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rcktdoc

Finished the interior,Assembled and hung the front and rear bumpers. The turn signal assemblys are original and in perfect condition as are the rear backup light assys and license brkt. Correctly stripped the hood and decklid with the Y73 GT stripe. Finished the rear brks. Ordering the exhaust, red line spare and a few other pieces to complete the car in the next couple days. The guy from Mecum is coming tomorrow to look at the car,and we are going to figure out when and where to take picks for their web site. Only 1 month to the auction.

Greg

Ryan 1969 Chevelle SS396

That takes guts to paint the stripes on perfect new paint!!

Ryan

rcktdoc

NAAHH...... Ive done 1 or 2 before lol

Greg

rcktdoc

Mecum came to the shop today to see the 69. We will try to get picks done for the website by next weekend. He said the quality of the car ranks up there with the best he has seen, and believes the car should bring what I want.
Got the passengers wheel house installed,wont do the drivers side until I bleed the brakes. Cant seem to get the w/wiper motor to work,replaced it with an NOS,replaced the switch,replaced the fuse and still doesnt work. Have to test the wireing tomorrow.Geg

rcktdoc

Got my paperwork today from Mecum. The car is lot # S66 and will run on Saturday May 16th about 1:00 Pm. Exhaust is coming tomorrow along with a few other items. Traced the wiring on to the w/wiper motor, has power to motor so it seams the NOS wiper motor I bought is bad.

Greg

rcktdoc

Hung the hood today and aligned the rest of the front end just need to adjust the front bumper a little more..Installed the drivers wheel house and the front sway bar also.Bob should be posting more pics tomorrow. Exhaust came today but not until 3:30 so I couldnt get any of it installed,will work on it tomorrow.

Greg

jensenracing77

Car looks great! I plan to be at Mecum this year on Saturday.

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looking a lot more complete now.

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The plates will go with the car, right?

rcktdoc

Thanks Eric, the car runs on Saturday so you can be there to cheer it on Yes Bob the plates go with the car.

Got the exhaust installed today it fits GREAT,sounds GREAT.Just have to weld the tips. Finished aligning the front bumper and wasnt completely satisfied with the drivers fender alignment,now it fits perfect. Still have a bunch of small details,more buffing and a few other things to finish but it should be ready for pics on Tue or Wed.

Greg

postsedan

Greg,

I'll be a Mecum - running a few Buicks, a Nickey Camaro and 442 Convert. through on Saturday. See you at Mecum Indy.

Dan

rcktdoc

Dan hope to meet you there.

Greg

rcktdoc

Forgot to add this exhaust came from Inline tube,Im extremely happy and impressed with the fit and quality.They also went out of there way to get my order out 10 minutes after I placed my order. Also the complete order was correct.

Greg

postsedan

I have been using Inline Tube for 3 years now.....great people and great service.

Dan

JpMotorsports

X2 on Inline Tube. Haven't had a bad experience yet. Plus I am luck they are right down the road from me about 3 miles away.

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I just got back from Greg's shop. Here are a bunch of pictures I took. It's almost done. Just needs the wheels installed. Greg was doing a final "buff" when I showed up. Still needs some dusting and final tweaks, odds and ends completed.


Like people always say. "pictures do not do this car justice" you have to see it in person to appreciate the level of detail and the quality - in starting with such a great car to begin with. The "lope" of the engine idle sounds awesome, the doors and trunk close just the way you'd expect a new 69 to be. Really a piece of jewelry.

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Take note of the optional deluxe seat belt retractor with the release button. Original door panels. Non-factory rear speakers were left in from prior ownership. But check the original red finishes under the package tray area.


Trunk mat is repop.

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group 5 On the underside of trunk lid, you're looking at original Crimson paint, original factory stickers, NOS weatherstriping with the factory markings. Yellow and Blue chalk mark.


Driver's door, original tire pressure tag.

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group 6 Mock up of the wheel/tire and dog dish cap. Alignment of Grill, T3's, bumper. Shot of underside with all the correct finishes, tags, etc. Greg said that just about everything that was not perfect was replaced with NOS parts, no reproductions.

rcktdoc

Bob just about said it all,I still need to finish some small stuff but for the most part its done just small assy & detailing. I installed the shocks,got the tires balanced after Bob left. The shocks arent spirals but are painted the correct color. Went to transfer title and the Secretary Of State wouldnt put actual milage on the title a even though the Montana title said actual, kinda pissed me off but I have a copy of the Montana title. Thinking about contacting the guy I got it from and sending him a certified milage form and have him fill it out and send it back to me.

Greg

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Greg, I think you told me the car had about 75,000 actual miles?

rcktdoc

Yes thats correct.

rcktdoc

If the weather holds out and I finish some small stuff is the day it moves on its own power. If everything is ok then I will load it in the trailer and take it to Mecums and get some photos shot for their web site.

Greg

rob1960

That car looks fantastic!!!!! I sure hope there's some people bidding at Mecum that appreciate a super nice Olds!! Not to nit-pick your awesome resto but those rear splash shields on your plastic wheel wells are suppose to be gently pushed up over the frame,not hang down. Thanks for sharing your build!! Good luck at Mecum!!!

Boilerz25

Looks great! I hope you getting a bidding war in Indy.

gearheads78

Takes a lot to impress me and I am impressed. The detail is off the charts nice.

rcktdoc

They were that way from the factory, the front part of the shield goes on top of the frame. I have about 8 sets and they all hang below the plastic wheel house and sit next to the frame if they sat on top they would be curled up after sitting in that position for 40 plus years,its also missing the grease zurks in the pictures.

Greg

rcktdoc

Thanks for the compliments guys. Still have a lot of detailing and small things to finish but Its ready for the pics for their web site.Today it was cold and snow flurries so I didnt get it there,hopefully tomorrow.

Greg

drummer44

Greg: What is your telephone number?

rcktdoc

224-234-3860

rcktdoc

Took it out today for its maiden voyage. Realy runs good!!!! Drives beautiful,and looks great out in the sun. From a dead stop it will roast the tires and comes on even stronger thru the mid range. Sent some pics of it outside to Bob, he will post them soon. Goes straight,no pull or anything funny, but I will get the front end aligned and the air charged next week.

Greg

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The Mecum pictures will be a lot better, but check these out for now.


I cropped them all so the detail is going to be fuzzy.

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In many ways Greg made this look easy. All I can say is he worked long hours, 6-7 days/week for over three months. This is probably the quickest beginning to end, "build thread" you'll see on this site. And I can't wait to see the professionally done pictures on the Mecum site next week.


He needs another project.

rcktdoc

My photography SUCKS.Im a whole lot better at restoring cars then I am at photography.

Greg

Ryan 1969 Chevelle SS396

I am so impressed, can't wait to meet in November. I really want you to look over my car and give some suggestions!!

The 442 with dog dish caps looks really sexy

Ryan

83hurstguy

Absolutely beautiful car, great craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing all the pictures and restoration details with us. Hope it does well at Mecum for you.

Seeing the results is motivation to get going on mine, though I have a looooooong way to go.