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Good to see another 4 door Holiday being saved!
I had a few people ask. This is the stuff I used to polish the stainless. I bought it at the Charlotte auto fair. I'll have to pick more up...
It was in good shape when I bought it. Didn't run, but it would fire after pouring gas in the carb. It was sitting at the back of a car guy's...
Wow thanks guys. I won't post any more till I'm finished with it. The goal for this car was to make it a safe daily driver. Seatbelts and...
I have been pretty busy with a new job, and it has been snowy here, so work on the olds has slowed. I did get to clean up my junkyard seats a bit...
It will help a lot! I'm planning to do one door at a time and disassemble everything: locks, door rods, and window mechanism and clean it all up...
Right on. Good luck!
A couple YouTubes. First time I tried starting it (bad fuel pump, open headers) http://youtu.be/ti09lKO1v90 Stuck hydro wouldn't move. Forward...
I have seen this proven and disproven on YouTube. Some say you can also rub it with aluminum foil while it is in the vinegar. Who knows. Others...
Wow! Best info I could ever ask for on the windows! Also, you need to frame this one and put in in the shop. Pure art. [IMG]
I saw in a vid you were looking for used glass for your vent window. Your car is similar to mine. I was quoted around $250 for all 6 side...
I got started again on my car: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=863710 I decided that i'm going to go get some of that coating...
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it has been cold and snowy the last few weeks, so i have been hand polishing the interior pieces. the entire interior is covered in this heavy...
My molding is all rotted and cracked. Even if i spent the $200+ to buy new and went through the pain in the butt install, i have a feeling this...
Next up was the roof. That tar carpet stuff on the roof is nasty. I tried to scrape it off, but that didn't work. I decided to hit it with the...
thanks! this car is amazingly, astonishingly solid. the ONLY rot in the floors i found was in the rear seat footwell. the trunk is 100%...
I snagged some beige power heated leather seats from my car's great-grandson at a u-pull-it for $125 total: [IMG] [IMG] These have the...
Hi Guys. I was inspired to get back to work by Cobalt in this thread: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=820373 Anyway, I...
I need more inspiration! Any updates? :)
Gotta keep the critters out!
Best tip i've heard yet! :)
I did some research yesterday and came to the same conclusion as you and i ordered a hose fed gun off amazon along with a moisture separator for...
Thank you for posting your tips and tricks! I'm going to get one of those spot blasters at Harbor Freight. I could at least strip the small...
Well, it took me a while searching, but I finally found my mid-fifties cruiser. I just drug home a 1955 Oldsmobile Holiday Sedan Super 88 (I...
Cool! Do you have some pictures?
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