Dtret Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 As some are aware I bought car Saturday before Memorial Day 2020. Some pics are repeat but are necessary. Here we go as I bought it in Illinois I guess I need to post pictures more often. Takes to long to load Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 All back together and drivable. Although I never drove it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 A few surprises. Not unexpected. Really nothing will be on a 50 year old car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Let the taredown begin. Interior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 I have been buying parts as I can. I was originally going to redo the dash and put it back in the car but that never happened.a little before and after of the cluster. The dash and pad were in great shape just faded. So a quick repaint was needed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 So I had my paint professional(?)use the special paint matching laser to mix me some plastic paint. Well that didn’t work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leghome Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 The vinyl and the plastic part of the dash is really hard to get a great match because of the difference in the material they are made from. We have a 2019 Equinox and the bumpers are close to the rest of the car but not a perfect match although we can match the blues better than what is shown. The pad color needs to be tinted to match. The spectrograph usually gets it close but someone who knows how to tint paint needs to finish the match up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Well I thought I had a picture of the finished dash but apparently not. So we move on to the gutted interior. In the meantime I bought a tilt column shift steering column rebuilt that and bought the sleeve to rid myself of the shifter knob. Looks great with my nk4 wheel I purchased (of the group) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 The body is fully gutted now. Just some breakdown pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Split the car. Not a part left on the body but gutted doors and the trunk lid. I didn’t want them damaged so I left them on the body. Body on wheels to move it around 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 Frame headed to the basement. I hope it fits through the doors 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 So it fit. Had to take off the basement doors. Karen said it still will be close might want to take off the center caps. I say it will be fine. I need a new center cap. Lesson to all listen to your woman!!!!!! 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 And as of today this is how it sets. Not one broken bolt. Every brake line and hose came apart without twisting and I used nothing but hand tools. No air tools at all. I’ll keep you posted on progress. But now it’s about cleaning everything and figuring out what to buy next. I have no idea how I ended up it the new members section. I meant to do general. Sorry 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 I moved it here to the General Forum as per your suggestion. rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 35 minutes ago, Leghome said: The vinyl and the plastic part of the dash is really hard to get a great match because of the difference in the material they are made from. We have a 2019 Equinox and the bumpers are close to the rest of the car but not a perfect match although we can match the blues better than what is shown. The pad color needs to be tinted to match. The spectrograph usually gets it close but someone who knows how to tint paint needs to finish the match up. I knew that going in but I had new paint mixed and this is much better 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 24, 2020 Author Share Posted September 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Rob Peters said: I moved it here to the General Forum as per your suggestion. rob Thank you. That’s where I should have put it to begin with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Peters Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Yeah, there or restorers. rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Richey Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Very nice progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Looks Good Dennis, Keep on pushing!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans '70 Z20 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 I remember those days. Scary. LOL. 6 years of collecting parts needed and waiting in line, 6 years of evenings with a member here to finish her. Worth it in the end, but midway we were saying to ourselves "we are to old for this $#!T" LOL. Hopefully, you are younger than we were. If not, know that it will all be worth it in the end. I gotta say. You have a much better set up than the majority of us. Mine was done in a double garage with a wall between them with a door. Very tight, Good luck and keep the pics comin' Dan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 6 hours ago, Dans '70 Z20 said: I remember those days. Scary. LOL. 6 years of collecting parts needed and waiting in line, 6 years of evenings with a member here to finish her. Worth it in the end, but midway we were saying to ourselves "we are to old for this $#!T" LOL. Hopefully, you are younger than we were. If not, know that it will all be worth it in the end. I gotta say. You have a much better set up than the majority of us. Mine was done in a double garage with a wall between them with a door. Very tight, Good luck and keep the pics comin' Dan You do realize that’s my basement. Ha ha I go 3 feet all the way around to work. The advantage I have is all my tools are also in the basement. My three car garage has 3 1/2 other cars and one is Karen’s. And if I don’t let her park in the garage for winter I might be sleeping in the garage. 😝 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share Posted September 25, 2020 Just now, Dtret said: You do realize that’s my basement. Ha ha I go 3 feet all the way around to work. The advantage I have is all my tools are also in the basement. My three car garage has 3 1/2 other cars and one is Karen’s. And if I don’t let her park in the garage for winter I might be sleeping in the garage. 😝 O and by the way I’m 51. So time is not my friend. Of course neither are finances for this project. Karen want new windows in the house. So I can’t win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Some more tear down pics. Not too happy with what I found in the engine but all else looked great. I’ve decided that I don’t like bars leak. Most of the coolant passages are half clogged 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Getting original parts can be a lot of work. Since I’m not loaded and don’t have the parts “in stock “(JK). This is what some of us poor people have to do to get them. Do second one first 32D9DE5F-CCC6-432B-9670-8DA598D7A5F4.MOV 381ABD27-CF78-499B-978A-5EBB5704E647.MOV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Dtret said: Getting original parts can be a lot of work. Since I’m not loaded and don’t have the parts “in stock “(JK). This is what some of us poor people have to do to get them 32D9DE5F-CCC6-432B-9670-8DA598D7A5F4.MOV 381ABD27-CF78-499B-978A-5EBB5704E647.MOV Sorry they loaded backwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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