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I broke down and ordered a trunk pan for the Riviera. Hopefully get to the steel supply house on Friday to get the rest of the materials for the cross members and body mounts

Well, I dug unto the fuel system. The tank is not terrible, but after removing it, I found some rust issues that are going to take more time and fabrication work that I had planned on. I was hoping to get away with some patching in the trunk, but now the whole pan needs to come out and some new cross members need to be made. On a happy note - I get to use my welder!

Worked on polishing the left quarter and cleaning the body spear last night:

For Sure. I have "Clay Barred" it twice and got the paint smooth as it gets. It really did pull a lot of the impurities out of it. I'm doing my best to gently message the paint back to some shine and clarity. It really has come a long way so far. At this point I am not using any machines, I'm doing all the polishing by hand. I have not touched the deck lid yet. I'll wait 'til the whole car is as good as I can get it then compare it to the trunk lid the difference will be amazing. I will be sure to post pics if anyone is interested.

Well, I've only had one day off of work in the last 10 days and that day was dedicated to mowing the lawn and fixing a coolant pump issue on one of my motorcycles. I have managed to get some additional work done on the paint. The Mirror Glaze product would not remove the oxidation from the paint, so I tried some Mequires light cut compound followed by some Meguires polish and synthetic wax on just the roof and hood. Extremely please with the results. I will add that the paint on the car does have a fair amount or orange peel. Most like painted by an inexperience painter.

Fantastic

Spent some time in the garage last night working on the old paint. I think we have a bona fide 10 footer:

I just bought a '72 Boat Tail Riviera, a true barn find (yes it has a '71 deck lid). I have always loved these cars and can't believe I actually own one. Car has been in a barn/warehouse since 1989 and moved to a car wash stall until and put up for sale. I made an offer and brought it home. Here is what it looked like when I first saw it: I got it to the house about 2 weeks ago. Got it running, initially with a small fire in the engine bay. After some wire chasing and correcting - i had it running off a gas can for about 15 minutes. Someone has really butchered the wiring, and the interior needs gutted and re upholstered. I have all of the mouse nests out and have been working on it in the evenings after work. I'm working on the mechanicals and trying to bring back the paint. Here is what it looks like after a bath and some polishing on the hood:

Looks great Mike!

Hello, Does anyone know of a model kit of a 1971 Buick Boat Tail Riviera? I just bought a 1:1 and would like a model of it. I have found a couple resin bodies on eBay, but they are pretty expensive. Please let me know. Thank you

WOW Very Nice!

Fantastic '57!

Thanks, I forgot I had this posted. I got what I needed. Thanks again though.

I was in this exact situation, but in Pennsylvania. I wasnt owed anything, so I let it go.

I found some Camaro wheels and tires in the parts box that work, and I think they look pretty cool. All cleaned, polished and ready for the shelf. the last one is the 97 z28 anniversary. As I mentioned before the one in the box he gave me is missing too many parts to be put back together. I’ll do a separate WIP for that one. This has been fun and brought back some fond memories, thanks for following and the nice comments.

Here we go. I don’t think the door handles were ever installed.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Ok. Back at it. The GTO has been cleaned up and polished. Up next is the Ford The Z28 vert is missing too many parts to make whole, so I sourced one off the Bay to build as a tribute Also looking for wheels and tires for the 57 Chevy, if anyone can point me in the right direction. I’ve already started cleaning it up some

Looks great!

I don’t know if it’s the same or not. I appreciate the offer! I think I’ll leave it alone though

Up next the GTO..

All glued back together, cleaned and polished. I really like this one. Hood ornament is missing….

Up next will be the 55 Bel Air Convertible. I found the missing trim.

Looking for wheels and tires, or just the wheels from a 57 Chevy snaptite kit. I have some parts for trade. Let me know what you are looking for

Haha! I found the shifter stuck inside the ‘56 Chevy