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- August 27th, 2008
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1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 12
My son, Richard and I decided to go ahead and weld the stress cracks in the frame before it was blasted. I also made some reinforcement plates for the rear frame above the rear spring brackets. This was an obvious weak area from the factory. Richard
- August 26th, 2008
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1970 Plymouth Commercial
Here is a great commercial clip that I came across and had to share. I have done some work on a 1970 ‘Cuda 440 and a 1969 Road Runner and they are great looking cars. I am also a big fan of vintage aircraft. Enjoy!
- August 24th, 2008
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Automotive Body and Paint Terminology
This is a long list of terminology used for automotive body work and painting. You might need this list if you are going to talk to a paint jobber about purchasing automotive paint for your restoration. It might also be handy to know if you are hirin
- August 20th, 2008
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Peter Helck - Artist
Peter Helck (1893-1988) was an American artist well known for his automotive art. He was born in New York City and studied art in Manhattan. He worked for several major automotive publications in which he was able to travel to England, France and Ita
- August 19th, 2008
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The Fastest Steam Powered Car- The Stanley Steamer
In 1906 Fred Marriott drove the Stanley Steamer “Rocket” to a speed of 127.66 mph. It was at the Daytona Beach Road Course in Florida. It is still officially holding the record for the fastest steam powered car. The power plant in the &#
- August 17th, 2008
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1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 11
RC Sandblasting should return this week if the weather permits. This time to take care of the frame and some of the other small parts. I spent the previous week gatthering all of the chrome and stainless parts that need polishing and repairs. If I
- August 15th, 2008
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1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 10 - Primer on the body
As soon as we could we prepped the outer body panels on the Mercury and sprayed them with some epoxy primer. We used a 3M Clean & Strip disc and went over the quarter panels and the tail panel. They were already starting to rust just from sittin
- August 14th, 2008
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1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 9 - Body Rust
In the last post I mentioned that there was a lot of rust that showed up after the body was sandblasted. I knew beforehand that we needed to repair the rocker panels and the rear trunk floor but I did not realize that there was a lot of rust in the
- August 13th, 2008
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Paint Can tip
Have you ever hammered a lid back onto a paint can and it splattered all over the wall and your good shirt? The next time you open a new can of paint take an awl and punch some holes into the bottom part where the lid sits. I usually punch holes abo
- August 11th, 2008
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1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 8 - Sandblasting
The body was rolled out back of the shop on Friday to get sandblasted. I use RC Mobile Sandblasting out of Wichita, Kansas. He does a great job and really takes the time to do it right. The next step will be to get some primer on it right away. The
- August 10th, 2008
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Perfect group for all car enthusiast. Share your love for cars with others. - August 9th, 2008
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1954 Talbot Lago T26 Grand Sport
In 2000 I did a body and paint restoration on a car that I had never heard of at that time. The car was a Talbot Lago. It was a 1954 T26 GSL. GSL stands for Lago Grand Sport. The GSL’s were produced from 1953 to 1955. One source I found said t
- August 6th, 2008
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Repairing a Little Dent
I was kidding….. it’s a massive dent! This happened on a 1940 Ford Coupe. Apparently it was driven underneath a four post lift that was too low. This dent had the largest “eyebrow” I had ever seen. If you look closely at the
- August 3rd, 2008
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Detailing Small Parts….Part 1
It’s amazing what can be done to make an old part that looks really bad and turn it into something that looks great. Especially without spending a lot of money. When I first glanced at this gauge bezel I thought I might have to get it replated
- July 31st, 2008
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1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 7… The Frame
The frame is completely apart now. When I was taking it apart I noticed several stress cracks. A couple of them were on the old welds. One was on the left front frame rail right in front of the spring tower. The rear spring mount brackets were also b
- July 29th, 2008
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Hirsch Automotive Engine Enamels
Hirsch Automotive enigine enamels work great and look great also. I highly recommend them if you are looking for a high quality engine paint. They claim that over 50% of high scoring cars at leading car shows are using Hirsch engine paint. You can
- July 27th, 2008
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1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 6- Color Matching
We finally have all of the undercoating and old seam sealer removed from the body. The next step before we have the body sandblasted is to document the original colors. There are several colors on this car. The exterior, the interior garnish trim and
- July 23rd, 2008
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1949 Mercury Restoration Part 5
The next step in our restoration was to disassemble the chassis and prepare it to get sandblasted. We removed all of the front suspension and the rear axle. I also removed the pedal assembly, brake lines, master cylinder, and the steering column asse
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Website Issues
My apologies for the website technical problems. It seems that my hosting company has been working on some server problems. Hopefully it will be resolved soon. Stay tuned…… More articles coming soon. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Website
- July 21st, 2008
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Stout Scarab
The Stout Scarab was a very unique car especially for the 1930’s. They had a futuristic design for their time with Art Deco styling. The car was made by William B. Stout and designed by John Tjaarda. There were only nine made and possibly onl
- July 18th, 2008
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Soft Sanders
This was about 2 years ago……A friend handed me this pack of sanding blocks that he had just got at the SEMA show. I looked at them and thought “yeah, right…. like I would use these funny looking things on anything” and
- July 17th, 2008
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The Easy Way to Remove Undercoating
Well, I hate to tell you this…….but really there is no easy way. No matter what you use it’s still a lot of hard work. I have yet to try Eastwoods “Under Gone”. Their website says it is for undercoating that can be impr
- July 14th, 2008
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Drum Brake Tips
If you have never replaced brake shoes on a car with drum brakes you might be a little overwhelmed when you remove the hub and see all of the springs. It’s really not that hard if you take your time. It’s best to do only one side at a tim
- July 12th, 2008
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1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 4
Here is the square tube bracing that I fabricated to help support the body for removal from the chassis. It is 1 inch tubing with an 1/8 inch wall , so it is strong tubing for its size. If you are going to use thin wall tubing I probably would sugge
- July 10th, 2008
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1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 3
When removing a convertible body from the chassis it is very important to support the body. Since there is no roof structure to strengthen the body it will flex and could possible ruin the body. The only strength that convertibles have in between the
- July 7th, 2008
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1949 Mercury Convertible Restoration Part 2
I have never seen so many mice nests, mud dauber wasp nests and dirt in a car until I started taking apart this 1949 Mercury Convertible for a complete restoration. The rocker panels were completely full of dirt, clear to the top. There were so ma
- July 5th, 2008
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- July 4th, 2008
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10 Tips for Classic Car Restoration
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- July 2nd, 2008
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Rebuilding a GM Heater Box
Rebuiding a heater box is fairly easy to do. The box on the inside of the firewall holds the heater core and has threaded studs that pass through the firewall to attach the outer fan box. The nuts on the outer firewall box are hard to get to if the
- June 30th, 2008
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C.A.P.S. Classic Auto Preservation Society
While searching Wordpress.com for other classic car blogs I came across this blog called C.A.P.S. for Classic Auto Preservation Society. It is a new blog and only has three posts. Hopefully they continue with it. I think the person that started i
- June 29th, 2008
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The Definition of Auto Restoration
To some people a restoration is some body work and paint job and some other cosmetic work. To others it’s not considered a restoration unless it was done complete from the ground up, with every nut, bolt and clip replaced or refurbished, a matc
