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Forum: Member's Rides 04-04-2026, 08:37 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Almost Ready

Taping has gotta be top 5 worst things I enjoy doing during a restoriation.
Forum: Member's Rides 03-28-2026, 12:03 AM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Preparing the body for Paint

I did start wet sanding the body. You just have to clean up the rough finish, remove most of the guide coat and look for any dents or imperfections that could have happened while assembly has been...
Forum: Member's Rides 03-28-2026, 12:00 AM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Brake Booster

I understand.

I have been messing around with brake boosters. Just playing with a new larger plating setup and yellow chromate. Im not quite there with how I want the finish to look.

The...
Forum: Member's Rides 01-19-2026, 10:58 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Door Glass and Regulators

Door Glass are in and roughly adjusted till the roof rail trim and weatherstripping goes in. Drivers side was a breeze, passenger side took 3x longer. Sometimes playing with the quarter glass can...
Forum: Member's Rides 01-11-2026, 08:19 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Sheetmetal and Windows

Got the front and rear windows in the car. Usually use 3m rope, but dad and I ran into a recent issue where the seal is super hard. Date on the box shows it was recent, but not soft enough to use. ...
Forum: Member's Rides 01-04-2026, 04:51 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Quarter Windows

I did source new glass for this car from Auto City Classics. I just cant put them together anymore with scraped up and scratched up glass in spite of the original ppg or lof glass a car may have. ...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-31-2025, 01:21 AM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Fun Picture, Love working on Holleys

Figured some of the group on here would appreciate this picture. Been tinkering with some carbs again. From left to Right, 66 l78, 69 l78, and 70 Z28. I figured I would run through them quickly,...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-27-2025, 09:36 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
General Under Dash Work

Just a bunch of work caught up. Firewall pad, heater box, pedal assembly, fresh air vents doors........etc
Forum: Member's Rides 12-27-2025, 09:35 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Pillar Pads

I wasnt sure I could pull this off, but found a good pillar pad for the passenger side that was just rusted to nothing at the top and bottom of the pad. Im referring to the inner steel core. ...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-27-2025, 09:31 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Hi Bill! Dad and I call in all the time and we...

Hi Bill! Dad and I call in all the time and we always get told we are the first ones that have ever complained. Ive come to accept im lied to alot.
Forum: Member's Rides 12-26-2025, 11:42 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
HVAC Control

Finally Complete. I did get a new lens from The parts place. Its a nice piece except for the mold marks on the front of the lens. I sanded mine off that were on the left next to the upper and...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-19-2025, 11:59 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Heater Controls

Got into restoring the heather control, and had to make a new black vynil background for behind the lens.

Had to start with some dark contruction paper and then had adhesive backed vynil that I...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-19-2025, 11:55 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Light Knob

My original knobs have flaking chrome and in buying some 66/67 pieces the knobs are quite good for reproductions in those years.

The 69 piece arrived from The Parts Place. Im unclear on OE...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-19-2025, 11:51 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Soft Pillar Pads

In hopes I can help others and raise some awareness to those that produce reproduction parts im gonna start sharing my experiences with buying and trying new parts.

Im not clear on how many...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-14-2025, 10:59 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Dash work, and Pad

When you start with a dry state car most items like the astro ventillation emblem just polish up and need fresh paint.

I had a dash pad in storage that i could tell had a nice layer of paint on...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-13-2025, 07:04 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Radio Delete Plate

Radio Delete plate is pretty nice, but it was way oversized on all dimensions not allowing it to sit in the dash as I think it should. The plate sticks over the lower chrome strip edge that is...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-13-2025, 06:57 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Reproduction parts

Reproductions arent all bad, and I think there getting better. To help others im gonna share my experiences. Shown here are some window rollers for this car. The pieces from resto parts are pretty...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-13-2025, 06:52 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Window Nut Removal Tool

Hi John, I made mine. 1/4" thick piece of bar stock and then two threaded holes for screws that are adjustable. Drilled a center hold for some stud based nuts. My dad has his own tool which is a...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-13-2025, 02:28 AM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Switches, Horn Relay and Voltage Regulator

The smaller pieces are mini restorations. Just an example of pulling apart, cleaning and replating pieces of the light switch. I need to get a new repro knob as the original cannot be saved.

If...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-07-2025, 03:51 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Window Misc Hardware

Hey thanks guys for the kind words. Like many with the car disease i stand back and sometimes wonder if my stuff is good enough.

This type of work shown here doesnt get shown often. This is...
Forum: Member's Rides 12-04-2025, 11:12 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Body Back on the Frame

Dropped the body tonight. Its nice when all the holes line up perfectly. Center the body left to right and front to back. Really easy with this car. Xmas break I should start hanging sheetmetal...
Forum: Member's Rides 11-28-2025, 08:04 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Exhaust

It wasnt tough, and everything fit nicely. Alway hard to judge the tail pipes till the body is on, but piple snake through all the clearance areas nicely, and tips are at the same height off the...
Forum: Member's Rides 11-16-2025, 11:30 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Hi Jake, All the pictures are of pieces that...

Hi Jake,

All the pictures are of pieces that are prepped only. The prep work is probably 90% of the cost for any shop that does anodizing. I probably spend more time working pits and dents out...
Forum: Member's Rides 11-15-2025, 12:57 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Anodizing Work

Hey Dave!

Dad and i took a detour on car work. Were getting tired of places going out of business. We had piles of aluminum trim from 66 to 69 chevelles. That said we figured hey lets take...
Forum: Member's Rides 10-11-2025, 08:53 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 376,841
Posted By OneStopRestoration
Window Reg, Tracks, etc

All the tracks, regulators, and misc hardware at get blasted and cleared, or blasted and re zinc plated. All the hardware im redoing in yellow chromate. Most of the track and regulators where in...
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