72 TA : New Project

[njsteve]

After the guys on the Pontiac Website mentioned that the "PONTIAC" letters on the tail didn't have the requisite white painted center areas, I took the whole back section apart and removed the letters and used One-Shot white lettering enamel to fill the center area of each letter. Took a couple days for the letters to dry. I had to pull the tail panel off for a paint repair, anyway.

The wife and I installed the trunk lid last night after I ran all the way back to the body shop in PA to retrieve the shims. I spent today masking off the bolts and hinge flange and painting it so it looks untouched.

[njsteve]

The front fenders are finally painted.





Just spent a couple days fixing the a/c compressor. A few days after filling the new GM (not rebuilt) compressor with $$$ worth of R12, I noticed oil seepage at the rear o-ring gap on the rear cylinger head. My mechanic friend had an R12 recovery system until recently, but one of his "assistants" tossed it in the dumpster during a cleaning fest when my mechanic wasn't around, with about 10 pounds of my R12 still in it.

I have a few extra compressors so I was able to get another rear head and picked up a new o-ring from an AC supply place. It turns out the factory rolled the rear o-ring when it was originally manufactured resulting in the leak after being put under pressure even though it passed the vacuum evacuation test just fine. I replaced the head along with the o-ring anway, just to be sure. Between the mechanic and I, we had enough leftover cans of R12 to refill the system, which is now holding with no more oil seepage. Goes down to 45 degrees, too (now that Summer is over, of course.)

[Salvatore]

Running back to that body shop in Pa. at nite could be a tough task.

[njsteve]

Got half of my decal kit from Stencils&Stripes delivered. Unfortunately, the hood section is on backorder and probably won't be available until December, according to Ralph, the owner. But then again the hood isn't even painted at the moment...

I followed their directions and used the application gel cut 50/50 with water in a spray bottle. Worked very well. Following Ralph's advice I didn't get too nervous about the remaining water bubbles under the decal after the major squeegying was finished. He said they will evaporate after a few days, even if you don't set the car out in the sun. He was right. After about a week, 99% of the bubbles are gone. I only see two small ones left. We haven't had any sunny days so I haven't been able to set her out til today. And what happens when I pulled her outside? The clouds came out. Typical!

[Dog427435]

[b]WOW!!! LOOKS GREAT!

[x Baldwin Motion]

I like!!

[SmallHurst]

TMI ,but I have wood!!!!

[njsteve]

Got the rear stripe on the trunklid. A little tricky without the center section of the spoiler, so I had to borrow the spoiler center section from my Grandmother's Firebird to get the measurements just right. The rear edge of the stripe is supposed to extend about a 1/2 inch under the edge of the spoiler.