Ready for launch!!

The body is now on the shop rotisserie, I also lowered the body so I can block it up on the truck. I get nervous transporting the car in pieces.

I removed the cowl seal, screen, wipers and arms, and the lower trim off the windshield. The metal under the trim is spectacular, I was concerned that would be a MAW, but A-OK.

The shop has a booth at Motorama car show in Toronto so they are away for the weekend. Al Corporon got to meet them :-) I needed to get prepared.

I have been trading E-Mails with Lynn Stager to arrange a visit, most likely next week. She has searched and found the Ayr County Garage Shop Foreman that helped Al Stager order and maintain the car from new. I hope he is chatty!!! I also hope he can steer me towards some more dealer memorabilia. I want a dealer tag so bad.

I have made a weird purchase, Dan tells me daily I am crazy:-) so be it!! I have a rear half of a 1969 Black rubber floor mat and a front and rear 1967 tan rubber mat bought.... yes my car came with carpet.... is this correct nope.... is it my car..... yup.... to appease the paint daubers I bought a half used half new black carpet. This is all to allow me to put the car together with a very Stock vibe and then upgrade it with my various shifters.... original Hurst, Competion Plus, Street Super, and RamRod :-)

Whew... thumbs are sore :-)

Ryan

I had a small Oldsmobile army helping me get the wipers off:-) I had lots of PPE on as I was using an air gun just before my hunny snapped some pictures.

Ryan

You're the "GOOD" kind of Crazy!

Great Pics :-)

Dan

Progress Progress Progress!!! It's getting there Ryan! Looking good!!

Cheers
Dave

So Terry and I moved my body to the resto shop and got the frame home from the igloo:-)

Moving is progress:-)

Ryan

Moving Pictures
 

Moving Pictires

Please tell me you did not scratch that frame....why no front wheels?

Where are your frame engine pads?

What is that white stuff all over the ground :(

Progress indeed.... fun :)

Dan

Soft straps, hard powder coating:-) All good.

I stopped short of final Assembly before heading to the igloo, which I need to do NOW!!!

Snow:-)

Ryan

8 months to go....Easy Peasy :)

Dan

I looked at my schedule.... in the words of my grandfather "holy-snappen-ole-snap-on-a-vich

Ryan

Fun day!!!
Lynn Stager has been sleuthing for me and found Al’s main contact at County Garage Ayr Ltd.
I was able to call him to chat today, fun to say the least. Bill K. was a mechanic and part time sales person at the time. He remembered Al ordering the car from Bob Marson (RIP passed away a few years ago) He said the car was a 2 Door Post right awayJ Bill remembered that the car had the W package with the high performance 350 and HD 4 Speed trans. He thought it had power steering and brakes but quickly remembered the low vacuum precluded power brakes. I mentioned that the short block had been replaced under warranty and he agreed. “Yes I replaced that engine” J Bill said he had to send away the original short block back to GM, he told me “this means the car is no longer numbers matching” he said lots of components have codes on them like carburetors, starters, etc that link them to a specific car. I asked if he had any dealer memorabilia or knew of anyone who would have a dealer tag. He said they used a dealer sticker instead of a tag and that he would look around for me.
We talked about the documentation and history of the car and he said I had a really rare car and absolutely got it for the original ownerJ it is fun to confirm the past of my car.
I plan to visit Al and Lynn tonight so Bill asked if I would say hi as he hasn’t seen Al in years, which I absolutely will do. I also asked if he would be agreeable to meeting for coffee with Al to shoot the breeze, he said that would be great.
Fun car stuff!!
Ryan

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Awesome stuff Ryan, keep rockin!!!
Please pass greetings on to Al and Lynn for me too!
:beers:
~ Pete

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Absolutely:-)

PS: I looked at the invoice and the Salesman initials are RM I assume Bob is Robert.

I am having a killer Muscle Car day!!!

I visited with the original owners of my Cutlass W31 Tonight and we had a super fun chat!! Lots of time to talk about kids, grand kids, cars, you name it!! I shared how the chassis resto is going to progress and what has been competed so far. We talked about MCACN and I am very happy and proud to say they accepted my invitation to be part of the 2018 W31 Invitational Showcase:-) this is what the whole car thing is about for me!! Shiny metal is nice to look at but I quickly forget about the shiny cars with no history.... this “patina” car has made me new friends all over the place including the Stager’s “More than just a car”

Ryan

PS: The Stager’s say hi “Pete”

Took a quick run to Sam Grewal's last night for two 14 X 6 steel wheels.

