72 TA : New Project

[KevinW]

Steve, A little progress is better than none Been too cold for me to get anything done in the garage.

[njsteve]

Thanks to 70RAIII, one of the guys on the PerformanceYears.com website where I have the Pontiac version of this thread, I now have the correctly plated fan, nut, and pulley on the the correctly finished case (Thanks to 68L30) 1100928 open-face alternator.

The finish he got on the parts is actually the correct cadmium, like the originals, which is more of a satin finish and not as chrome-looking as the clear zinc that is substituted these days for cadmium, by most industrial platers.

[njsteve]

Some painted parts as of today. I picked up the fender flares and the left, rear, side marker bezel, so I can get them ready to install. The tail panel and rear spoilers need to be sanded and polished, so hopefully they will be ready later this week.

[njsteve]

Attached the welting to the flares today. I used clear trim adhesive to attach the ends to the flares. Since most of the welting stays in place without any assistance I didnt glue the majority of it, just the ends. The upper end is the tricky part. The key is to trim a section out so the welting will correctly follow the edge of the tip of the flare without buckling. I then used a small amount of the trim cement and clamped it in place until it set. The trim adhesive sets quite rapidly when you follow the directions and held in position very well.

[BuickGSX]

Just finished reading this epic thread. Holy crap! Man you do some nice work
Good luck with the rest of the build

[njsteve]

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Just finished reading this epic thread. Holy crap! Man you do some nice work
Good luck with the rest of the build

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Hope you had a lot of food and drink nearby - it's a long one. On par with Homer's Odyssey.



(The other Homer, that is)

[KevinW]

Steve, you have to hurry up with this build before your kids go to College hope to see it this year (along with my car) at the next flemington show!