Awesome Rick. Looks great!

Best,
Dave

The end of Metal Work
 

It looks pretty ugly, but all rot has been removed and all panels replaced with used GM metal, next step is to acid the body panels and sand blast the rest. Sadly I thought I was done, but as you will see in a few pictured down the line I tried shrinking some dents on the roof with some heat and that just turned into a massive oil canning mess

Underside Blasted and Primed
 

I ended up blasting in June. I about died doing the job in the heat.

Last Min Roof Change
 

Like I said earlier I destroyed the orig roof. This was a donor roof from a Buick that was a rust free Arizona car. Cant ever match original metal and how it fits.

Body Work Complete
 

These pictures represent a few hundred hours of block sanding and just sanding in general. Panels have been guide coated. Body seams have been seam sealed. Time for edging and chassis black paint now.

Chassis Black on underbody and Firewall
 

Fresh paint finally laid down

Nice :)

Wow, a ton of work. Congrats and keep it up.

That car looks incredible! Nice work.

Trunk Paint
 

First pic is trunk being base coated, 2nd two are after the spatter paint applied.

Body Complete
 

Body has been edged, and all chassis black painted. Interior panels also received there black treatment.

Wow, amazing work!

Absolutely beautiful!

Wow and WOW!! Looks great. Thanks for posting!

Body Back on the Frame
 

Put the body back on the frame. One thing I find odd for 66 or maybe just my car is that the factory used every single body mount up and down each side. It was 6 bushings and bolts per side.

Firewall Work
 

Sometimes progress never looks like very much but there was alot of hours in installing the following: Heater box, Wiper Motor, Engine Harness, Wire Gutter, Tach Harness, Clutch and Brake Pedals, Gas Linkage.....etc.

Steering Column Cover
 

Something I thought was unique. Only on a Flint car have I seen the boot for the clutch rod stapled to the main cover plate. Pretty smart on there part.

Doors
 

Got both Passenger and Drivers side doors on and fitted. Next will be the glass and then I will get the core support and Fenders on.

Started Dash Work
 

I think the Dashes in the 66 and 67 are really nice. Got some reproduction pieces which are pretty nice. I ended up repainting the upper trim bezel because it came in the wrong color and was painted a bit sloppy in the corners for my taste. Found a Sems paint that matched the original very well.

Sharp work! Great progress!!:3gears:

Fenders and Glass
 

Getting the car ready for paint once we get into early spring.

Wow...someone has been busy over the past couple of months. Progress is moving along nicely and the car is looking great. It's going to look killer with that new paint over the next few months. I'll be watching it.

:biggthumpup:

Getting Ready for Paint
 

Started Wet sanding the car this week. Hope to get the paint laid down before Thanksgiving.

66 Chevelle
 

Looking good!

Sealer and Paint
 

Finally got the Sealer laid down Friday and Painted the car today. Had some initial trouble as the color has alot of metallic. But after some adjustments to technique and my dad offering 40yrs of experience/tips I figured it out. Car has very little dirt and honestly the color is Beautiful. Im painting the tail cove black tomorrow. Hood and Trunk are next weekend.

Looking GOOOOOOOD! An unusual color that you don’t see enough of!!:biggthumpup:

Blacked Out Rear Cove
 

I had learned the car was just body paint in the Cove, but I like the look of the Black.

Beautiful work, not an easy color to spray.
top notch work there.

Great job! That is a beautiful car.

Looks great, can't wait to see it done.

Hello, I'm new to the group and just figuring out how to use the tools and make posts and replies so bare with me. I came across this post of your 66 L-78 car by doing a Google search. I actually am about to buy a 1 owner barn find with a L-78 4sp! The car was painted by the dealership back in 1966 Granada Hold because the original color (Chateau Slate) apparently was not selling at the time. The owner raced the color in Pennsylvania and parked it in his barn in 1982 and subsequently was killed in a tragic farming accident in Ohio. I'm being told they have all the original documents for the car and I have already verified the complete engine from carb to pan is all original. I will be sure to post photos. Nor sure if I can under this comment or not. Talk to you all soon, I should have the car by late spring as the owner is over in Afghanistan defending our freedom.

I would delete those pics. You show V.I.N. and license plate info for a car your trying to buy.

I completely agree,it's happened to me...delete that info.

Edited the pics to remove the VIN and plate info :beers:

Thanks for sharing this rare find. Very cool. I hope you actually get it

Mike

Thanks for that. I guess that was a bad idea. The owner is a close friend and the deal is already locked in, but I guess sharing pwrsonal info on the internet isn't a good idea! I appreciate everyone's input. I will post more pics after I pick her up.

You will want to start a thread of your own for that car. It's going to be very interesting to watch as you move forward with this. Be careful about the information that you share until the car is actually in your name and in your possession.

Isn't it sad that this is actually something that people have to worry about?

It’s all about money. The chase, seeing how much you can make on your investment, and the happiness when your buyers check clears. People are not sending back their “free” money from the “COVID” stimulus. When to Foxwoods casino in Connecticut to celebrate my sons 22nd birthday and the place was a free for all. Mobbed with people spending their checks, looking for the big hit. My brother had a 69 l88 in 1970. He paid 4,900. Now it sells for 500,000-800,000. Wacky

Yeah, I will do that. Prob not going to be posting anything else until she is in my garage. Thanks! Tom