'64 330 Street Hemi build

[2059]

as promised; couple shots primed in the booth. "pee green" etch prime (technical term) and then first base prime on bottom which will also be used on the interior. after this, several more coats of base prime and blocking.

 

[2059]

steering column reassembled w/new parts.

 

[Auto Teach]

Hey I got one of those!

 

[2059]

UPS showed up today with the re-chromed dash parts. tach face color looks "off" more in this pict. than it really is. gonna go with it for now.

 

[fuseable]

Who did you use to rechrome your dash parts? They look great!

 

[2059]

Bill Petrow of Special-T-Unlimited. He has a website, but the best way to get ahold of him is either call or email.

[email protected]

Phone: 847-255-5494​

Fax: 847-466-5991​

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http://special-ts.tripod.com/

 

[68427vette]

awsome buiild,, getting ready for mine,, jc

 

[2059]

awsome buiild,, getting ready for mine,, jc

Thanks! And good luck with your build! This build has been fun and educational. Re-learned a ton of stuff I'd forgotten having been away from it for so long.

 

[2059]

pretty jacked. picked up the dash/interior garnishes and the front rims from the shop today. will pick up the bright work sometime next week which includes the dash knobs/bezels/lock collars and start assy. Here's a shot of the "dry fit" for the cluster and the front rims finish color.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Did you redo the gauges or just the faces??Looks fantastic!!:hello2:

 

[2059]

Did you redo the gauges or just the faces??Looks fantastic!!:hello2:

Redline Gauge in Ca. redid the cluster, installed the tach and reset the odometer to 0. Thanks.

 

[HEMI-ITIS]

Redline Gauge in Ca. redid the cluster, installed the tach and reset the odometer to 0. Thanks.

So Bill just did the lenses,plastic chrome & paint??
I would love to redo my dash one of these daze.

 

[2059]

So Bill just did the lenses,plastic chrome & paint??
I would love to redo my dash one of these daze.

Yup.

 

[2059]

between being "Santa's elf" this morning was able to get the dash wired. The harness is from M&H through Year one. Everything matched up very well. there are a couple runs i needed to make; power jumper from the heater switch to the vacuum switch and the ground from the light switch. no big deal. shop manual is a MUST for this stuff.

Daughter wanted a recipe box for Christmas. Brazilian Walnut with American White Oak inlay. (heaviest recipe box i've ever seen. that brazilian walnut is hard/dense stuff...) time to head into the house for a hot shower a martini and enjoy life a little.

Y'all have a Peaceful and Joyous Christmas.

 

[2059]

chrome home. didn't unwrap everything just the bumpers and the dash parts. black
in-painting done and dash assembled, short the radio bezel and ash tray. should be bringing the body home in the next couple weeks.

 

[Basoline]

I cannot wait to see this project get finished...damn...you're really doing a nice job!!

 

[2059]

here's a fun one for ya'll. after spending about, "way-to-long" looking for front turn signal lens gaskets decided to make my own using rubberized cork. i know the orig. were closed cell adhesive foam. If I ever run across an orig. set somewhere I'll buy them.

fun fact; a spent, I repeat, spent, steel 7.62 casing works great as a hole punch for the screw holes in the gasket... (.30-.30 will also work but mine are all brass and I didn't want to ruin 6 of them.)

also worked on the re-assy of the vent windows. should have them in the frames tomorrow. will post when done...

 

[2059]

here's the vent windows assembled and ready to go (other than the latch handle buttons, should be her in about a week). re-chromed parts, new rubber. first one took about 2 hours, second one about 40 minutes.

 

[2059]

final pre-cleaner wipe down before the last prime coat.

 

[5.7 hemi]

This is gonna be a friggin' bad *** car when your done!! I'm jonesen for more pics, lol!