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No updates for a couple weeks but the body is blocked and ready for paint, fingers crossed hopefully that will happen in a few weeks. The chrome has come back and I started getting the vent windows back together. When the body leaves for paint I will concentrate on the engine and transmission.
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joey1320
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Matthew Tolbert
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| Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 7:42 am Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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Looks awesome!!! Can’t wait to see it in paint.
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61 type1
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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Reassembled the door handles this evening. When I disassembled them I damaged the tumbler. I really wanted to keep the original Huf key so bought a wolfsburg west handle to use the tumbler. The original brass tumblers are to wide for the WW tumbler so I had to file the edge of the part that the spring pushes against. Just happy to save the original door handles for another 67 years.
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61 type1
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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A few pictures on the ‘53 should be fully painted and headliner installed next week.
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Matthew Tolbert
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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That’s going to look amazing!!!
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| Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:59 pm Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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That is some seriously nice paintwork on the insides of your panels!!  |
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61 type1
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 11:19 am Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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One more step closer looks amazing in pictures can't wait to see it tomorrow in person.
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Matthew Tolbert
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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WOW!!!
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61 type1
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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Thanks. I can’t wait to drive it.
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Busstom
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| Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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Is that L35 Metallic Blue??? Looks freaking amazing.
Edit: never mind, I just confirmed it reading through page 1. Awesome. |
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Busstom
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| Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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When it's done you can buy it back  |
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Matthew Tolbert
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| Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 7:43 am Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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| Busstom wrote: |
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When it's done you can buy it back |
Funny my wife and daughter said the same thing just the other day😆😆😆. Think I could get it back for the same price??? Lol
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61 type1
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| Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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Mathew
Maybe a little bit more... its going to be a busy winter.
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61 type1
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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Its been about a month since I have posted progress but I have been knocking things out. The wiring is about 95% done, transmission has been gone thru and reinstalled the nose cone had a previous repair but I replaced it and installed new bushings. Brakes have been done hope to bleed them tomorrow.
The interior has been ordered and will be here in a couple months. The engine parts are ready to be picked up so that’s what I will be focusing on next. All the engine metal has been blasted not sure if I will paint it powder coat..
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Dan22
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 5:11 pm Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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I am very happy I went the powder coat route on my engine sheet metal. I did the 50-60% gloss and it is tough as nails.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:41 pm Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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| By chance where did you send all your parts to be re-chromed ? I will have to look a a place for my parts shortly |
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61 type1
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| Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:21 am Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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I used this place https://reckonplating.com/
I would say over all they did a good job I had to send a couple pieces back that didn’t turn out well but they took care of any issues.
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61 type1
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| Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2020 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: My 53 oval project |
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Got the headlight s and bumpers installed. Going to finish up the doors tomorrow getting closer.
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