Rob Peters Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 One more time20151116_153016.jpg We get the picture..... so to speak. Rob Quote
Rob Peters Posted November 17, 2015 Posted November 17, 2015 Looking good, that is a ton of work. Be sure to wear good eye protection. A true labor of love.. rob Quote
orbit Posted November 18, 2015 Author Posted November 18, 2015 Here is the original color of the underside of my car once the undercoat was removed. I found a close match to repaint the underside once I'm ready 1 Quote
overdrive Posted November 19, 2015 Posted November 19, 2015 Great job, Joe. The body cart looks like it'll work great. Cleaning the underside is alot of work, but necessary on a body off restoration. Keep up the good work and the pics are always appreciated by all. Dan It looks like maybe you could use one of these. Quote
orbit Posted November 19, 2015 Author Posted November 19, 2015 Dan Thanks. That tilter would be handy. Joe Quote
orbit Posted April 24, 2016 Author Posted April 24, 2016 Just got the dash restored. I think it came out great. A lot of work taping everything off to spray the chrome Quote
71MonteCarloMD Posted April 26, 2016 Posted April 26, 2016 Looks great, what did you use to clean them up? Quote
orbit Posted April 26, 2016 Author Posted April 26, 2016 I resprayed the black dash with SEM. I resprayed the chrome with this cool chrome paint I got online as the stuff in the auto stores is junk. I compound the woodgrain and then put 10 coats of hand rubbed carnauba wax on it letting it dry for a day in between coats. Alot of work but the pictures don't do it justice Quote
orbit Posted June 1, 2019 Author Posted June 1, 2019 Making some progress 20190601_144641.mp4 1 Quote
Rob Peters Posted June 1, 2019 Posted June 1, 2019 Jordan, looks amazing, sounds GREAT. Fantastic attention to detail. You will have to have it finished by next June for the Eastern Meet it Carlisle, Pa and the 50th anniversary of Monte Carlo celebration Quote
orbit Posted June 2, 2019 Author Posted June 2, 2019 I'm on it Rob. Very pleased with the way it's coming out Quote
orbit Posted June 9, 2019 Author Posted June 9, 2019 After a starter change and changing out the battery cables to the reproduction ones she starts like a dream even when hot! 20190609_115754.mp4 1 Quote
orbit Posted July 5, 2019 Author Posted July 5, 2019 Chassis is pretty much done and engine running great. So put that in storage and brought the body home. Now to finish up the body work then mock it up on the chassis then send it out for paint. Gotta get this project back up and running 2 Quote
714024SPEED Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 Looks awesome so far, can't wait to see the finished product !!! Great job Quote
orbit Posted July 6, 2019 Author Posted July 6, 2019 Found the original Classic Copper under the window tracks. Gonna get it computer matched. Quote
stangeba Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 (edited) Very nice! See if this link works, its a spread sheet of actual 4" x 6" painted color panels from DuPont I have from the Automotive Paint lab when I worked there. Shows the DuPont numbers and names and what cars they went on. Bruce DuPont color codes 1971 Chevy Pass Cars Edited July 6, 2019 by stangeba added link to sheet Quote
stangeba Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 The names listed were DuPont names. Chevy and other s like Pontiac also changed the names of the same colors. I may not have EVERY color however but I thought I did. I will see if I fine it and scan it for you. Bruce Quote
stangeba Posted July 6, 2019 Posted July 6, 2019 Can't find one panel that looks like the color in your picture or what I remember it to be. I thought I had them all...... Bruce Quote
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