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1969 Cutlass S Restoration Progress

This is the look we’re shooting for:

Proposed final outcome.

Proposed final outcome.

The Project Car

The day we brought it home.

The day we brought it home.

Disassembly.
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New floor pans.
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Soundproof floor coating.
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Extensive body work.
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Completed body work on the quarter panels.
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Primer progress.
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Getting paint-ready.
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Ready for the paint booth.
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New fiberglass hood.
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New hood with non metallic oil-slick black paint.
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Rear quarter panels with paint.
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Factory engine paint.

New fuel and water pumps, belts, hoses, gaskets.

New fuel and water pumps, belts, hoses, gaskets.

 

Lots of new parts.

New headers.

New headers.

 

The new headers installed.

The new headers installed.

The new headers installed.

 

On the rack.

On the rack.

On the rack.

 

Color coordinated rally wheels.
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New bumpers.
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Reassembly complete.

Paint shop's night shot 1.

Paint shop’s night shot 1.

 

Buffing complete.

Paint shop's night shot 2.

Paint shop’s night shot 2.

 

AT LAST! It’s finally going home for the remaining finish out: new interior and top, exterior trim, disc brake conversion, stereo system, etc.

Paint complete, stopped at Aero on the way home. Still lots of work to do.

Paint complete, stopped at Aero on the way home. Still lots of work to do.

 

 

 

Noel R. Vincent
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