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1951 Pontiac Chieftain


PhilA

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I cut down a toothbrush and fitted the head into a piece of dowel.

 

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Trimmed the bristles and checked for fitment- success. It's clamped now so the glue can fully set overnight. The guides should clean up, I'll lap the seats and reassemble.

 

So far so good

 

Phil

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Glue alone didn't work, so I drilled a 1/16" hole through the top of the stick to hold the brush on, and hammered a pin through to hold it in place.

This proved successful and the guides cleaned up, with the brush and brake cleaner flushing through into cloth below.

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Started to lap the valves in.

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Ran out of time but it's starting to look good already.

 

Phil

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22 hours ago, PhilA said:

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Pencil sketch on the workshop wall. Found my paintbrushes, gotta get some paint.

 

Phil

 

2 hours ago, PhilA said:

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Black and dark gray done. Light gray once that's dry.

It's starting to look like I wanted it to.

 

Phil

 

bloody hell!

I mean it was very impressive, then I just saw the scale of it! the first picture for some reason made me think it was being drawn on a plank of wood something a bit wider than a 2x4, 

then i realised it was the entire wall!

that is seriously impressive!

my hubnut beanie is well and truly doffled

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On 9/22/2019 at 8:11 PM, hairnet said:

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well its just bought me a return ticket to the usa again :D = sadly dont have time to visit the hot and sweaty part down the bottom

might buy another card :D

buy chod? - thinking about it but depends if i find what i was looking at 

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On 9/2/2018 at 5:12 PM, PhilA said:

It stopped raining long enough to do a video.

 

It's no Dollywobbler production, be warned!

 

 

 

 

Enjoy!

 

Phil

video update please (yes im looking at the thread again)

i am a sad old man

i looked at this again cos looking at places to go wondered if there was a pontiac not in michigan

one in quebec and IL and one in new york oddly right on erie near buffalo

oh and two opposites right there starting a car 50 ft from it and the other with almost victorian levels of technology :D

 

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