Plastic Fantastic tew

[DanStokes]

Starting to look much like a car!

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

my nemesis

the fight


I win.


the dash is mostly together, but I still need to work on the center stack...


and now a driver's side window

which I'm still awaiting parts...

drilling the back acrylic for fasteners


60 degree bit for the win

still have a long ways to go, but at least now it looks like a mostly assembled car

for example, I need to put the keyless locks in the doors... so these aren't on permanently. someday, I'll buy new ones


oh paint guy....

fitting the top

but yet

[SuperBuickGuy]

$1.48 x 2 for door rod clip retainers (picture later)
$35.00 to 2 day it from Florida

wrong clips..... priceless

*deep breath*

going back in

[Deaf Bob]

I fricking HATE inner door stuff... 1, big hands that aren't very flexible and do what they want instead of what I want..2, sharp sharp unseen stuff! Removed the glass from one derby car UNBROKEN...reached in the door to grab my pry tool and cut myself on old glass from another break that nobody cleaned out.. That was a Caddy! Most of the time, just glass gets removed,

[DanStokes]

Well, I guess it's a job for somebody......

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

Inner door stuff is always a challenge. Does the Corvette factory employ someone to sharpen all the inner edges as is the case for steel cars?

Dan

I'm sure they do

[DanStokes]

Inner door stuff is always a challenge. Does the Corvette factory employ someone to sharpen all the inner edges as is the case for steel cars?

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

so I'm so glad I have the other door assembled ....
this, is a nightmare


lots of adjusting left



and it works... but I need to order a relay

[SuperBuickGuy]

picture

[SuperBuickGuy]

so since the '40 wasn't cooperating, time to carry on with the task I've been dreading... door reassembly
this picture was after 3 hours of work

then installed its power window motor (which then didn't actuate like it should....)

hour 4

finally using the one, new part that came with the car

clean glass


and I'm missing one clip... I can finish assembling the passenger door but the other side, I can't install the handle without the clip.... ugh

[SuperBuickGuy]

onward.... got a late start, and moved pretty slow, it was 20 degrees hotter than normal....

first things first, throw some paint on a place they didn't get.....

[SuperBuickGuy]

In other news, plastic arrived today, and it was fantastic

[SuperBuickGuy]

time consuming work

[SuperBuickGuy]

Insurance company pictures







still waiting for some random parts and now looking for a door trigger rod... ugh!
thankfully my '40 started acting up so I have yet something else to do

[silver_bullet]