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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2019 11:30 am
by CLINT
That looks great
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 1:30 am
by PhilA
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That was a lot of work to make it not look a whole lot different.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 9:26 pm
by PhilA
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A little paint.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:10 pm
by CLINT
That's better. Cellulose?
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2019 10:28 pm
by PhilA
Acrylic.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 4:35 am
by PhilA
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Car now has a period toolbox, complete with significant patina.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2019 3:08 am
by PhilA
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A little time in the garage today saw half of the front X brace chassis arms clean.
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Applied a coat of rubberized underseal. The stuff goes on as smoothly as if it were flung from five feet away.
The can says it's black, but I think the official color name should be Turd.
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Therefore, a coat of black went over the top. Looks good. Just the other side to do now, then that's the difficult to reach parts done. Steering box needs flushed out and greasing, new gasket and reassembly. Inner wings need paint, suspension cradle and then the engine bay is done.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 12:14 am
by PhilA
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My neighbor Ken welded the horns to the brackets this afternoon. Painted and tested, all good. I'll be able to bolt them on once they're dry.
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 2:19 am
by PhilA
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Test fit success!
Phil
Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:04 am
by mercrocker
So much to like in this thread....