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Dickie Brewer
Member ID: Dickie B
Member Status: Gold Member  Clover, SC, USA 
Last Login: 2012-05-17 17:18:02
Forum Activity: 2012-05-17 17:35:11 Forum Posts: 1,382 Top Contributor |
I am a mechanical engineer and love to tinker.
I make furniture, guitars, ukuleles, etc.
1 Vehicles --
Total mileage: 225 mi (362 km) --
Average age: 1973
There are 5 total entries in this Journal.
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Posted on: Thursday December 22, 2011
Took the bumpers to the chromers. $670 to get them both cleaned up and triple chromed. Should have them back end of next week or the first of the following week.
Posted on: Wednesday December 21, 2011
I thought I would cronical my build if anyone is doing likewise or is interested or just likes seeing pics of stuff they might wonder about. To date, I have done the following: Mechanicals: 8 months: re-built tranny, rebuilt diff, new u-joints, new brakes, calipers, drums, rotors, front and rear suspension bushings/bits/bolts, etc. New alum wheels and Yoko tires. So the full drive train is like new. approx $2500 Electrical: 2 months: Front wiring harness, trunk lights, floor lig...
Posted on: Friday December 16, 2011
Finished the wet sanding and buffing tonight. What a laborious job, but well worth it. Im all in all very pleased with the results. Now i can start putting the car back together. I put the rubber frame on the new windshield. Ill install the chrome trim on it befor i put it in the car. It was impossible to get the chrome trim on the windshield. Ill wait till its in. Well it doesnt look good, so i took the chrome back off.
Posted on: Friday September 2, 2011
Started the body work this week. Started on the trunk lid. What a warped and wavy surface. I tried filling, sanding, etc. the lid kept moving and popping. Needless to say, I was chasing a moving target. What I had to do to stabilize it was work on the braces under the surface of the lid. There was a big (1/8 to 1/4" gap between the lid and the braces. First I stuffed old sandpaper between and it that made the lid rock solid. So, I got some clear silicone and squirted it between there so...
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