1951 Pontiac Chieftain

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mercrocker wrote: Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:56 pm At least that is helpful to the process.....So many have the structural integrity of a moth wing.
Truth to that. The headlining on the Plymouth was actually ok, but there's about the size of a napkin left.
Find the spare gauges, sitting in several gallons of rusty water yesterday. That was great.
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Weather just keeps on giving, doesn't it....Soul destroying.
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mercrocker wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:27 am Weather just keeps on giving, doesn't it....Soul destroying.
You can't let it.

What I'm going to do is pull down the busted lean-to on the back, use some of the semi-smashed 2x4's to reattach the wall to the uprights and stabilize the back wall.

Then, pull the boarding off the frame uprights, put the frame back up and attempt to make a building shaped structure; then look at roof trusses and box it in.

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Still haven't gotten back into the house.
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Mostly because it still looks like this. Waiting on contractors right now.

Once we are back in going to pick up what remains of the garage, try clean up and see if it'll be practical to rebuild.

Moving out of this hotel tomorrow, into a rented Airbnb for the next month.

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I sometimes look out of the window a bit pissed off because it’s raining. I need to wind my neck in really. Hope you get things sorted as soon as.
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I like all the extra doorways, if you only leave one of the narrow ones to the kitchen then you'll prevent future obesity!

I'm sure there is an old monastery like that, with a kitchen door about 9" wide :lol:
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brandersnatch wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 6:50 am I sometimes look out of the window a bit pissed off because it’s raining. I need to wind my neck in really. Hope you get things sorted as soon as.
Different things, different places.

Given the propensity for it to rain there without giving any kind of respite, I would say complaint isn't unjustified.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain

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Is this basically the same as yours but with less of an engine?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stunning-Rar ... 4313001634
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SiC wrote: Tue Feb 01, 2022 7:40 pm Is this basically the same as yours but with less of an engine?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Stunning-Rar ... 4313001634
Pretty much, from the B pillars forward it's the same, with the cheapest engine/trans options selected. That's got a few options on it but it's a fairly base model. Real nice example though.
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How's your house getting on? Have you a moving in date yet?
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