67 Sublime Fairlane Sedan project begins!

[L98camino]

Re: 67 Fairlane Sedan project begins!

Totally bitchen'!!!

[mike343sharpstick]

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Niiiice!
Full size, mid 60's post-model cars are just plain cool. My first car in the late 80's was a 65 Chevy belair, I was planning to do the same basic look/stance you're doing with this.

Ain't it great to get your stuff back home where it belongs! ;)
Now get out there and get to work, and try not to scratch it as your putting it back together, LOL
What is your target date to get it to move itself under it's own power?

[Mr4Speed]

Re: 67 Fairlane Sedan project begins!

That's awesome Scott-you're going to make me a Ford guy with that car! ;D

[fordman]

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Looking good!!!!!!!!

[stage1scott]

Re: 67 Fairlane Sedan project begins!

Niiiice!
Full size, mid 60's post-model cars are just plain cool. My first car in the late 80's was a 65 Chevy belair, I was planning to do the same basic look/stance you're doing with this.

Ain't it great to get your stuff back home where it belongs! ;)
Now get out there and get to work, and try not to scratch it as your putting it back together, LOL
What is your target date to get it to move itself under it's own power?

target date for driving is the friday of Thanksgiving weekend. That is the day I sold my Buick last year, I already knew where this fairlane was sitting, and had been trying to work a deal on it for a couple of months. Once the Buick was sold, I had the space and the cash to lock this car up. Now if I can scare up the cash to finish it, and roll it out by the Thanksgiving friday cruise night at Bob's in Toluca Lake, the last one I took the Buick to.

[mlcraven]

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Be CAREFUL, don't scratch it (I always manage to scratch fresh paint at least once during reassembly :'( )

[milner351]

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I hate you in the best sort of way.

Man that thing looks totally riteous.

I'd be real carefull around that fresh paint - did they cure it with heat lamps? If not depending on the paint it can stay sort of soft for a few weeks from what I've been told.

The worst part is putting the trim back on around the windows - use stupid amounts of good masking tape and have help.

This car is gonna RULE!

[stage1scott]

Re: 67 Fairlane Sedan project begins!

I hate you in the best sort of way.

Man that thing looks totally riteous.

I'd be real carefull around that fresh paint - did they cure it with heat lamps? If not depending on the paint it can stay sort of soft for a few weeks from what I've been told.

The worst part is putting the trim back on around the windows - use stupid amounts of good masking tape and have help.

This car is gonna RULE!

PAINT was baked in a booth and has been on the main bodyshell for 4 weeks, front end for two weeks, has cured fairly well, still I am a klutz and have been extermely careful thus far---need some help with clips, see thread in general discussion.

as for the window trim, I have a clsoe friend in the windshiled business whose specialty is old cars and exotics, he took it all off and will be putting it all back on around the glass-nice to have friends!

[stage1scott]

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AAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!! I hate when this shit happens--after searching all over for the front retainer clip for the dirvers door moulding, (disentegrated on disassembly-only one I lost!) I got a maybe by may 21st from one company. on Friday, the 22nd, in a fit of
"I MUST WORK ON MY OLD CAR NOW!!" I wasted an hour making one that would work, and reinstalled that moulding, which worked ok, not perfect. Then Saturday Morning, of memorial day weekend no less, a FedEx truck rolls up with-you guessed it-the correct clip, fresh off backorder!! sooo today I have removed the moulding again, installed the correct end clip, but finally, after being pried off 3 times, one of the palstic center clips has broken.
oh well, its got bolts on each end and 4 plastic clips on, thats gonna have to do!

correct retainer



my homemade remedy



trim is on!





The only trim not installed as yet is out getting the dents and dings out of it, hopefully it will come home soon.

[milner351]

Re: 67 Fairlane Sedan project begins!

bbbbbbbbbbad to the bone!

[TheSilverBuick]

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Awesome Scott, kick that thing into overdrive!

[stage1scott]

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wow-when I posted earlier I saw it has been amonth since any updates!! one might get the impression I never pay this heap any attention. family life has been busy but I have gotten the positive battery cables worked out, the headline partially in, as well as the rear bumper and tail lights in.

[CTX-SLPR]

Re: 67 Fairlane Sedan project begins!

Still think it needs a set of stripes but now I'm leaning more towards the lighter metallic gunmetal grey with all the factory brightwork on ther. Nice job on the battery cable, I just ran mine tonight under the car along the "cold" side of the frame, 2GA welding cable.

[NASBackyard]

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Man! I love that car! Heres a trick i used when installing the engine in my RR with nice paint. Brown paper, bubble wrap then fender covers, all taped the the inner wells. No scratches!

[SuperBuickGuy]

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Nice progress Scott.