Finally a 442 4 me
April 14th, 2019, 06:03 PM
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April 14th, 2019, 08:18 PM
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April 15th, 2019, 10:08 AM
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Now I know why guys put it on trailers and don't even drive it.
April 15th, 2019, 11:02 AM
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My hood stripes were cleared but the side stripes weren't. The guy did them a few months after the paint was done.
April 15th, 2019, 03:48 PM
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I do what little I can. Such as I went through 12- 16 beauty rings, cleaned over 2/3 rds of them to find the 4 best that I had, and still not completely happy with them. It seems you keep upping the bar on yourself.
However, sometimes it’s good to reflect on just how far you have come.
BEFORE
AFTER
Funny, in neither picture does the car have an interior yet.
April 15th, 2019, 03:54 PM
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I appreciate it!
I told the Mrs. It finally struck me that this isn’t someone else’s car that I am looking at at a car show....It’s our 4 4 2!
Unfortunately, Nationals is not in the cards this year. I am really going to push for Homecoming though.
I told the Mrs. It finally struck me that this isn’t someone else’s car that I am looking at at a car show....It’s our 4 4 2!
Unfortunately, Nationals is not in the cards this year. I am really going to push for Homecoming though.
April 16th, 2019, 04:25 PM
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May 8th, 2019, 06:46 PM
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May 8th, 2019, 07:14 PM
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May 9th, 2019, 05:57 PM
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May 9th, 2019, 06:01 PM
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Thanks Ron! All stripes were done and cleared over when it was painted. Was that you on face book asking about the SSI’s vs the aftermarket rims? If so, I vote for the SSI’s
Congrats!
May 10th, 2019, 07:03 AM
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After I put the belteds back on I took it around the block and thought ohh that feels different & not in a good way
May 10th, 2019, 06:16 PM
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LOL that was me. I wasn't really asking for opinions but plenty of people gave them. The 17's are going back on. I love the SS1's but it drives so much better with the modern rubber and I want to use the car. Plus I don't like my musclecar having the skinniest tires at the house. If I had to do it over again, I'd just buy radials for the ss1's and be done with it rather than the Wide Ovals. I got them right before the radial version came out.
After I put the belteds back on I took it around the block and thought ohh that feels different & not in a good way
After I put the belteds back on I took it around the block and thought ohh that feels different & not in a good way
I understand, I like the looks of the Wide Ovals, but not the tread pattern or the ride of those old style tires.
May 11th, 2019, 04:34 PM
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May 11th, 2019, 05:03 PM
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Less than an hour!
I’m wanting to go for a ride, the Mrs is wanting to go for a ride. So, interior be darned, Put the passenger seat in, throw the speedometer in, and away we go.
Stopped by Advance to pick up a couple of things. An older gentleman approached tells me that is a beautiful old Chev... you have there. ( Less, than an hour into the maiden voyage)
I thank him, and tell him actually it’s an Oldsmobile.
He looks at me and says that’s an Olds?
I said yes it is.
He relies: Well I am going to go look it over if you don’t mind.
Go right ahead, but she’s not done yet.
Stopped by Advance to pick up a couple of things. An older gentleman approached tells me that is a beautiful old Chev... you have there. ( Less, than an hour into the maiden voyage)
I thank him, and tell him actually it’s an Oldsmobile.
He looks at me and says that’s an Olds?
I said yes it is.
He relies: Well I am going to go look it over if you don’t mind.
Go right ahead, but she’s not done yet.
