63 Biscayne

[renegade6]

Thanks! I knew it had issues when I got it but, not nearly that many. I don't think I will ever buy a car that has been restored unless, it was very well documented. It's just too easy for folks to slap a bunch of filler and paint on it.

[renegade6]

Time for an update again. I've actually had some time off work to spend some quality alone time with the car. For this update, I've done the following:


-Finished welding up the driver's side quarter panel patch. The patch panels are a POS but, I made it work. I was going to weld up another rust hole but, decided I would put in a patch...While I was welding I heard a clunk and now I have a new dent to fix.

-Fabricated seat mounts for the front and back seats. I sourced the seats from a Lexus SC400, the fronts are full power and heated. Although there are a crap load of wires, you only need three wires on the driver's seat (two grounds and a power) and two wires on the passenger seat. The back seat was a little more involved. As you can see from the pictures, it was too tall for the car so, I cut a six inch chunk out of the middle of it and welded the inner frame together. Fortunately, the foam isn't very flammable. I used 3/4" square tubing for the bottom frame, light weight and plenty of support even with me sitting in it. The seat doesn't sit as low as it did in the Lexus so, I welded in a couple of bars so the upholstery folks have something to fill the hole in with.

-Worked out a few dents on the drivers side quarter and while working on the rear tail light panel, discovered that it is going to have to be replaced. I think the patch panels for these are halfway decent and if they are bad, I'll just graft in a piece.

-Removed the passenger side trunk weatherstrip rail and replaced the metal that it attaches to on the quarter panel. I finally got a chance to use the shrinker/stretcher that I've had sitting around the garage and it was worth the $50 bucks I spent on it.

Pending your comments and suggestions...

[renegade6]

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[renegade6]

[Jetfixr320]

Your Clunk was the panel warping from it getting to hot?

[renegade6]

It was the panel warping about three inches on top of the patch but, I think it was because I had too tight of a gap for the patch. I got most of it pulled up with a stud puller and will have to fill the rest of it. After the fact, I read about using rounded corners on patch panels to help prevent warping.