Eulogy to Garver

Chrome Saga Continues

The Saturday after the last post we went to the RMS Shop. Blake wasn't around but guess what was? A box of chrome! He sent it out the following Monday, minus the hubcaps.


The rest of the body work is going really, really well. The guy doing the work is doing an excellent job sanding as well as fixing the imperfections. He has to weld metal on to any area that had rusted through and work it into the car until it is flawless. Look at the doors and side of the car where we noted rust damage in the past. It is looking really good.


We are waiting on the chrome inventory to see if there is anything we need. Hopefully this doesn't throw our time line off.

Blake Says

Chrome goes out tomorrow, paint next week.

Does that sound familiar?

At the same time we have pushed the deadline up to the first week in November to go to the mechanic. I am not sure I am buying the time line.

On September 20th I wrote that the goal was to get the chrome out by next week.

We will see!

Chrome

Just to clarify, I know the chrome does not get "painted" as indicated last post. Supposedly this week it will ACTUALLY go to the chromer. The big deal is how much additional chrome we need to buy. The chrome work is actually more than one third of the budget so it is a pretty crucial step. We checked in on the car this weekend and saw that a lot more of it was ready for paint.


The trunk revealed a clean place to put the spare tire, I guess they are often rusted out.









This is the last little spot that needs to be sanded on the outside.



All and all a great trip to the mechanic. They are excited about the project and think we are on target for even earlier than Nov 15. It seems like we are far away . . . we will see! We still have the following to do:

- Finish sanding (including covering the antennae for the radio)
- Paint all parts (including the inside ring on the white wall tires)
- Chrome organized and chromed, additional parts purchased and chromed
- Upholstery
- Interior other than upholstery (trunk, engine case, headliner, floor carpet, etc)

Then it goes back to the mechanic for a fuel tank and starter button.

We have picked out our interior scheme. It is simple and classic. We will do gray/silver and black.
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