Well i hope that every one will get to see the picks of what i got done sofar:smile: paulmsmith - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting this is my resto little by little. I hope to have the under body done by the middle of next month and then it is off to the frame to do that work.
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Well Instro84 I will say this much i have had the cars for about 10 years and it was not till i became a member of this board till i got the inspiration to git mine done. It is only an 82/86 and it will be fited with a v8. neather one of them was a t or grand but i just plane love the body style. So get your butt moving LOL
OK i got a few more. I did this much over the corse of about 3 days. This is being done on a very tight budget. Im not going to drive this car in the winter so im only useing Rustoloum paint and primer in a spray can. Plus i only get about 2-3 hours a day if im lucky to too work on it. Got to keep the wife happy and got to play with the 6 year old too. The picks show the wire whelling, priming, and the paint stages.
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Ok i got to back up a little bit.:redface: This the under side of the body back in late Jan./Feb. wire wheeled it,primed,and then used the do it yourself bed liner from wal-mart. I remind every one that this is on a tight budget! I will not be driving in the winter.The pick # 2 is the frame after sitting out side for the winter.
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Pick(1) is of the rear end out. Pick(2) the olds moter & tranny out. Pick(3) Upper & lower control arms,springs Sway bar,and stearing box removed. Pick(4) Just a close up of the rusty frame (not to bad for a NW OHIO car thats from 86) Pick(5) Just an over all view to see what i have for the work ahead of me.
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turbonut85
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Looks all too familiar!! Keep up the good work! I am glad to see that I am not the only one crazy enough to do this!! I'll keep watching for more pics!
Keep up the good work! I am glad to see that I am not the only one crazy enough to do this!! I'll keep watching for more pics!I took this shot just to give some laughs:tongue: the front and rear bumper laying on the back of the frame to give a counter ballance to the front. The moter and tranny were still bolted to the frame. thank god for steel bumpers:biggrin: There is a jake stand under the front member too. opps i will learn from this to stable thing better in the future.
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turbonut85
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It is an 86 Regal. From What i know You could order them from the factory this way This is the #'s from the cowel tag. G 09a 4GJ47P 507954
71L LACQUER
79B AR9 CB4 79T
If anyone can explane the codes it would be helpfull
71L is the body color LAQUER is obviously the paint type AR9 is the seat configuration...pretty sure that is the bucket seats
4GJ47P = 4 is the BUICK div number, G is the body type, J47 is two door regal coupe, and I believe the P is for Pontiac Michigan plant...not for sure.
CB4 might be for a Landau vinyl top. Thats about all I can tell you without my books that the old man has.:redface: HTH
Well I did not get to work on the frame at all and did not get much time at all to do much. I did get time to grab the Mothers polish and do the 4 rims and tires. :biggrin: The rims are (back) 14x9 Tire size is G60-14 (front) 14x7 P185/75R14
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here are some engine picks of the 350 olds. Got board of working on the frame at this point,but the wife did order the frame washers for me from g-bodyparts. That is my birthday gift that is today. So about a week or two i will be on the frame. Sometimes you got to love the wife.:biggrin:
