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  • Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
    moving to place where I'll be skiing... need heated mirrors
    Time for a bigger shop?
    ...

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    • Originally posted by Loren View Post

      Time for a bigger shop?
      They're always too small. My 30 X 40 was all they'd let me build on a subdivision lot and they made me turn it 90 degrees from the way I wanted it but you do what you can with what you have. The mezzanine helps. SBG's shop looks like Paradise to me but he has so many projects going at once that I s'pose he "needs" more.

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      • Originally posted by Loren View Post

        Time for a bigger shop?
        Shops

        - fab shop
        - body shop
        - storage shop

        not really kidding either. still in the planning stages but 3 30x40 shops would be more useful to me - whether it's one dividable shop or 3 separate buildings, don't know yet. Reasoning is simple. Often times 70 degrees is needed for bodywork but I'd rather work in 60 degree temps.... also, nothing throwing sparks anywhere near freshly painted vehicles would be a good thing.

        also, there are things that need to be covered but not inside - e.g. tractors, plows, etc....
        Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; October 5, 2024, 04:16 PM.
        Doing it all wrong since 1966

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        • got a bit done
          bumper is welded up

          and on the truck for final fit

          Doing it all wrong since 1966

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          • DUDE!
            one of my facebook feeds (i use it for the marketplace basically) had pictures of a real "chalet" that
            just went in the junkyard, go get that camper buddy...
            it was at a place called >>> friendship auto salvage in tabernacle NJ <<< yes yes i know thats halfway
            or more across country for you... but when are you EVER gonna find another? road trip! or maybe they will
            remove and ship for you. heck buy the who;e thing and sell the carcess after you strip it for what you need....





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            • Originally posted by fatguyzinc View Post
              DUDE!
              one of my facebook feeds (i use it for the marketplace basically) had pictures of a real "chalet" that
              just went in the junkyard, go get that camper buddy...
              it was at a place called >>> friendship auto salvage in tabernacle NJ <<< yes yes i know thats halfway
              or more across country for you... but when are you EVER gonna find another? road trip! or maybe they will
              remove and ship for you. heck buy the who;e thing and sell the carcess after you strip it for what you need....





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              at least 10 people sent me that.... in a word, it's gone. long long gone. so long gone that the autowrecker said "if this is about the chalet, it's gone" gone.

              Plus... do they even have friends in New Jersey?
              Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; October 8, 2024, 04:40 PM.
              Doing it all wrong since 1966

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              • Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post

                at least 10 people sent me that.... in a word, it's gone. long long gone. so long gone that the autowrecker said "if this is about the chalet, it's gone" gone.

                Plus... do they even have friends in New Jersey?
                booooooooooooooooooooooooooo...... oh well. i tried, lol.....

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                • Interior (at least most of it) arrived today


                  dash I had recovered to give it a softer appearance.

                  and a new insert

                  not sure I'm thrilled with this part.... mostly because the glue on it is worthless


                  not sure this was the red I wanted but I really like it so it's all good

                  recovered headliner


                  put a lot more bolts in, can't tell except the battery is back in (which means the fender is on for good)

                  also need to add another elbow to the intake - so the coolant tank fits back in
                  Doing it all wrong since 1966

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                  • JMHO, but I prefer the Z24 steering wheel to any of the rest available(Factory or Aftermarket)....
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                    • Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
                      Interior (at least most of it) arrived today


                      dash I had recovered to give it a softer appearance.


                      i have 2 of those stock steering wheels in perfect but gummy condition...
                      if i could get em clean id ebay them as the d@mn things are crazy priced.
                      any ideas how to get rid of the sticky gummy feel?

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                      • Originally posted by fatguyzinc View Post


                        i have 2 of those stock steering wheels in perfect but gummy condition...
                        if i could get em clean id ebay them as the d@mn things are crazy priced.
                        any ideas how to get rid of the sticky gummy feel?
                        I use window cleaner like sprayaway with that said, the why is it gummy? (e.g. someone used brake clean on them - then they're likely junk) OTOH if it's just old armorall, then window cleaner works great. Also, if they're off the vehicle so you can hose them down, dawn dishwashing liquid works
                        Last edited by SuperBuickGuy; October 19, 2024, 07:24 AM.
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                        • The wheel from the Camaro race car was gummy so I know where he's coming' from. The final layer of plastic stuff that they dipped them seems to deteriorate over time and turns gummy. I tried everything starting with Windex, on to hand cleaner and lacquer thinner and ending with brake clean and there was no bringing it back. That said, you have nothing to lose to throw everything at it and see if you can find the magic potion.

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                          • time to darken the interior to match the seats

                            and fixing cracks


                            then paint, flat chalkboard black



                            waiting for glue to dry then paint the rest
                            Doing it all wrong since 1966

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                            • Intercooler?

                              maybe
                              but before that, time to fix a leak

                              and finish painting the interior panels
                              Doing it all wrong since 1966

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                              • time to adhere the badge

                                so I've been fighting this for a minute getting the heated mirror wires through the tube through the door frame
                                but I found a solution, panduit reminants

                                first, though, you need to pull the grommet all the way through

                                it's large enough and stiff enough to push through but yet still make bends

                                same story v2

                                Doing it all wrong since 1966

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