Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Some have rusted, been repaired and rusted again:-)

Ryan

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Gentlemen I have always heard that the body needs to be braced before removing the complete floors like that because the body is so unstable. Is there any truth to that. Apparently Ricks comfortable with not doing it. Just looking for the knowledge. Rick glad to see that old tired beast is getting a second chance at life. Keep the pics coming!

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The guy doing this rebuild for me had just finished doing an Olds Cutlass convertible.
Other than a couple braces to attach the cowl section to the rear inner quarters, he had the body sitting on jackstands just like this one is. That car is now a beautiful finished piece, that fits together like it should.
Obviously with the post sedan body, the extra bracing was not required.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Great point Rick never took in consideration the post for the bracing.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Neat car, looking forward to seeing it when it's done.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Great progress! That will be awesome when completed. Hopefully in the VERY near future you will have some extra room in your garage for work space [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="font-style: italic">Pretty sure there are some rusty Canadian Post Sedans
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Not Pretty sure - But for certain.

Dan</span></div></div>

Are you guys talking about another L78 black post sedan in rough shape?

I'm following this thread closely because the topic is very familiar.
Keep the pics coming Rick.

RP

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Indeed Randy - Hopefully for my Next 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Reunion you and Rick will be Side by Side [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

A few slight differences B90 M40......anything else?

Ryan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Ryan,
I'm not sure if Rick's has vinyl or cloth interior.

Randy

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

752

Ryan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

A little more progress, as we now have the floor fitted.
We had to do a lot of repair work to the rockers/inner rockers, as someone had decided to drive a large punch through the bottoms of the rockers for drainage or something.
We also felt the best way to get at the holes and jack damage on the outer rocker, was to remove the inner rocker.
After a lot of cleaning, welding and grinding, as well as some primer sealer to the inner rocker, and POR 15 applied to the inside of the outer rocker, we were ready to affix the inner rockers to the new floor pan.
I originally was going to use a floor out of another car, but we realized the pan was slightly tweaked from a wreck the donor car had, and there was some small rust holes starting in the driver's footwell, that grew as I tried to weld them. With that, decided to use a good repo pan.
We'll have to remove the bucket seat brackets off it, and later put in a good used bench seat floor hump.

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Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Very nice Rick!

Me Like [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very nice Rick!

Me Like [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan </div></div>

Thank you.
It all fit together very nice after the Dr. of Steel had his way with it. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

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I like it, too! Soon, you and &quot;the Dr. of Steel&quot; will have more room to 'operate' [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

One question....are the repro floor pans available with bench seat mounts and 4 speed hump? Not that I need it, just curious.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bill Pritchard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I like it, too! Soon, you and &quot;the Dr. of Steel&quot; will have more room to 'operate' [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

One question....are the repro floor pans available with bench seat mounts and 4 speed hump? Not that I need it, just curious. </div></div>

It looks like the bench seat mount holes, with weld-nuts, are there so after we cut the bucket seat brackets off, it should be set. We'll know for sure soon.
I don't think there are any floors with the bench seat shift hump already installed, but I didn't look very much for that as I've had this new floor in stock here for a few years. I don't remember seeing any suppliers with that option years ago anyway.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Very nice work repairing the vehicle. One question I have , are you sandblasting in the garage -and if so what type of equipment are you using or method of keeping the mess down ?. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, John

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: john s</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very nice work repairing the vehicle. One question I have , are you sandblasting in the garage -and if so what type of equipment are you using or method of keeping the mess down ?. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, John </div></div>

John,
No sandblasting will be done in the garage or here at all.
After we are done with our metal repair and replacement, but before we hang the quarter panels, the body shell will go on to a rotisserie. Then when all is done, we have a guy who will come get the shell on the rotisserie, soda blast it, and return it to us for final body smoothing, etc.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Rick, fantastic job to you and your hired gun. Great to see you working on the old girl.

Kurt [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Thanks Rick, I'm kinda at the point you are with my project, but I'm leery of putting it back on the rotisserie with the quarters off. Are you planning to add bracing? I hope I'm not derailing your thread and apologize if I am.
John.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

No problem John.
Part of the reason for this thread is to help others tackle a tough situation like repairing bad rust. (Is there such a thing as good rust) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img]
I will ask Eric exactly when he wants the car up on the rotisserie again, but I thought he had told me it would be after the lower sections were replaced. I'll get back on this.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

----Rick,,,Bet Terry would be over watching all this! Maybe he is.......Bill S

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Yes - He is watching - Indeed he is [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Dan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----Rick,,,Bet Terry would be over watching all this! Maybe he is.......Bill S </div></div>

Yeah, he'd be over here at the Ponderosa, as he liked to call my place, setting up the next car deal.
He definitely is around here, as I think about him and the fun he was/is.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: john s</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks Rick, I'm kinda at the point you are with my project, but I'm leery of putting it back on the rotisserie with the quarters off. Are you planning to add bracing? I hope I'm not derailing your thread and apologize if I am.
John.
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We got the floor all welded in now. Man there is a lot of it that needed to be done. Took all day.
No picture updates as it all looks pretty much the same, but now the car is solid on the bottom.

Next step, to move the rear jack stands forward to just in front of where the rear axle would sit.
Then we will remove the trunk floor and replace.
After that it will go on a rotisserie for the quarter panels, one side then the other, not taking both off at the same time.
Looking forward to next Saturday. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Perfect timing - just in time for MCACN`s - roll her in as a Project [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Thanks for the info Rick, keep up with the good work and pics when you can.
John

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Rick,
Everyday I look for new updates on your post project. Looking forward to the seeing the transformation to a finished badazz post car.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Pictures should up today from this weekends progress - Plus I understand Rick had another observant Post Sedan owner stop by for a visit [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/youguysrock.gif[/img]

Dan

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Got a bunch done yesterday.
Here's a couple shots for a teaser.

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I sure am happy to see it on that roll-around body dolly [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Bill Pritchard</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I sure am happy to see it on that roll-around body dolly [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img] </div></div>

Indeed [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Bill - hopefully you`ll have her home for Thanksgiving [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Looking Great Rick!

Dan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Hiding in the bottom of the right rear quarter.

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Left rear quarter cut off.
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See-through trunk area
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Rear panel lopped off
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Wheelhouse removed
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Donor rear section being prepped for install
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Ready to position rear donor section
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Lining it up
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Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Trunk floor and wheelhouses look pretty clean! That's the way to do it - all at once. Nice work buddy, keep us updated!

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Looking good Rick. Big project. I'm sure it will look great in the end.

I see you got a couple of extra screw drivers and lugnuts out of the deal. Funny what is hidden in these cars.

Phil Woj.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

I stopped by Rick's place yesterday. He and his co-worker were hard at it. Rick said it's the deepest he's ever been in a car but he sure seemed like he was having fun.

Below is a picture of Rick's doctor at work.

Kurt

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Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Boy it really is all about that bass!!

Nice behind!

Ryan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

I certainly hope the screw driver and tools are by CRAFTSMAN [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Dan

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Rick,

BE CERTAIN you duplicate the factory foam pad between outer wheel well and quarter panel on the left side [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps2f966859.jpg

Dan