Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Very interesting stuff! you and the Doctor are doing a great job, Rick [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Rick,
Coming along great! Since your sheet metal doctor has got the whole rear of the car dissected how does one know that the new panel is welded in correctly was there a vertical measurement taken off the floor at the tail panel. If it's off a half inch up or down could cause issues later on. Sheet metal work like this is very intriguing to me and I'm always trying to learn something is the only reason I'm asking.

What's the plan with the old tail panel? I need the two vertical braces on each side of the trunk latch. Interested in selling them?

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: chevyman0429</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rick,
Coming along great! Since your sheet metal doctor has got the whole rear of the car dissected how does one know that the new panel is welded in correctly was there a vertical measurement taken off the floor at the tail panel. If it's off a half inch up or down could cause issues later on. Sheet metal work like this is very intriguing to me and I'm always trying to learn something is the only reason I'm asking.

What's the plan with the old tail panel? I need the two vertical braces on each side of the trunk latch. Interested in selling them? </div></div>

We took some measurements and did some scribing as to where things originally were.
We won't do any welding until there is a trunk lid in place to use as a fit guide as well as mocking up the quarters.
This is all a first time for me, so I am surmising some of this, and will defer the actual procedure to my &quot;Dr&quot;.
I'll take pics again as he goes about the final fit.

I have to admit, as Kurt said, that this is fun to learn as the car goes through a nearly complete restructuring.

The 2 vertical braces off my old tail panel may not be any good as it was pretty rotted back there, but if there is a good one or both I'll let you know.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

The Doctor knows what he is doing....She will be just as good as the day she rolled off the assembly line, if not better [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Looking good Rick.Keep chipping away.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Thanks for the kind words of support by all. Much appreciated!
I'm excited to eventually see the car look like the one in my signature, but the full size version. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

I will be very happy to see you drive her..... perhaps next summer [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img]

THEN YOU CAN BRING HER TO THE NOCC in summer of 2016 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Rick.Have you decided on side stripe or not?What tires?

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AutumngoldL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rick.Have you decided on side stripe or not?What tires? </div></div>

Rick knows what I would say - but whatever Rick decides is good with me [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: AutumngoldL78</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rick.Have you decided on side stripe or not?What tires? </div></div>

I found no indication that the car had a side stripe when I stripped some of the added paint off the quarter panel.
My plan is to build the car pretty close to how it came originally. I do like the bright side window trim on a black car, but this one didn't come with it.
I like the correct small white-lettered Goodyear Wide Tread, that would have been used in `69.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Rick - Gets It! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Sounds great.Keep the wheels rolling on this awesome project. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

... Man , this is really coming along. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

.... You guys are great [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

While I was at the MCACN show yesterday, my steel Dr. was hard at work replacing some more rusty sections with pieces we cut from a donor car that Bill Hamel is parting out that had a tree drop on its roof and front end. The car is inside at Wheelhop's shop, so Jim is letting us go and get what we need.
Thanks Bill and Jim for the great metal parts source.

Eric also welded up most of what we had installed last week, so that took a bit of time. All-in-all, some more great progress to get the welding and replacing of the package tray, and having to clean the extra metal from the donor pieces to ready them for the install.
Quarter panels will be soon!
It will be a couple weeks now before he can come back, with the Thanksgiving holiday being part of next weekend.

The package tray area had some fairly serious rot on the driver side that worked its way into the inner structure behind the quarter panel, so we need to replace that before replacing the whole package tray, even though the package tray itself was salvageable. The piece off Bill's parts car is so clean, that we decided to use it long as we're at it.

Outlined area here shows the rust in the structure of the driver side sail panel area.
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...f7180_copy.jpg

Clearing out the area to get the section removed.
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...psf23f3349.jpg

Removed at the spot welds
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New donor piece being installed
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http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...ps8fbfdeef.jpg

Goodbye old package tray
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Hello new package tray, oh so much nicer.
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http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...ps2a7052dd.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...psb2abc17b.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e4...psba220abe.jpg

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Wow, lots of progress!

It was great meeting you in person Rick!

Ryan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Wow, lots of progress!

It was great meeting you in person Rick!

Ryan </div></div>

Great meeting you also Ryan!
Great job on the L89 gathering at MCACN [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] , and it sure looked like you were having a whole lotta fun. I know I did, and only was there for a few hours.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Rick, it was great to see U again at MCACN, Congrats on the new to you Chevelle,, you said it was rough and it looks a little weathered, but I like it , glad you have it. Keep me posted on the progress.

Mike

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: miket1</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Rick, it was great to see U again at MCACN, Congrats on the new to you Chevelle,, you said it was rough and it looks a little weathered, but I like it , glad you have it. Keep me posted on the progress.

Mike </div></div>

Hi Mike,
Good to see you again, and with a new acquirement. Neat Z28 having the red stripes against the burgundy paint.
I'll keep posting progress pics on this thread as we get things done.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

My 5 P's.....Please Post Progress Post Pics [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Dan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Yes sir I look everyday for more pics!

