Swingin' '73 Dart
No Bill, I'm not young. Well, maybe compared to some here, but I have a 21 year old son!
CudaChick - In hindsight, I should have taken the wheels to my buddy Bob. But, Bob does mostly commercial stuff (government and industry) and I like to help local "little" guys when I can. That said, JR did a good job re-coating the wheels, and I am very pleased with how he handled everything. Everyone makes mistakes, what separates the good guys from the chaff is how they handle the mistakes they make.
After I made that last post I wandered down to the garage and used up a little more of the 'pot' of paint I'd mixed touching up the brake drums and trunk and painting the axel ends.
Yesterday I was digging in a steel storage bin that I've been packing around for 15 years and came across a set of door lock handles that I've had forever. I bought these in 1980 for my '67 Impala (2 dr, fastback, 327 PowerGlide, Thrush Side Pipes aka leg burners, burned oil like crazy). They'd been in the bottom of this rusty steel bin for years, but with a little stainless steel brush cleaning, they look pretty good. Plus, they have that period "look".
Sure, I could by new ones, but I love the idea of having these back on a car after all these years. And people say I'll never use all this junk I've been hauling around forever!
I put the plugs back in the trunk floow after drilling 4 - 1/4" holes in the one over the tank. I don't know if it will drain the water out or not, but it should help.
I scrubbed the trunk interior and got rid of most of those rust stains you can see in the top of this picture.
Lisa came home at lunch, so I went and picked up my wheels. Like I said, I'm much happier with them now, even the center inside is coated. I stuck one on with no center to see how I liked the look.
It's OK, but let's see what they look like with centers on them.
OK, that is a '70 Argent center. Although I usually like a lot of contrast, this didn't really tickle my fancy.
No Bill, I'm not young. Well, maybe compared to some here, but I have a 21 year old son!
CudaChick - In hindsight, I should have taken the wheels to my buddy Bob. But, Bob does mostly commercial stuff (government and industry) and I like to help local "little" guys when I can. That said, JR did a good job re-coating the wheels, and I am very pleased with how he handled everything. Everyone makes mistakes, what separates the good guys from the chaff is how they handle the mistakes they make.
After I made that last post I wandered down to the garage and used up a little more of the 'pot' of paint I'd mixed touching up the brake drums and trunk and painting the axel ends.
Yesterday I was digging in a steel storage bin that I've been packing around for 15 years and came across a set of door lock handles that I've had forever. I bought these in 1980 for my '67 Impala (2 dr, fastback, 327 PowerGlide, Thrush Side Pipes aka leg burners, burned oil like crazy). They'd been in the bottom of this rusty steel bin for years, but with a little stainless steel brush cleaning, they look pretty good. Plus, they have that period "look".
Sure, I could by new ones, but I love the idea of having these back on a car after all these years. And people say I'll never use all this junk I've been hauling around forever!
I put the plugs back in the trunk floow after drilling 4 - 1/4" holes in the one over the tank. I don't know if it will drain the water out or not, but it should help.
I scrubbed the trunk interior and got rid of most of those rust stains you can see in the top of this picture.
Lisa came home at lunch, so I went and picked up my wheels. Like I said, I'm much happier with them now, even the center inside is coated. I stuck one on with no center to see how I liked the look.
It's OK, but let's see what they look like with centers on them.
OK, that is a '70 Argent center. Although I usually like a lot of contrast, this didn't really tickle my fancy.