Projects My 60 Chevy Sedan Delivery ! Back on the road !

Congrats - after getting the basic needs done just go and enjoy it

 

been having loads of fun with it already... fun driver

 

well got the tires on it, now get to have a rear wheel stud the tire store snapped off fixed on their dime.... and buy new mag washers they over tightened on last Saturday... new tire are so much nicer !

 

windshield on the way !

 

Well this sucked today !

 

AWSOME this is a great way to have a daily driver and mucho fun in a low buck environment. Now maybe I will get some ambition to get that old El Camino behind the barn going

 

Great looking delivery,I remember vividly Gallent -Belks here in town had a light blue one for their delivery's..as a teenager I thought it was one of the coolest looking delivery trucks I had ever seen. HRP

 

its really a fun car to drive, has updated front 79 Camaro front clip.... drives nice... was hoping to get the windshield installed ... guess that's a no for now.... lol

 

Very Kool ! Enjoy !

 

Restoration Specialties may have the clips you're looking for.

 

well tried my hand at a little paint buffing last night... That old orange paint might just shine again.... Had to laugh, bought a Harbor Freight 6" buffer(I Know, I Know not the greatest tools ) But I didn't want to buy a expensive Makita . I figured could do any worse to the paint on the car already... The first buffer lasted about 25 minutes on the passenger door and went tits ups ( go figure right lol) so got another one... so will start on it again this weekend.... learning as I go ... fun !

 

Grab a couple of Meguiars #7 glaze to apply wet after the buffer work. 2-3 times and the shine will be amazing. This is 40 year old restored lacquer. 6 coats of #7 over 3 nights. Allow one coat over night.

 

not sure what this was painted with, but if I had to guess old lacquer for sure.. that hood looks great... going for some shine on the old girl.. there are some (well a lot were paint has chipped off 20 + year repaint maybe more) I'm wonder if anyone from the Longbeach, Ca area remembers this car rolling around in the mid to late 80's.. I know the history back to 1990... hmm curious ? anyone

 

well strike two on a windshield today.... will the third time be a charm.... just need to laugh...

 

spent a few hours hanging out with my pal Bruce, finished buffing it out... The shine came back pretty
good.... Its a old paint job and there are lots of chips , but for the first time trying my hand at it..I was pretty happy.. sorry for the crappy pic, phone camera

 

Where are you getting these windshields from? I need one for my 60 olds convert and I don't think I want to order from the place you did.

 

the windshield are coming from Plinkington Classic.. it's YRC freight system that's breaking the windshields and part shipper's poor packing... The shipping boxes aren't marked glass or fragile(if that would matter ) They just keep shipping them , number three is coming... I plan on contacting the manager regarding refunding my shipping charges. Since it's now going to be a month on trying to get a useable windshield..

 

You'd think someone in the glass business wud know how to pack their items and have the good, common sense to mark the container as "glass" and "fragile." While it is out of the glass company's hands once it goes to the shipper, again I'd like to think they'd have the good, common sense to find another shipper if the shipper can't handle their product properly. Damn! There I go thinking again. It gets me in more trouble!!

 

I said this to the customer service person with this company, that why would you not mark this "fragile" or "glass"... didn't seem that it matters to them...They just file claims with the carriers on damage and get paid. and the customer gets to wait again & again... I'm just curious if they use YRC freight the third time..

 

All I can say is that is one helluva way to run a business. It does nobody any good and just ticks off the customer. A great way to establish repeat business.

 

Well number three is on the way...and they shipped with the same freight company. fingers crossed

 

I've got my fingers, toes, and eyes crossed for ya!

 

If the third one is broken, I think I'd be hopping mad.

 

Come down to Pa. to Fall Carlisle or Hershey and pick up a new windshield yourself....pack it good for your trip home.....stan

 

I'll see if maybe I can take it as a carry on ! LOL

 

Thanks, my shipping freight charges are being refunded by Plinkington Classic. The manager is also contacting YRC freight account rep also regarding poor handling of freight.

 

surprise master cylinder today ! had to replace it, thank goodness is was updated to a dual circuit style... had brake fluid on the floor and ruined the paint on the fire wall... I guess luck didn't have carpet in the car any longer... have new sill plates and carpet coming... replacement windshield should be here on 8/31... then I can clean the floors and coat them ... put some dynamat done , the replace carpet has padding . Just done know if will provide enough sound absorbing

 

Now that's definitely a step in the right direction!

 

well I getting my shipping charges back helps.

 

so I received windshield #3....winner ! now just need to get it in the car... Plinkington Classic, the manager actual called me... was very sorry with all the issues with the windshields and the freight company breaking the windshields.. In the end I was refunded the shipping $125.00 and the third windshield had some small scratched and was given and additional $40.00 off it.. So in the long run they did good by me ...