I have 3 originals, and I got one from Dave Siltman... but I forgot about a spare.

The resto shop will paint them glade green when they touch up my car.

Ryan

Ryan,

Great news about the Stager’s :-)

Please invite the Stager’s to my Party on Saturday :)

Dan

Thanks Dan, I will extend the invitation:-)

Ryan

I spent the afternoon, jacked up the frame, washed every nook and crannie.

I removed the trans cross member to paint it bare steel. I started getting the brakes ready to assemble.

I need to get Boe-Shield for the non painted items.

Ryan

Goal: Rolling Chassis.

Ryan -- here is San Antonio, I found Boeshield at the local Bass Pro Shop ... Craig

Thanks!!!

I have heard it is at a local craft store.. Northernforce.....

Ryan

Did some W31 running around today.

Reorganized the igloo and brought home 2 SS11’s, 2 tires, 5 14 X 6 steel wheels (I finally created a full set!!!)

I brought home my M20, my original bellhousing. (I want to assemble the car as close to original as possible. (I have so many parts to hop it up after)

I raced to a local store to get Boeshield, I am going to coat anything not painted in that stuff. A year of sitting in the igloo has shown me the non painted parts would end up looking like crap unless I protect them. Lines, clips, bolts, nuts, etc are getting Boeshielded :-)

Ryan

Thanks Northernforce :-)

Lee Valley Tools:-)

Ryan

How many cans did you buy?I love this thread-car is better in person(as well as the owner!!!)
Keep on Cruising!!!
Dave

This stuff is 30 bucks a can.... I bought ONE!

Thanks Dave :-)

Plan to visit, when the metal work and paint starts. Check it out.

Ryan

I dropped off the rims, and jack parts.

They will paint the rims dove grey all over then paint the faces Glade green when they touch up the body.

Ryan

Don,t mean to hi jack this but your car has birthday today 3/27/69 great for you and you know the original owners too, keep up the good work Ryan looking good.



Chuck

How can something perfectly related be hi-jack? Thanks Chuck!!!

I would have missed it totally!!

Happy "Green 325HP, 4 speed, GM, A-Body" Birthday:-)

Ryan W.

My next critical step is to make the chassis a roller to pick up the body.

I thought I had a wheel cylinder issue but was incorrect. I remembered the WS's didn't want to fit between the raised surfaces on the backing plates but measured it all up and no issue.

Ryan

Brake bits.

Ryan 260 pages is pretty impressive! Yea I rebuilt the wheel cylinders front calipers and my master cylinder myself!

Thanks Ryan had a couple of cold ones at the Legion to celebrate a lot of good memories
see you at Nocc in Aug.

Chuck

Ryan, I wish I had seen your backing plates a few weeks ago. I just threw away a pair of front 9 inch drum backing plates with zero rust pits. I believe they would have been a direct fit for your car. Got tired of looking at them on the work bench and ASSUMED no one could use them, as most guys change to disc brakes.

From now on, I will post parts for free on here before pitching them.

Car is looking great. Hoping to get to see it at MCACN this year or next. Have fun.

I booked my hotel today!! (I was considering one night but couldn’t do it)

Ryan

We all have a few pits:-) Character!!!

MCACN this November, I already paid!!! CU there:-)

Ryan

I media blasted the small brake parts I need to reuse. (Some parts are the same in the kit)

I started figuring out my from drums, I replaced one hub and drum and the seal is slightly different from side to side..... hard to explain and hard to post pictures.... I think I have a solution, other than the kid at NAPA staring blankly at me:-(

Ryan

Ryan, based on the pictures of the 2 seals you posted on facebook I believe you do have different size's , If you can find a part number on the seal with a Flange I can verify it for you but I really think it is an SKF/C/R # 17815 it is flanged and a smaller 2.332"od (for 2.328" bore ) Let me know If I can help any further
Aaron A

Aaron: Everything you and Tweed sent me was exactly correct.

The one hub and drum I bought was a 1968 or early 1969 so I have the seal area turned the same as the 1969 hub so the same seal fits both sides.

I can sleep tonight:-) I was worried my car would drive in circles :-)

Ryan

looking amazing Ryan !

Ryan, Glad to help out and worst case you could have put that on the side that pulls the wheel off the ground from the Monster torque and you wold have been fine !! LOL ;0

Helps to Have a lathe !! Nice Work