stan 65 cutlass

here i go again,insurance is up and weather sucks for cruising, so lets start working on the car three weeks before christmas while doing a cash job in the evening to make some hot rod money
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crammed into the small side of the shop so the wife can park her truck inside when it snows
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not bad, holes at bottom of inner wheelhouses
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stan 65 cutlass

front floorpans good, but holes behind drivers seat
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whats with this? is there another shifter that need the hump savaged like this?
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f-85

Sweet, whats your plans?

stan 65 cutlass

have rust around both windows to deal with,repop lower glass tracks at the front and rear of the car are in order
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stan 65 cutlass

needs a paint job for next year, i did the motor and under hood last year. not doing a frame off, i dont have the money and i enjoy driving the hell out of it

gearheads78

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but its only 6 more bolts

stan 65 cutlass

six bolts and suspension and sandblasting and paint and and, what am i gonna do next winter?

Ranzan

HAHAHAAHA awesome Stan.......... Stock the fridge up buddy I`m coming down to take a look oh and bring you that floor pan but beer is more important in this case

can you tell how bad the channels are yet?

stan 65 cutlass

better than i thought,typical on the lower corners but ive seen worse fixed, heres the drivers rear
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Ranzan

Got it covered..........I have that whole section for ya

alek72us

I like how u painted the hinges the same color as that engine. i think that looks good.

stan 65 cutlass

more this morning, headliner time
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hey, i found my coat hook. wondered why i had none
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original insulation, nice

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shame its hiding tons of rust

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engine still looks good

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fun with yard ornaments

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then i pulled the upper window trac, i guess its called

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Ranzan

Coming right along Stan......... I had the same issue under the roof insulation........nasty to clean up is all I can say I have only done a section on mine so far.. I want to have it outside when I tackle the rest of it


I hope you don`t put the knomes in the yard like that you might end up attracting the wrong crowd

stan 65 cutlass

i guess you can only get what rust you can see. i left the insulation between the supports and skin so the roof still has backing, but ill have to see. a random orbit 5" round sander is how ill try first. it should get the large area's

Lady72nRob71

Nice project Stan - Lots of rust, but not too bad. Hopefully the stuff on the roof is not too thick.
Leave the gnomes in the garage - maybe they will help you withthe resto.
If they stat F'ing around, then kick 'em outside in the snow.

I sure like the size of your garage - some room to work and walk!

Ranzan

Stan if you have a grinder slap a wire wheel on it way faster than the sander then you can slap some Por on it

stan 65 cutlass

almost all the rust is thin surface, the same on the floor,only a few rotted spots. im so far pretty happy with what i found so far

stan 65 cutlass

good tip, i must have seven grinders. what size wire wheel? i guess that depends on the grinder eh?

Ranzan

I use the 5 inch... just wear heavy cloths though the wire spurs hurt like hell when they puncture you

442_Mustang

Yeah Richard(Gearhead). I saw your "Only 6 more bolts" thingy. Uh huh...

Ranzan

So..................................

stan 65 cutlass

wes, are you refering to my lack of progress lately, ya ya im currently removing door chrome and stuff. need to pull the dash as well. havnt started any grinding untill its tore down. also want to replace the core support with the one from my parts car oh yeahgot an alberni job coming up, try to hook up for a beeeeeeeer

Ranzan

Sounds good I`m working in town for the next month or so

is your core support rotted out?

stan 65 cutlass

core support is dented on the pass side at the headlight buckets. some of the screws wont fit and the lights are cockeyed.no rust. just got the vent window and glass and some of the chrome off the drivers door. holy ***** gotta be an easy way to get the glass outa the door without messin up too much of the window track adjustments holy crap ive just been censored

Ranzan

Stan do you have the assembly manual for your car?

I would be lost putting all my stuff together lol

stan 65 cutlass

theres one on ramz's site, ive got a pretty good memory once i get going again, hey seen you been lurkin on the 65 forumn

Ranzan

yeah its a good site.... all i need to do is find a 66 and a 65 post to finish my set

gearheads78

OK maybe 10-11

Ranzan

LOL

We all know you want to Stan but really no pressure....

stan 65 cutlass

no way is it coming off the frame, i might change the body mounts though

Ranzan

disconnect engine harness ....check
disconnect stearing ragjoint .....check
disconnect brake lines........ check
diconnect e-brake cable .....check

Help lifting ......... case of Bud

Body off frame priceless..................

stan 65 cutlass

leaving the body on, not pulling the engine, fixing the rust and painting the bastard viper blue, smoking the tires on may long weekend.............. priceless !

Ranzan

LOL Damnit....... you got me there

stan 65 cutlass

ok, got some more teardown done this weekend. front and rear bumpers, taillites, rear panel, grill and headlight buckets, front bumper and grill off parts car. did find these groovy thread covers on one taillite. would they be an original part?

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gearheads78

My 66 had some covers that looked similar to those.

Ranzan

WTH..... only 1 pic........

stan 65 cutlass

workin too hard too take a lot of pics this time, tryin to find places to put all of these parts as they come off is a job in itself. i got windows and chrome in my bathroom, ill take a pic of that for ya front end comes off next, swap out the rad support. good call on that red 67 front sheetmetal alignment

oldsguybry

Speaking of rust , after having my roof vandalized on my 72CS ,had to pull headliner and found lots o rust ....any tips on how to get in the areas that are reinforced or where the metal is doubled , like near the back window ?

stan 65 cutlass

nope, i was going to wire wheel what i could, and seal up the rest with por or epoxy primer, maybe dynamat the areas that had that paper insulation

bil

Nice 65! can't wait until it gets done. As far as pictures go,I always carry a cheap digital camera,take way too many pictures.Not usually for posting or such,but to help remember what went where,and how.They come in real handy sometimes.
I also take pictures of the car/truck in front and back of me when I park,then I know who hit me! ---bil