[fyrffytr1]

I took the frame to the body shop last Thursday. They are going to finish fitting the passenger rear quarter, paint the firewall, fit the doors and then paint the dash and doors inside.
Then, I will bring the car home to reinstall everything that I can under the dash and on the firewall.
That's the good news! Now, the bad. Work has run out and I am going to have to put the resto on the back burner for a while. Hopefully, work will pick up but the contractor I work for does not have anything started. Even if he did it would be three months before we could get in it to do our part.
I will do things that do not cost. And, I will keep you posted every Sunday any way.

[fyrffytr1]

I have been having trouble with my photo program. Hopefully these will post. I repainted the taillight housings and the blower motor box.

[fyrffytr1]

Some more. I don't know how the deck lid picture will show but the paint is Mariner turquoise.

[Blue '66]

Looking good Phil!Did your body guy replace the pass 1/4 with the body off the frame?

[fyrffytr1]

Originally Posted by Blue '66

Looking good Phil!Did your body guy replace the pass 1/4 with the body off the frame?

He did, but he braced the bottom of the car before cutting the old one out. Also, he did not install the rear body braces( That come with the trunk pan) until we sat the body on the frame and he could tack them in place.
After I left he was going to take the body back off and finish welding them and paint the firewall.
I will probably go back this Friday to get the car and bring it home for the time being.

[Blue '66]

Just wondering,my body guy is waiting to set the body on the frame to replace the full 1/4.Hes afraid the shell would twist.

[fyrffytr1]

Originally Posted by Blue '66

Just wondering,my body guy is waiting to set the body on the frame to replace the full 1/4.Hes afraid the shell would twist.

It would probably be better that way. Norman braced the door opening and braced the body from underneath. He also had to work out the tail panel. I am very pleased with his work.

[fyrffytr1]

Well, the car is still in the body shop. I will get it back this week or the next. In the meantime, I took the steering column apart, cleaned and repainted part of it. I will finish it when I go get the car and the can of spray paint mixed to the color of the car.
I will update the hours when I finish the column.

[Platinum Al]

Originally Posted by fyrffytr1

Well, the car is still in the body shop. I will get it back this week or the next. In the meantime, I took the steering column apart, cleaned and repainted part of it. I will finish it when I go get the car and the can of spray paint mixed to the color of the car.
I will update the hours when I finish the column.

I really enjoy following your hard work. Your car is coming along great. I noticed your wood steering wheel needs some attention. I can restore it for you for a resonable price. If you or anyone else needs one done, feel free to call me at (440) 829-7533. Thanks Al. I also posted my services elsewhere in this forum.

[fyrffytr1]

Originally Posted by Platinum Al

I really enjoy following your hard work. Your car is coming along great. I noticed your wood steering wheel needs some attention. I can restore it for you for a resonable price. If you or anyone else needs one done, feel free to call me at (440) 829-7533. Thanks Al. I also posted my services elsewhere in this forum.

Al,
Thanks for the offer. When the time(money) comes I will keep you in mind.

[saltman 1965]

I like the brody knob or as my dad called them poor mans power steering .Cant wait to see the car when its done.

[fyrffytr1]

Here is the latest. My body man has to paint the inside of the doors and hang them. Then I will bring the car home and start putting what I can back on.
I painted the steering column and will reassemble it this week. I also took the floor shifter apart, cleaned iy and put it back together. It will need a new handle or rechroming of the old one.
I paid $10.00 for a can of Mariner Turquoise paint for the steering column. It took 6 hours to do the work.

Labor@ 257 hrs = $5140.00
Parts.............. = $7203.19
Outside Labor.. = $3000.00
Total........... = $15243.00

[Blue '66]

Maybe I will get a chance to catch up(my car) to you Phil since you are having to stop for a while.Hopefully your stop won't be very long.Check to see if your body guy has started painting the '64.(pics)

[Jerry H.]

Originally Posted by fyrffytr1

Here is the latest. My body man has to paint the inside of the doors and hang them. Then I will bring the car home and start putting what I can back on.
I painted the steering column and will reassemble it this week. I also took the floor shifter apart, cleaned iy and put it back together. It will need a new handle or rechroming of the old one.
I paid $10.00 for a can of Mariner Turquoise paint for the steering column. It took 6 hours to do the work.

Labor@ 257 hrs = $5140.00
Parts.............. = $7203.19
Outside Labor.. = $3000.00
Total........... = $15243.00

Are you sure that your steering column is painted the same color as the exterior? I know that on most 65 cars the lower dash and steering column was painted a slightly different color than the exterior.

[fyrffytr1]

According to how I read the resto guide, on all 67's the interior was color coded except for the Parchment.
I take that to mean that my dash, doors, kick panels and steering column would be the same color, just a lower gloss. I know for a fact my dash and inside of the doors was Mariner Turquoise.
If I am wrong about this, I need to know now, because my body man is painting the doors on the inside and hanging them this week.

[Jerry H.]

Originally Posted by fyrffytr1

According to how I read the resto guide, on all 67's the interior was color coded except for the Parchment.
I take that to mean that my dash, doors, kick panels and steering column would be the same color, just a lower gloss. I know for a fact my dash and inside of the doors was Mariner Turquoise.
If I am wrong about this, I need to know now, because my body man is painting the doors on the inside and hanging them this week.

I've never owned a 67 with that color interior, and I am by no means an expert on 67's. But on the earlier years, you have an interior trim code listed on the trim tag. According to what you are saying, this should be 220 on yours, the code for Dark Turquoise. Now, the paint on the dash, steering wheel, upper inside doors, etc. will be very close to the vinyl door panels and seat covers. This may or may not be the same a Mariner Turquoise. On the 65-6 cars there are paint codes listed for the paint for this, but I can't find such listing for a 67. Hopefully some 67 expert will chime in here.

Just FYI, and I'm not saying that this is the case here, It is a common mistake that a lot of folks paint the upper doors and dash to match the exterior of the car. This is wrong in most cases that I've seen. I was just trying to help you avoid that mistake, if it is a mistake. Again, hopefully some expert will chime in here.

In the mean time, I would go on Ultimategto.com and look at all the 67 GTO's in Mariner Turquoise and check out any with that color interior and see what they look like. That might give you some insight.

[Jerry H.]

Here's a couple of pic's I found on that site. It explains what I was talking about. I think the color in the interior is a little lighter than Mariner Turquoise. What do you think?

[Blue '66]

On my '66 GTO the fackory color outside was the light silver blue,dark blue seats and the upper doors and column was a slightly lighter(medium)blue than the seats.

[fyrffytr1]

Jerry,
Looking at those pictures, I can see what you are talking about. I will look up my trim tag info and see what it says. I know the seat covers, carpet and door panels are dark turquoise.
And, since the dash and rear inside has already been painted Mariner Turquoise, I may have to stay with it for the rest of the interior.

[Jerry H.]

And, since the dash and rear inside has already been painted Mariner Turquoise, I may have to stay with it for the rest of the interior.

Pretty simple to redo now, not very easy to do when you get your interior reassembled and decide you don't like the way it looks.