What did you do to your Car today?

[Ringo64]

12 hours ago, Wrongway said:

Here ya go bud. Its just cool lol.

It's the little details sometimes which are amazing. Love it!

[Wrongway]

Glad to share bro. Its really is the little things Ringo. I smile every time i see that lol

[wdl182]

Just now, JUSTA6 said:

I've never used an aftermarket wiring kit.   Would still rather visit the dentist than mess with wiring, but take your time, you'll get it.  I Have alot more time than $$$, always figured, if you get in a jamb, there is always somebody that can fix it.  Even did my own seats/interior during the "new frame" resto.  Will never have the skills of Last Indian (wouldn't that be helpful??)  But I've truly built the GTO from the ground up N by myself.  You'll figure it out bro.  Whats left thats not working??? 

Everything is working now !! I've been out driving as much as possible!!

Just now, Wrongway said:

Glad to share bro. Its really is the little things Ringo. I smile every time i see that lol

When I first got my Bonneville I turned on the headlights and hit the dimmer switch and Chief lit up!! That was the coolest thing I have ever seen !! Still cool to see it.

[wdl182]

Just now, JUSTA6 said:

LMAO   fooseball table.  I have had that since the early 70's  waiting for the right spot to install. Had it installed on my boat for awhile with a sign ...A$$ Grass or cash, NOBODY rides for free.    No, Mama wouldn't let me use it in the GTO  Had to change it up a bit.  Wow, the indicator ,thats a new one to me.  Would like to see that.  Already wondering how to install on my dash.??   Need to get my dash pulled.  Have the new veneer to install on it.  New climate controls and LED dash lights.    

My wood veneer was toast so I replaced with a Thin Carbon fiber veneer.

[Frosty]

22 hours ago, notallthere said:

Wiring my therapy.  Car has tunes.

Got pictures of the FrankenChevelle?

[Wrongway]

Ohhh, I like that wdl182. Where did you order that from and was it precut? My "wood" was trashed to so I pealed it off. Been trying to decide what to replace it with.

Edited August 2, 2020 by Wrongway

[JUSTA6]

3 hours ago, wdl182 said:

My wood veneer was toast so I replaced with a Thin Carbon fiber veneer.

Looks good. 182...Do you have the famous chief head highbeam indicator?

[64 kiwi boni]

9 hours ago, wdl182 said:

My wood veneer was toast so I replaced with a Thin Carbon fiber veneer.

the carbon fibre looks great mate

and it goes nicely with all the chrome

[wdl182]

2 hours ago, Wrongway said:

Ohhh, I like that wdl182. Where did you order that from and was it precut? My "wood" was trashed to so I pealed it off. Been trying to decide what to replace it with.

I ordered it on line and it was not precut! had to cut and trim myself using Good scissors ! I'll try to find website for you. okay I got them from Protechcomposites.com they had a sample pack  one pound of assorted styles sizes and thickness! which I bought, however looking back I would not recommend because a lot of these I could not use. Go to their site and make your choice. They have a lot of choices, mine was the high gloss version. Your dash is looking good I've always experimented with different finishes! Not a fan of the wood graining! I used a kitchen laminet before in place of the wood grain on a 66 Lincoln Convertible I once owned and got a lot of complements on that! I like to think out side the box.

 

32 minutes ago, JUSTA6 said:

Looks good. 182...Do you have the famous chief head highbeam indicator?

Yes I do and it makes me smile every time I hit the High Beams !!

 

[Wrongway]

Ok cool. Thank you i will check them out. I also had a 66 Lincoln! Mine was a yellowish white (original paint) hardtop with suicide doors. I've been on the look out for another one. All of them that I see are either WAY over priced for what they've got or rotted away to nothing lol. Do you have any pics of it?

[Frosty]

I was planning on working on Lucy this weekend but the weather turned crappy with storms on and off all day Saturday and Sunday. So no point in dragging the car out to get rained on. I did managed to assemble Lucy's new radio from RetroSound. So I feel I got something accomplished this weekend. Some assembly is definitely required. 

The radio is a digital/bluetooth unit. You have to choose the proper face plate and pushbuttons for your application. I choose the chrome buttons and knobs. This is the Daytona Motor 2 unit that is suppose to fit the Tempst/Lemans/GTO dash.

The face plate and pushbuttons attach with small micro screws to the side of the radio. Ribbon connectors are used to connect the buttons and face plate to the radio.

The finsihed product.

Mounting brackets on each side of the radio are attached next for the knob stems. The brackets can moveabout 1/2" forward or backwards by loosening the 4 mounting screws on each side. The stems themselves are widely adjustable too. This radio can be directly connected to speakers or use an amplifier. It is also bluetooth capable. It will also work with your smartphone or iPhone thru a rear auxiliary USB connection.

 

 

[Wrongway]

That's awesome Frosty. You'll have to let us know how the sound quality is.

[Frosty]

I am curious too Wrongway. I was surprised in the reviews by Custom Autosound, who've been around for awhile. A lot of them were real bad reviews. Not much on Retro Sound, so this is a crap shoot. Notallthere said he got a Retro Sound unit for the FrankenChevelle as well. So we'll find out together how well they work.

