1951 Pontiac Chieftain
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
At least it has come through realativly unscathed. I will pick your brains a bit though if I may. '53 Buick Special Riviera with a fireball 8 any good ?
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
The roof dink did look a bit awkward in the photo. Maybe have a look at a few youtube videos too for inspiration? There are some ingenious methods people use, the dry ice one potentially sounds like one of them.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Is there any old fashioned panel beaters over in the states anymore? Or are they a rare thing now with plastic bumpers and fixed price insurance jobs.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Sad that it's happened but in some ways it does in part become part of its survivor story. Also thankfully there wasn't any storm surges or such flooding that got into it.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
I've heard success with those glue stick things that you then pull with a sliding hammer.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30x-Car-Body ... 635-2958-0
I think maxxo used them and said they were good.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30x-Car-Body ... 635-2958-0
I think maxxo used them and said they were good.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
The metal is badly stretched so will need to be shrunk professionally. I will make a right dog's dinner of it so it can go to a panelbeater.paulplom wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:24 pm I've heard success with those glue stick things that you then pull with a sliding hammer.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30x-Car-Body ... 635-2958-0
I think maxxo used them and said they were good.
There's a lack of old-school shops yes. They're few and far between.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Yup, the Special was a good car- very much what you see in mine in terms of bodywork and basic mechanical design, but the Buick 8 is a much better engine than my old 30's design flat-head. Their gearboxes can be a bit difficult but parts are available. The Buick 8 has quite a long line of Bonneville records.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
Will the headliner disintegrate on removal, or does it look saveable?PhilA wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 6:49 pmThe metal is badly stretched so will need to be shrunk professionally. I will make a right dog's dinner of it so it can go to a panelbeater.paulplom wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 2:24 pm I've heard success with those glue stick things that you then pull with a sliding hammer.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30x-Car-Body ... 635-2958-0
I think maxxo used them and said they were good.
There's a lack of old-school shops yes. They're few and far between.
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
It should pull out intact, and go back in. It's actually fairly new, compared to the car.mercrocker wrote: ↑Thu Sep 23, 2021 7:14 pmWill the headliner disintegrate on removal, or does it look saveable?
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Re: 1951 Pontiac Chieftain
At least that is helpful to the process.....So many have the structural integrity of a moth wing.
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