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Restoration
project Buick
Time schedule:
Start: Nov 1st, 2005
Stripped and ready for bodyshop and paint Feb 21
Return from paint May 1st
Back on the streets June 1st
Nov 2005:
Rebuilding suspension to Air Ride
Removing Chrome which needed re-chroming
Dec 10th, Chrome delivered to re-chroming company. Estimated return Jan
22, 2006
Project had a break from Dec 13th until Jan 22 when I was in Curacao.
Jan 22 - Feb 22:
Removed the rear chrome light housings and front bumper guards and sent
to re-chrome. The first lot was delayed and was ready Feb 22.
Stripped the car from all chrome and side windows. Had the glass removed
from the chrome, made a deal with DK-Glass to remove and install new
glass for eur850.-
Stripped the complete interior, removed
dash and all wiring.
Lifted out the engine, removed inner and outer from fenders.
Delivered side window chrome to Haverman
for re-chrome, eur 550.-
The painter picked up the car on Feb
21st.
Second set with dash chrome delivered for
re-chroming on
Feb 22nd, eur 250,-
The body was delivered to Garage de Lamboy in March 06. The final paint
was on in June and most of the car was assembled by end July.
Then a period of vacation etc delayed the finalization. The soft top was
ready at the end of September and the car was driving again at the end
of October. However there are still a few details to attend to before it
is done (1 Nov 06)
See the final result
here
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Front bumper, part of first lot of chrome to
Nieuwkerk a/d Ijssel
Look at the badly pitted left side rear
light housing! This did not chrome well, and I will try to look for a
better core.
Chrome to Haverman, delivery time 8-10
weeks. Should be ready around May1st
This is the chrome delivered to NK a/d
Ijssel on Feb 22nd. Price eur 250.-
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