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Looks like you might get to drive it this season yet!!.....Congrat's and the car and color look "Awsum"....

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Thanks Ken [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

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More progress to report, but only a few pertinent pics.

The deck lid is back in place. The tail light extensions are fully assembled and installed for good. Bodyguy also got the bumper gaskets stapled in place on the rear body panel. The rear rims have been painted as well, fronts are to follow shortly.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...1_08200001.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...1_08200003.jpg

Hinges are painted in. The trunk will receive the correct spatter paint soon.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...1_08200005.jpg

The trunk actually sounds like a new car trunk when you close the deck lid now. I'm so diggin' that. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

BodyguyS were just starting to fit the rear body panel trim when we left today. I'll be back out Monday-ish to disassemble the lower dash so Bodyguy can get it painted along with the rest of the interior this week. Tentative plans are to get the window molding clip studs installed and have Glassguy come out next weekend to reinstall the glass.

More soon.

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I agree....wow what a beautiful car!!!

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Looking really great Eric! Love the color!!

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Boy has this been a looooong week.

I went back to the bodyshop last Monday and got the dash disassembled so Bodyguy could get it painted along with the rest of the interior. When we arrived today, Bodyguy had just started reassembling the freshly painted dash, and I could tell by the look on his face he wasn't getting anywhere quickly. Rachel and I dove in and got the dash reassembled in relatively short order so Bodyguy could move on to installing the car's <span style="font-style: italic">second</span> reproduction dash pad...which of course, fits only marginally better than the outright garbage pad I got stuck with the first time around. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/mad.gif[/img]

(The original dash will eventually find its way to Just Dashes...had enough of this repop crap)

Once the dash was assembled, Bodyguy and I got it in the car and loosely installed, whereupon Bodyguy #2 finished the install.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/B-15.jpg

Bodyguy did manage to get many of the window molding clips installed, but there's still plenty more to go.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/D-11.jpg

To backtrack a little;

I called a restoration house Monday to re-order the <span style="text-decoration: underline">correct</span> fasteners for the side emblems to replace the incorrect fasteners <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="text-decoration: underline">I</span></span> mistakenly ordered last week. As fate would have it, there was some confusion on the order which meant that the parts didn't get shipped until yesterday.

Shocking, I know.

I called another supplier Tuesday to try to find some used replacement front &amp; rear window moldings and the side headliner moldings--mine were just too battered to save. Again, as fate would have it, we weren't able to source anything in time, so we wound up having to go to a local restoration parts house to pick up $300+ worth of new front &amp; rear reproduction window moldings...

Here's the rear moldings...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/C-14.jpg

Do I even need to mention how the initial test fit went? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

As such, Glassguy wasn't called in for this weekend since the new moldings are going to take some tweaking to get to fit...maybe next weekend, who knows at this point. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

On the plus side, Bodyguy got most of the interior painting done, got the pass. side glass and the door window fuzzies installed along with most of the side weatherstripping, and he also got the rest of the rear panel trim on, and despite it being repop, he's got it fitting better than a lot of the OEM trim I've seen.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/A-15.jpg

So close, and yet still so far...

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/VMCP777/E-10.jpg

More later.

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Look's good,keep it up. Paul

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Eric, you have saved this car! Congrats!

Dan

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Looking great Eric! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

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Car is <span style="font-weight: bold">SEXY</span>
Peter

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That has to be one of my favorite colors...

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Car kooks tuff, Eric! Can't wait see some vids of this beast putting some power to the pavement! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]

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She's really coming along.... Looks Great!

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Thanks guys [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

I'm on pins &amp; needles wanting to get this thing wrapped up.

Watch...I'll get it done and back home, and I'll be too paranoid to drive the damned thing. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img]

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Give me the keys.. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

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----Eric,,,Im picturing that thing with both front wheels just barely touching the ground. Looks just great!!!!!.....Bill S

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
Watch...I'll get it done and back home, and I'll be too paranoid to drive the damned thing. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img] </div></div>

Drive it. It's better to be a moving target than a stationary one. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

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Car looks great, can't wait to see it completely done. BTW, I have to ask; are the body guys in the witness relocation program or something? Every picture you see with someone in it their faces are blurred out (only kidding)

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Tom;

lol...like I'd ever get them back!

Tom + my Chevelle = lots'a [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/burnout.gif[/img] and [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]

Bill;

I don't think the Autogear Muncie would be long for this world with much of that. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

I'm already considering what to replace it with if (/when) the inevitable finally happens.

Steve;

Good point, never thought of it that way. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

Dave;

Just a privacy thing for now, some people are uncomfortable having their mugs plastered all over the `net. I'm the same way, which is one reason why so few people on here actually know what <span style="font-style: italic">I</span> look like. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cool.gif[/img] (&lt;~~~ me disguised behind dark sunglasses [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img] )

Once the car is done perhaps we'll do a &quot;cast of characters&quot; reveal...except for Rachel, she's <span style="font-weight: bold">way</span> beyond camera-shy, even worse than I.

