Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr. Chevy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You Canadians love your Tim Hortons....... LOL LOL....
Rich </div></div>

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img] Specially when it is the &quot;Roll Up The Rim To Win&quot; time of the year for prizes, pardon the pun Ryan LOL

Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
 

I am a stereotypical Tim Hortons junkie.

Dan, we cut 2 X 4's to place the front clip on:-)

Ryan

Re: Ryan Weaver's 1969 Olds Cutlass S W31 Club Coupe
 

Peace:-)

Ryan

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...6-img_4942.jpg

I wanted to try posting in the new forum:-)

Ryan

Here is myself, Al Stager, My Dad, and Terry (RamblerDealer)

Closer to spinning:-)

Made brackets.

Ryan

spinning!!:grin:

Albert, you are too fast.

I am trying to find time here and there to get mine spinning.

Sunday afternoon is booked!!

Ryan

The front half is in the air:-)

The back half is close, but I need to fix the two furthest back body mount caged nuts.

Progress:-)

Ryan

I test fit the rear half of the rotisserie, I need to adjust one hole placement 69, vs 70 Cutlass must be different? Also need to nip off 1/2 inch from the 3.5 inch square tubes so I can adjust them side to side a wee bit.

Then I need to get the cart out and test the center of gravity. By the hundreds of pictures on the internet I should be about 6 inches low..... TBD.

Ryan

Nice, getting close :D

Dan

Dont look so sad... You are making progress.. lol

That's his "Wheeler Dealer - Mike Brewer" look :D

Dan

And might I add there is another reason for this photo... ;)

But holy poop the resemblance is uncanny..!!..


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I have to meet this Mike Brewer guy:-)

Ryan

PS: He is handsome as hell!!

I went out and froze my ass off last night:-)

The body was suspended in the air for a few minutes:/) I quickly blocked it up again, as I want to add more support for the tail and a chain as a safety.

Yes way overkill but the way rotisseries hold up bodies "at arms length" is a very stressful lifting method.

I should be spinning this week:-)

Ryan

No pictures, my I-Phone dies as soon as it freezes:-( I thawed it out but wasn't going back out in the cold!!!!

Even colder tonight, we have lift off:-)

Jamie and I started centering the car, a little off to one side.

I added a come along and my angle iron with eye bolts through the floor of the trunk to take some weight.

We pulled the pin and spun it about 5 degrees.... FUN!!!! Still way below center.... soon she will spin!!!!

Ryan

Come on....I want to see that cars belly and you "standing" next to it with full face shield on and power grinder in hand :D

Dan

ME TOO!!!

Brutal being so close, and yet a little farther......

I skipped working on the car to take my daughter for a driving lesson last night..... she wanted to buy mascara........ so what can a Dad do in Shoppers Drug Mart............. Car Magazines....... Swimsuit Edition........... Albert's 300 Deluxe ZL1........... I left the magazine stand like this for the next guy to appreciate:-)

Ryan

You, my friend, are a kind soul!!!!!!!

I thought so:-)

Ryan

Lol

Actual Progress:-)

I got the body spinning, I don't plan to go 360 just 90 degrees either way to vertical. SUCCCESS!!

My hunny came out to run the pin for me as the car is still a little below the center of gravity. I can push it up the vertical myself but certainly can't reach the pin at the same time. I raised the front to help but it is still below center..... not sure if this matters? I think this is just for convenience? If so it is very convenient to start grinding:-)

This is a big night and huge thanks go to Terry and Shane that each loaned me rotisserie items and helped me switch the frame for the body:-)

I am sore, and sweaty, and tired, and Happy!!!

Ryan

Well done :D

Get that retired grinder back out on the job. You should have that under carriage done in no time :D and reverse the entire process and get that body back on the nice freshly restored frame :D

Dan

Dan: I am excited to wire wheel till I drop!!

Darrell: I like that happy dancing guy:-)

Ryan

Shane that loaned me the brackets shared these pictures of his 1970 Cutlass S W31, so I am not worried about them breaking:-)

Fantastic !!!!! Great progress!!

Milestone accomplishment! Things are going to be happening now...

We be grinding:-)

I covered or removed the last of the stuff in the garage and got started grinding the floor. I cleaned one stripe at arm height, wow this rotisserie is a magical ergonomic device:-)

The floor is in great shape, a few spots at the rear wheel wells otherwise it looks perfect!!!

Ryan

Beautiful floors :D

YOU NEED A REAR DEFROST FACE SHIELD MODEL :D

Dan

Looks solid under there! Nice progress Ryan. :biggthumpup:

Or stop blowing all that hot air.. :shocked: Just kidding. :D


As for the floors..

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Awesome update, lookin' good Ryan!
:beers:
~ Pete

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keep those factory runs in place if you can

Jason: I will only wire wheel to bar metal where there is pitting or rust, the Lansing paint runs will be kept:-) I am so happy with the condition under the Zeibart coating.

Pete: I will have Al over to the house Monday night to check out the progress:-)

Darrell/Dan: My other face shield is much better, I will give it a try tonight:-)

Damien/Helmut/Dave: Thanks for the motivating comments!!!

I can actually see a car in my minds eye.......... for a while I could only see a mountain......... one step at a time!!!!!

This chassis restoration is fun, I can't imagine taking the whole car apart:-(

Ryan

The picture is what I see in my mind:-)

I forgot to mention I invited Al over on our cars birthday 3 27 :-) Same day as Chuck Morse picked up his 69 Chevelle:-)

I got quite a bit of time in the garage tonight:-) this is so easy on a rotisserie and so much cleaner:-)

Ryan

You'll have a painting party....painting the under carriage that is....when AL is visiting :D

Dan

Great work. You deserve a https://media.giphy.com/media/14gBeWiKVy7KBa/giphy.gif

Hi Ryan your coming along great you have a lot of work already, looking good. Thanks
for the kind words on my chevelle another birthday coming up. I don,t know if I told
you and but I sent for the NCRS docs a while back,I learned my car was built on the
Wed the 19th in Baltimore and signed papers and drove it home the 27th a Thursday
kind of cool , take care my freinds.

Chuck

Chuck,

I always knew your Chevelle was a good Chevelle....knowing it avoided Mondays` and Friday`s :D

Dan

More progress:-)

The wheel wells are nasty to clean out:-(

Ryan