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Offline goodfellow

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Re: 1970 Oldsmobile 442ish Cutlass
« Reply #195 on: May 04, 2024, 05:21:39 PM »
Hey, hey! Now we're getting somewhere. Excellent progress Clay. ---- Onward!!

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Re: 1970 Oldsmobile 442ish Cutlass
« Reply #196 on: May 10, 2024, 07:16:56 PM »
Moved cars around to get the project on the lift.  Need to install the gas tank, rear bumper and get the right bolts for the body mounts in and torqued before loading the car on a trailer and heading out for the exhaust installation.

Figured out how I want to mount all the brake elements and working on a bracket to support all that stuff.

First thing we noticed once the car was in the air was that the back of the transmission was tight up against the tunnel.  So much for a simple install.  The quick fix was to cut a small window into the tunnel and I'll make a new piece to enclose that area.

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Re: 1970 Oldsmobile 442ish Cutlass
« Reply #197 on: May 11, 2024, 09:55:21 AM »
Nice nice nice . Great to see the body back on.
Is the need enough? Or does the want suffice?

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Re: 1970 Oldsmobile 442ish Cutlass
« Reply #198 on: May 11, 2024, 03:46:04 PM »
Moved cars around to get the project on the lift.  Need to install the gas tank, rear bumper and get the right bolts for the body mounts in and torqued before loading the car on a trailer and heading out for the exhaust installation.

Figured out how I want to mount all the brake elements and working on a bracket to support all that stuff.

First thing we noticed once the car was in the air was that the back of the transmission was tight up against the tunnel.  So much for a simple install.  The quick fix was to cut a small window into the tunnel and I'll make a new piece to enclose that area.
How do you like the Milwaukee right angle die grinder? I keep wanting one just haven't picked one up yet. I see they've gone up in price since I looked for a while.

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Re: 1970 Oldsmobile 442ish Cutlass
« Reply #199 on: May 11, 2024, 04:33:02 PM »
How do you like the Milwaukee right angle die grinder? I keep wanting one just haven't picked one up yet. I see they've gone up in price since I looked for a while.

This is my second one.  The first one burnt out while I was wire wheeling the undercoat this winter and unfortunately was out of warranty.  This new one is the current version of the first I had and overall I guess it's ok but I'm really not happy with the paddle switch on this version.  The old version required a more obvious movement to unlock the trigger and make the wheel spin.  This new version I found I could easily trigger it while moving from hand to hand or just moving the tool around and almost caught myself with the spinning wheel as a result.  Definitely not as safe as the previous setup.

Overall I'm finding the cordless stuff is ok for smaller jobs but if you've got a serious job ahead of you then they're not quite up to the task and the "old fashioned" corded or air tools are superior.

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Re: 1970 Oldsmobile 442ish Cutlass
« Reply #200 on: Today at 03:26:29 AM »
Lately I've been feeling like the project is in the doldrums as there hasn't been a lot of visible progress.  We spent a lot of time fitting parts, taking them apart, tweaking the bracket design, mocking up again, stripping paint off parts, putting paint onto parts and so forth.  So really, there is a good amount of progress.  Got the gas tank installed, spent more money on more parts (oh my, when will it end!), rear bumper mounted and the big progress happened yesterday and today...loading the car up and hauling her off for the exhaust installation.  We spotted a couple areas where the headers are touching the frame, so those will have to be addressed before moving forward.

Oh yeah, also stitched up a seam in the headliner and painted the whole headliner black to match the new interior.  Legendary Interiors also called this week...my door panels are ready to ship and the seat covers should be shipping late September - a few months earlier than I had expected.

Just seeing those pipes in place make me feel like things are getting accomplished!  I still have a faint hope of being able to road test the car by the end of June...might be unattainable but I'm gonna try!
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Re: 1970 Oldsmobile 442ish Cutlass
« Reply #201 on: Today at 03:27:21 AM »
The hussy enjoyed strutting around in front of her stablemates...