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Not really anything has changed visually this week.
Eric did a ton of welding to complete all the replaced sections.

I went over to Wheelhop's shop to remove the driver side taillight section, and cleaned out the cut-up one on the trunk section that we installed a couple weeks ago. We will wait to do the final fitting of that until the quarter panel is getting mocked up next Saturday.

I will be cleaning and prepping all the areas that are hidden by the quarter panels, and priming them with some DP90 this week. All stuff that can't be reached after the panels are on.

Body shell will be put back on the frame after that, then the new NOS quarters get hung.
Should look much different, and I will have many pics of that.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

A well executed plan [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Thanks for the update.

Dan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

My computer crashed a few days ago, so having to access through my wife's computer, and I can't up load any pics because of it. Possibly get the main computer fixed this week.

Did a few repairs to prep for quarter panel fit-up. Had to rebuild the end of the rocker on the outside driver side as it had been whacked off when they cut the wheel opening for slicks.

Several other minor preps made before taking the body off the rolling cart, and put back on the frame.
After tightening the body to the frame we fitted the left quarter panel to the car. I'll post pics soon as I'm able.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Cool, progress [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Dan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Sounds great!

Ryan

PS: Are you going to add the B90 trim? Go For It!!!

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

thanks rick [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Sounds great!

Ryan

PS: Are you going to add the B90 trim? Go For It!!! </div></div>

I have been thinking about it, but not sure yet.
I do have a set of it here. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

One vote for B90 trim, it makes the whole car for me!!

Ryan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

I don't really care for the b90 trim on the post sedan. I look at these cars as a striped down nothing fancy (as they are ) bare bones muscle car. The trim adds some fancy bright work that just seems out of place. Just my two cents

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Mike,

NOW here is a fellow '69 Chevelle Enthusiast that <span style="font-weight: bold">Get`s It!</span>

I agree 100%, the B90 is a beautiful trim package trim that looks great [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

But these cars were indeed the Strip-Down Plain Jane Models.....If the car was ordered as an L78....it was usually going to do some drag racing and you can bet they hardly had any options. The fewer the Better!

I like Mike`s two cents!

Dan

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Postsedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Mike,

NOW here is a fellow '69 Chevelle Enthusiast that <span style="font-weight: bold">Get`s It!</span>

I agree 100%, the B90 is a beautiful trim package trim that looks great [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

But these cars were indeed the Strip-Down Plain Jane Models.....If the car was ordered as an L78....it was usually going to do some drag racing and you can bet they hardly had any options. The fewer the Better!

I like Mike`s two cents!

Dan </div></div>

X2

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

I'm a Nova guy...what is a B90 trim package [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

wilma

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

If a car got the D96 accent stripe did it automatically come with wheel well trim? I was looking at my shipper sheet it shows D96 but no B96. I know my car came with wheel well trim from the factory. I know my shipper is missing the color on it I whited it out on the copy since it is blue now. Didnt need all the drama when it was shown with the car.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1-000_1375.jpg

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

John,

All 1969 SS396 Chevelles got the wheel opening moldings, with or without the D96 stripe option. They are listed on your shipper copy, as part of the SS396 equipment.

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

ok thanks, My Nova has that trim and wish it didnt looks much better with out it

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Even though I like the bright trim on the post sedans, this particular car came without it originally, so I will leave it that way.
I have another one of these waiting in the wings to restore, and it came with the B90 trim, is an L78 car, and will get the trim put on it when done.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">But these cars were indeed the Strip-Down Plain Jane Models.....If the car was ordered as an L78....it was usually going to do some drag racing and you can bet they hardly had any options. The fewer the Better!</div></div>
These cars were ordered in all kinds of configurations whether thay were an L78 or not, so if it came with it I won't leave it off just 'cause it's an L78 car.

Sorry Dan, JMHO. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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It's all good...... I knew all along you would do the &quot;Right Thing&quot; [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

Dan

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

Ok, so I have some progress with pictures.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...9-dscf7256.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...0-dscf7263.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1-dscf7264.jpg

Decided to call in the big &quot;dogs&quot;, &quot;Here Spot&quot;.
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...2-dscf7268.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...3-dscf7275.jpg

See Dan, I am listening to your advice. Foam pad made and installed on wheelhouse
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...4-dscf7281.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...5-dscf7283.jpg

Re: Black L78 1969 SS396 300 Deluxe Post Sedan Found
 

More fun with &quot;Spot&quot;

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...8-dscf7285.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...9-dscf7290.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...0-dscf7292.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...1-dscf7293.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...2-dscf7298.jpg

Nice to put a factory style weld back on the car.
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...3-dscf7303.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...4-dscf7306.jpg

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Wow, Rick, I am impressed!!! That looks outstanding. Looks like 'The Doctor' has 'Spot' very well trained to perform his 'tricks' in an excellent fashion [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/youguysrock.gif[/img]