks for the pics scrappie. Looks like you got a nice project to work on too.
I can not tell but it looks like your chrome louvers are not painted just like mine?

The plan is frame on just paint, body, some re chroming, and most of the interior at this point.
The engine still runs great and just turned over 100,000 miles.
I suppose that should be the next thing I should be thinking about.

Yeah bumper guards sounds way better.

 

Nice looking project,time and patience and it will be very nice when finished. 100,000 miles its hardly broke in (lol).Mine has 142,000 and works as good as new doesn't use any oil even on long trips.Good Luck and keep us up to date as you move along.

 

Thanks Bulldog
Pics from today we either struck silver or down to bare metal.
Back quarters coming off tomorrow.

 

Less then a week, your moving a rocket speed. Are you doing it your self? Or is the shop doing it?

 

Looking good.
Did you sand blast it or was it alot of sanding????

 

Yeah they are moving pretty fast and it's not me, I have a restoration shop doing the work. I'm not exactly sure how they removed the paint down to the bare metal but I am sure there are people on here that could tell us. Today I think they are removing the old quarters.

 

Like everyone already said, that's a beautiful car to begin w/. The body year, soft top, the hood, it's just a neat car over-all. IMO, that was one of the best looking years. And it's a very clean car f/ the geographical location you're in. I'm transplanted here in Texas from New York, where I grew up and left from after high school. I know what the result of salt can be on metal, and Texas being very much the opposite. Good Luck on the restoration. It won't take a terrible lot f/ that shop to have your car looking like NEW. I have to say that your car, not just by the shape it's in, but also by it's style(body year) and options(soft top), it reminds me more of a Floridian then a Canadian. LOL. Again, Good Luck. I'll be watching f/ your progress.

 

Thanks Jim, yes it seems to be in really good shape no real surprises yet

Here are todays pics.
One Quarter off.

 

Day 6
Not to much to report still working on the first quarter.
Ran into some extra fill and metal on passenger door around door Handel area.
Sorry pics are kind of boring but as you know there is a lot of work going into the metal and it does not show much.

 

Looks real nice, This is cool, both of our restos started on the same day on two very similar cars. Looks like yours might be done first, good luck!

 

LOVE the 71 442s. What is the original paint code on this convertible?
Also, have you thought about the stripes yet? I posted few measurements here:

http://www.texas442.com/71442stripes/
http://www.realoldspower.com/phpBB2/...172&highlight=

 

Yes Beob I posted on your thread.
Mine might be done quicker but probably will cost more.

Texas original paint is viking blue code 26 I believe.
I found your stripe info already as I have been looking to see where I can buy the stripe kit. I think they were painted on. Do you know where to get the kit and cost?

 

TEXAS442,

Are you going to the "Lone Star Round-Up" in April, there in Austin? Initially I wanted to have the 455 in my '62 Ford pick-up, and ready to go to the show, w/o the new paint on it, however mechanically ready. But looking at my schedule now, I don't think it's going to happen. I am going there though to check out the cars. It'll be a great time.

Anyone else interested, in the Austin area or otherwise, should check this out. It's not one to miss. Granted it's focus is on the older Hot Rods, but ALL car enthusiasts and their rides are welcome and made to feel very comfortable. Check out the advertisements.