Edited August 3, 2020 by Frosty

[wdl182]

21 hours ago, Wrongway said:

Ok cool. Thank you i will check them out. I also had a 66 Lincoln! Mine was a yellowish white (original paint) hardtop with suicide doors. I've been on the look out for another one. All of them that I see are either WAY over priced for what they've got or rotted away to nothing lol. Do you have any pics of it?

Yes from the 2007 Hot Rod Power Tour !!

8 hours ago, Frosty said:

I was planning on working on Lucy this weekend but the weather turned crappy with storms on and off all day Saturday and Sunday. So no point in dragging the car out to get rained on. I did managed to assemble Lucy's new radio from RetroSound. So I feel I got something accomplished this weekend. Some assembly is definitely required. 

The radio is a digital/bluetooth unit. You have to choose the proper face plate and pushbuttons for your application. I choose the chrome buttons and knobs. This is the Daytona Motor 2 unit that is suppose to fit the Tempst/Lemans/GTO dash.

The face plate and pushbuttons attach with small micro screws to the side of the radio. Ribbon connectors are used to connect the buttons and face plate to the radio.

The finsihed product.

Mounting brackets on each side of the radio are attached next for the knob stems. The brackets can moveabout 1/2" forward or backwards by loosening the 4 mounting screws on each side. The stems themselves are widely adjustable too. This radio can be directly connected to speakers or use an amplifier. It is also bluetooth capable. It will also work with your smartphone or iPhone thru a rear auxiliary USB connection.

 

 

When I put my first retro I was a little overwhelmed also, but it went together great. It will do almost everything except change your socks. The sound is tremendous in my 64! Good luck with it. 

[wdl182]

6 hours ago, Wrongway said:

That's awesome Frosty. You'll have to let us know how the sound quality is.

I've had them in 3 different cars and sound quality is Fantastic !! Highly recommend. You can see mine in previous pictures I posted.

[Wrongway]

Wow whata Lincoln bro!!! I looked at a white convertible a couple of years ago in commerce township. Loved it just couldn't swing it lol. Thanks for the pics.

I'll take a look at Retro Sound when I get to that point Frosty. My thought all along was to build a panel in the trunk with a Bluetooth head unit to my phone so I could keep the interior looking factory. But those blend pretty well it looks like from wdl182's pictures. 

[64 kiwi boni]

very nice radio Frosty👍

i have had one and it worked great 

[Frosty]

The Buick Roadmonster came home from the repair shop after being there nearly 3 weeks and $2300 bill later.

Battery drain fixed - a dome light was left on - doh!

Replaced failed engine coolant temp sensor and pigtail - temp gauge now works

Replaced negative battery terminal for better connection

Repaired headlight switch from flopping around inside the dash 

Replaced missing screw on front passenger headlight

Fixed rear driver side passenger door window - jumped out of its track

Replaced driver door handle with a new one and painted it to match.

Complete front end rebuild - shocks, coil springs, ball joints, and at least one tie rod end.

Front end alignment 

All that and I had to stop and get gas too.

The car definitely doesn’t sag in front like it use to nor does it pull to the right when you brake.

I am going to be paying the kid to wash, wax, and detail the car this week. Something I don’t think my dad ever did in the last 10 or so years

[Stewy]

The past, almost a week now, has been spent working on Rubi. Each evening (really the only time I have, well, time) I spend around three hours per panel, working my way around the body, cleaning up the mess that is, what I've come to call, the "Car Wash" affect (i.e. lots of swirling! - previous owner, apparently, loved the mechanical - non touchless - car washes). The process is exhausting and very time consuming however I think the results are night-and-day difference! Once I figured out the polish, compound and pad combination, the clear coat is coming along very nicely; also loving the dual action machine I picked up recently.

In the coming days I am planning on turning my attention to Ren for a few days - the Bricks official week (which has gone to pot for this year) is next week so next week I would really like to get some cruising in with her (even though I still don't have her audio / auxiliary controls finished wiring... maybe before Christmas I'll get that done).

[Frosty]

I know what you mean Stewy, the Widetrackers are having our monthly club meeting on Saturday on the lawn of the Pontiac Transportation Museum (maintaining social distancing of course) and then they want to go cruise Woodward after the meeting. Hmmm....not a bad idea. It might be time to have some fun in the Roadmonster.

[reveredGTO]

I saw the email Widetrackers about Saturday's meet at the  museum.  We're bringing our goat. 

[reveredGTO]

I saw the email Widetrackers about Saturday's meet at the  museum.  We're bringing our goat.   Hey Frosty, we'll look for you there

 

 

[JUSTA6]

I hope to be there, look forward to meeting you.

[Frosty]

13 hours ago, reveredGTO said:

I saw the email Widetrackers about Saturday's meet at the  museum.  We're bringing our goat. 

 

1 hour ago, reveredGTO said:

I saw the email Widetrackers about Saturday's meet at the  museum.  We're bringing our goat.   Hey Frosty, we'll look for you there

 

 

 

31 minutes ago, JUSTA6 said:

I hope to be there, look forward to meeting you.

I look forward to seeing you guys there then. I will be in the white Buick Roadmonster this time around. Lucy is still torn apart.

Revered - it will be nice to finally meet up with you.

[reveredGTO]

Likewise!  We'll see you all this Saturday.