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dykstra 01-06-2021 10:59 AM

Way cool!

PeteLeathersac 01-06-2021 09:56 PM

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It was Floyd Dugan Chevrolet in Toledo, not Frank.
Did you see the info at this link w/ pic of the 03/67 Fire?
https://wiki.wcpl.info/w/Floyd_Dugan_Inc.
Awesome car!
:beers:
~ Pete

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Lynn 01-07-2021 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Tracker1 (Post 1530026)
I believe the dimples in the fiberglass around the headlight doors tell the tale. The heavy nose droops over time but the hood stays where it is because of the front mounted hinges. It's a C3 thing.

Actually the dimples are a result of the aluminum rivets on the header bar corroding and expanding. I have the same issue on my 70 LT-1.

Apparently, if you are very careful, you can do a repair without painting, but it is a PITA.

Plan to attack mine when I have the body off the frame.

firstgenaddict 01-07-2021 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Lynn (Post 1530651)
Actually the dimples are a result of the aluminum rivets on the header bar corroding and expanding. I have the same issue on my 70 LT-1.

Apparently, if you are very careful, you can do a repair without painting, but it is a PITA.

Plan to attack mine when I have the body off the frame.

I have discussed it at length with people who have done it...
They say to do it without removing the body from the frame and with mindset of saving original paint - is about a 100-150 hour job.
The entire headlamps assemblies must be removed and removing the radiator and radiator support allow a heck of a lot more room.
Doing it with the car inverted or at least rotated on it's side would surely cut off a significant number of hours.

sixt9rsx33 01-07-2021 11:20 AM

The sun was at the right angle to show the rivet pop on this car. It is not bad at all when you are looking at the car. I personally would do nothing about it but that is just me.

sixt9rsx33 01-07-2021 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by PeteLeathersac (Post 1530628)
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It was Floyd Dugan Chevrolet in Toledo, not Frank.
Did you see the info at this link w/ pic of the 03/67 Fire?
https://wiki.wcpl.info/w/Floyd_Dugan_Inc.
Awesome car!
:beers:
~ Pete

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Thanks Pete, yes Floyd Dugan. I found an article online and read it but no pics. Thanks for posting.

Big Block 69 01-07-2021 11:47 AM

Bumps
 
I had the bumps on my 69 "repaired" 40 years ago. I wish now that I hadn't. Now the repairs are starting to show. The bumps looked better. I have also seen on other boards where people feel better buying a car with the bumps. They know at least that part of the car has not been molested. There was a post on another board outlining the procedure to address the bumps without disturbing the paint. As stated, it is very labor intensive, but the people who did it were glad they chose that method.

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Originally Posted by firstgenaddict (Post 1530661)
I have discussed it at length with people who have done it...
They say to do it without removing the body from the frame and with mindset of saving original paint - is about a 100-150 hour job.
The entire headlamps assemblies must be removed and removing the radiator and radiator support allow a heck of a lot more room.
Doing it with the car inverted or at least rotated on it's side would surely cut off a significant number of hours.


Lynn 01-07-2021 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by firstgenaddict (Post 1530661)
I have discussed it at length with people who have done it...
They say to do it without removing the body from the frame and with mindset of saving original paint - is about a 100-150 hour job.
The entire headlamps assemblies must be removed and removing the radiator and radiator support allow a heck of a lot more room.
Doing it with the car inverted or at least rotated on it's side would surely cut off a significant number of hours.

My investigation revealed the same. I am replacing a rusty frame anyway, so figured it would be best to do it with the body off the frame.


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