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Author Topic: 1969 Pontiac Firebird - "Routy"  (Read 163389 times)
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« Reply #255 on: September 12, 2009, 08:54:18 AM »

Poor Nathan has been working his arms to the nubs sanding the Standox polyester spray filler on Routy.    The stuff sands easy, but it is a lot of work regardless.     Here, Kelle takes a walk around the car to see the progress.

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« Reply #256 on: September 12, 2009, 09:30:31 AM »

Oh ya looks nice...crisp lines right on. Nathan is the man!
I just noticed that this project moved in to 2nd place as far as how may views it has  had. Shocked
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« Reply #257 on: September 12, 2009, 09:47:35 AM »

Wow Steve, you must check this thread often!

Nathan would high-5 you, but he can't pick his arms up over his head right now...  Grin
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« Reply #258 on: September 12, 2009, 03:26:33 PM »

Tell Nathan I see some beer and cheese in his future. I figured about 5,000 of those looks at the thread are from me!
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« Reply #259 on: September 16, 2009, 07:51:58 AM »

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« Reply #260 on: November 13, 2009, 11:31:42 AM »

Hey guys hope you are recovering from SEMA and all is well. I mailed the spark arrestor for the ram air system to you but it ended up coming back to me. I guess I did not have the address centered in the right spot on the box. I will remail it next week. Take care and enough goofing of in Vegas and back to work on Routy. Grin
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« Reply #261 on: November 13, 2009, 06:42:15 PM »

Goofing around, huh?

It's been a grind and a half, but we're back to the real world next week.    We'll look for the arrestor in the mail.   
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« Reply #262 on: November 15, 2009, 06:10:20 AM »

I can't imagine how many hours you had to put in over the last week and a half with the driving, trying to interview everyone, finding cool new stuff and producing it to put it on the site. You two seem to have quite a few irons in the fire all the time.  Catch your breath and try to enjoy the ride…you do have a pretty cool job and your good at it. It looks to me like you have a few cars getting close to exciting stage were you will start putting back together I am looking forward to watching them.   Take care Steve
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« Reply #263 on: November 24, 2009, 10:37:51 AM »

OK Steve, time to make some decisions on the flush glass install.

We're using a flush glass kit from http://classicautoglassinnovations.com/ in Routy. &nbsp; &nbsp;There are a couple of options to choose from regarding the install of the glass. &nbsp; This stuff looks super slick!



First, we need to know your preference on the fender trim. &nbsp; &nbsp;Originally, the car had a stainless piece at the top of the fender. &nbsp; The options with the flush glass are to a: &nbsp;Trim the original stainless to fit under the new weatherstrip like this pic:



B: &nbsp;Use a piece of rubber trim instead of the stainless, this is black, and apparently the cowl seal rubber has the same profile as the orginal stainless and can be trimmed to fit and blends very nicely: &nbsp;(this is the project Evade Camaro - it's sick, here's the build link: &nbsp;http://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50998&highlight=evade&page=9] Evade [/url]
 


C: &nbsp;Extend the base of the A-pillar in steel to not require the trim at all. &nbsp; &nbsp;This pic shows the A-pillar so you can get an idea how much would need to be extended:



A, B, or C?

Next up, rear weatherstrip or not?

Option D: &nbsp; With weatherstrip:



Option E: &nbsp;Or without:





What do you think for the rear, D or E?



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« Reply #264 on: November 24, 2009, 03:49:55 PM »

My preference would be:
 C - extend the A pillar
 E – without weather striping 


I think the chrome on the front is a no go since no drip rail molding or reveal moldings any more.
The rubber looks good on the black car not sure about it on a red car.
Extending the A pillar would be my first choice with the rubber second. How much of a problem would that be since the car is pretty much ready for paint right now?

The rear looks way better on the black car in my opinion but only if the glass to body seam / gap looks even and nice all the way around.  If not we need to put  the rubber around it.
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« Reply #265 on: November 24, 2009, 10:35:40 PM »

Option E (flush mount rear glass without weatherstripping) is stunning.
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« Reply #266 on: March 10, 2010, 06:31:45 AM »

The A-pillar extensions are nearly completed to accommodate the front glass.   Nathan extended the pillars making sure the fenders still fit, and all looks well so far!
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« Reply #267 on: March 20, 2010, 04:16:51 PM »

Here's the "big" video on the install of new trunk pans in project "Routy".   Again, the Classic Industries panels were really nice.
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« Reply #268 on: March 20, 2010, 06:17:24 PM »

Nice work everyone. Keep the updates coming my friend. I have a feeling there are a  bunch more to post.  Smiley   They make my day!
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« Reply #269 on: March 21, 2010, 09:02:45 AM »

Thanks Steve, there are in fact many more updates to come.   The work the crew did on this one is really nice... it's going to be a sweet car!
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