Bastardized 1959 "Coronet" build

[wetskier2000]

First pass polishing some of the fin pot metal pieces.... Grinder, 320, 600, 1500 then polishing wheel. I need to get a few more sandpaper grits... 200 and 2000. I'm thinking the middle section that is heavily pitted will get high build primer and painted the color of the fins...

New and old...

 

[wetskier2000]

Here I was all worried about finding a rear glass seal cuz I want to make it look 50s, not NASCAR and use some of the stock stainless window trim.... Bad Chad has a Good Idea.... He did the side and back windows with this stuff... Looks very respectable IMHO.

 

[wetskier2000]

A little experimenting with the stick-on shiny stuff...

 

[wetskier2000]

I've been playing with cars for a few decades but I still learn new stuff regularly... Lesson for yesterday was: Even though all the pulleys, accessories and the crank are just fine the belt itself can be the reason it gets thrown off immediately on startup. Yup, the main serp belt was tossed off cuz of a smaller AC belt hitting it. I removed the AC belt temporarily. The Main belt looked just fine and was about 1 week old. Put it back on, immediately jumps off... (yes, more than once, I ain't that smart...) Finally surmise that it might be the belt... Buy another and sure enough, stays on just fine....

Now to find out what's up with the AC. I think it might have been a bad, new tensioner and then the same problem of a new belt that's been thrown once...

Glad I didn't build this.... Needs some chop IMHO..

 

[Big_John]

An example of "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should".

 

[D Cluley]

Plus points for the vintage Buick radiator to go with the Buick based body.

Minus points for not using a nailhead V-8

 

[wetskier2000]

I'm playing with Gemini to "create" some cars...

.... and you thought the previous ones were Oppses!!!

Kinda....

OH HELL YEAH, I'd drive this one!!!

 

[wetskier2000]

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[wetskier2000]

Ok, back to real cars... I've been struggling with keeping the serp belt on Boris... Turns out LS1s have a propensity for failing Harmonic Balancers. The rubber fails and then misaligns the pulleys. Luckily, it didn't come off completely and reek havoc. I pulled the steering rack and should get the balancer swapped tomorrow.

 

[Justin Plant]

replace your balancer seal too. They really like to leak. It'd be a shame to do all that and not change an 8 dollar part.

 

[wetskier2000]

replace your balancer seal too. They really like to leak. It'd be a shame to do all that and not change an 8 dollar part.

Thanks for the reminder. I had thought about this then promptly forgot!

 

[Justin Plant]

you bet, its a ***** job.