- Go to the Painting 101
Article (end-to-end painting process on 66 300)
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Go to the Leather Seat Repair and Restoration Article
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Go to the Body Repair and Paint Article
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Go to the Replacing Upper Control Arm Bushings Article
57 Restoration saga follows.
- Explanation
- Part 1- Bringing Katherine home, opening her up
- Part 2- Installing timing-chain, cleaning pistons
- Part 3- More engine-work, FM Radio, Doing your own work
- Part 4- Finishing engine, Pulling wheels (or attempting to)
- Part 5- Pulling wheels, brakework & carb
- Part 6- A distracting accident
- Part 7- Sandblasting, Wheel-cylinder rebuilding, "Rusty
'57's"
- Part 8- Finding a local '57 soul-mate
- Part 9- Axle seals, Brakes & Transmission
- Part 10-Special brake trick, 59 Parts Car, Axle seals and brakes
- Part 11-Removing trim & bumpers, Wanting to save ALL old cars,
Trunk & interior
- Part 12-Removing window-cranks, Carpet & floor, Thoughts about
upholstery
- Part 13-Transmission broken in transit
- Part 14-Rust removal and prevention
- Part 15-Transmission case and warts
- Part 16-Ouch that hurts!
- Part 17-Door Skins
- Part 18-Coat Hangers and High Notes!
- Part 19-Patch Panels & To Custom or not to Custom?
- Part 20-Big AIR and thinking about FINS
- Part 21-More Air, More Rust, more more..and a decision
- Part 22-FINS
- Part 23-Wheel arch and rear quarter panel
- Part 24-Migs, Kitty Hair, & Bondo
- Part 25-It's Filler Time!
- Part 26-More patches
- Part 27-Ragtop???
- Part 28-Going Topless!!!
- Part 29-Pulling the dash
- Part 30-SKETCHES!
As of January 2003, this project is on hold. I got into metalshaping as
an extension of my interest in patch panels and body work and it has become a
minor addiction. In 2002, I joined the Metalshapers group (Metalshapers.org),
built a bunch/bought of equipment (English Wheel, Air Hammer, Bead Roller,
Pullmax, 2 lathes, Mill, and some smaller stuff.). This has taken over
considerable room in my shop and I decided to sell the 38 Studebaker Pickup and
move the 57 out under a shed until I get back to it. Don't know when this
will be. I've kind of lost interest and have other projects that interest
me more, specifically:
- Minor restoration and paint on my 'new' 66 300 (saga forthcoming)
- Complete restoration and paint on the 68 Imperial Convertible I purchased
from Robert Soule (yellow and black, saga also forthcoming)
- Getting the 50 Crown Limo brakes fixed and driving. I'll then decide
if I want to restore it or sell it to someone who can put the bucks in it to
do it right
- The one I'm looking most forward to is the 61 GeeA Limo project. (If
you have read this far, you realize I'm a fabricator at heart)
- Then I have the 60 Windsor to do
Of course by the time I finish all this, I will probably have found a couple
dozen more and drug some of them home. At some point, I'll get
re-energized on the roadster if I don't get too old first.
Hope you enjoyed the story!
Kerry