Me putting her pic on the `net = extremely high likelihood of my untimely demise! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/eek.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

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All that privacy stuff is fine...just don't start calling yourself the &quot;carb guy&quot;

wilma [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]

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Craig Bartling's already got that name.

How about &quot;Mongo&quot;?

I do bear a striking resemblance to him, and I can certainly relate with his philosophy.

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*EDIT* how in the heck do you embed a youtube video on here now anyhow?? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

*Edit #2* Thanks Bruce! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

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Like this <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/SKRma7PDW10"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> <embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/SKRma7PDW10" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"> </embed></object>


Blue square above the text box and choose you tube video

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Got a call from Bodyguy bright &amp; early this morning--the man is on a mission and we're getting down to the final nitty-grittys on this thing!

While I stay here and hold down the fort, Rachel is once again off to gather some more small odds &amp; ends so Bodyguy can finish putting the nose back on the car. Once the nose is finished, the only things left to do on the front of the car is paint and reinstall the wheel wells and paint the front rims.

There's still a little final epoxy painting to do under the back of the car (by the drop-offs) then the gas tank can go back in and the rear bumper can go back on. After that, the only things left to do on the back of the car is install the glass &amp; moldings and drill the hole for the antenna.

Once I get the car back, it's down to reinstalling the wiring and the rest of the interior, and that's it!

Holy crap we're getting close! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/eek.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img]

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Awesome....we want video! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]

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No video, but here's 3 quick pics:

Stopped at the bodyshop to drop off several assortments of clips &amp; nuts for the emblems and moldings, and a new pair of high beam headlights.

Bodyguy and I had just installed the steering column, and here Bodyguy was in the process of installing the firewall plate:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...1_08310001.jpg

Front rims painted and waiting on clear (which was being sprayed just as we left)

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...1_08310002.jpg

Nose trim mostly installed. There's some minor corrections to take care of on the grill black-out, but that's a non-issue. There's also a tiny chip in the paint at the bottom of the forward edge of the fender that needs touched up, but if these are the worst mishaps that are going to happen at this point, I ain't gonn'a lose any sleep over them.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...1_08310003.jpg

More Saturday, hopefully.

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Thanks for the updates Eric. She's looking better every day!!!!

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Eric, I meant video after it's done! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

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How do you embed a Photobucket video?

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Eric, check your PM~!

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Here's a short video I made just after I got the engine off the dyno and in the car. Note that I hadn't made any tuning adjustments to it yet, hence the commentary in the clip:

Click the pic.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7..._Chevelle1.jpg

Thumps pretty good if I do say so myself. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

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Sounds great...!

Is there a spirit in the room...making that light flash off an on? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

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Poor man's disco ball--a fluorescent light with a bad ballast.

(Maybe the Bee Gees or KC and the Sunshine Band were playing on the radio? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img] )

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Poor man's disco ball--a fluorescent light with a bad ballast.

(Maybe the Bee Gees or KC and the Sunshine Band were playing on the radio? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img] ) </div></div>

Thanks to that comment, I was compelled!

http://youtu.be/dd--tIkrVoA

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69SUPERSPORT396</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Poor man's disco ball--a fluorescent light with a bad ballast.

(Maybe the Bee Gees or KC and the Sunshine Band were playing on the radio? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img] ) </div></div>

Thanks to that comment, I was compelled!

http://youtu.be/dd--tIkrVoA </div></div>

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Music to my ears; who needs a stereo when you can listen to that thumpin' motor?

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No pics today, was running around like crazy trying to get a half-dozen different things done by the afternoon and forgot to grab the camera. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smirk.gif[/img]

Painting is done under the back of the car and the rear bumper is back on.

Dropped off the rest of the interior (carpet, seats, door panels) to reinstall. Surprised me because I wasn't expecting Bodyguy to reinstall that stuff since I'd pulled it out before delivering the car to him, but he insisted I bring it out.

Rear antenna is installed. Holy crap is it a gut-wrenching sight to watch that hole saw going through the top of that perfectly painted quarter!!! I thought I was going to [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/sick.gif[/img]

(The first Jack Wagon that comes along and tries to &quot;sproing&quot; the rear antenna will <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">rue</span></span> the day they were born...)

New tail lamp harness is installed.

Front rims are done and the car's back on all 4's again. Can't wait `till the paint has cured a little more so I can stick those Dog Dish Caps on! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] (yes, Rachel <span style="font-style: italic">still</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline">hates</span> them lol!)

I stuck around for a little over an hour to help Bodyguy today while he was waiting on #2 to arrive. Bodyguy broke for lunch around 12:45, so I headed back home then.

I guess BodyguyS are going to reinstall the rest of the interior this week, but they have to get Glassguy out to glue the DS door glass back to the bottom glass channel before it can be reinstalled.

I *may* have some more mid-week updates, but it depends on Glassguy's schedule.

More soon!

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I know how you feel about drilling the quarters. Our 396 car didn't come from the factory with a radio but someone had installed one some time in the past. With fresh factory quarters and new paint, I couldn't bring myself to drill the quarter for the antenna. That was 13 years ago. The stereo sound out the back is much better.