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RustyRed

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Stopped by my buddy's shop today to pick up a door panel for the TA. I had him take it up to the upholstery shop because he gets a lot better price as a frequent customer than I could get, LOL!

He is getting to where he always has cars stacked on top of each other...if you do good work at a fair price you stay busy I guess.

At any rate, he said if I get some days off here and there I can come over and help out and learn. I want (need?) to learn more about body work and his place is the perfect place to learn.

Today they have two older 80's vintage Vettes in one on a rotisserie, two old trucks, a 70 1/2 Camaro in primer, an older Impalla that was in a wreck but has a serious motor in it, etc, etc.

I usually hold on to several of my vacation days till later in the year just in case the boys get sick or whatever but I already get my b-day off and might take a couple of additional days off around my b-day and then find a couple of more good days as the year progresses along.

Should be a good learning experience :yah
 
I figure the best way to learn is roll up your sleeves and do it....but having someone that knows what the heck they are doing guiding you is a big plus, LOL!
 
"Fast68back" said:
Do it in the fall, I've done some wetsanding in Houston in July......
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Yeah, that had crossed my mind.

Lately, it's been really hot also....last couple of days in particular. Finally got the bolts drilled out to remove the door latch on the TA and there were a few days where I would be out there working for 30 minutes and already be soaked. However, the latch is replaced now...power lock works just have to tackle the power window and get the door panel put back on. The other side had already been to the upholstery shop and is reinstalled already.

Next I get to tackle the front end suspension....from there I need to do something about a few cracks in the dash and figure out why the AC works on only the two highest fan speeds and cuts out completely sometimes if you take it for a drive.

At least my buddy's shop always seems cooler than my garage. If you open the back door and get the couple of big fans going it's almost tolerable at his place, LOL!
 
figure out why the AC works on only the two highest fan speeds and cuts out completely sometimes if you take it for a drive.
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That vintage GM car was notorious for this problem of cutting out on the hghway. I had a Caprice Classic with the same issue. It turned out to be all vacuum related. I replaced all the vacuum lines under the dash and that fixed the problem.

The high fan speed issue is probably just the switch. Replace that and you will likely have killed that dragon!

Mel
 
"guruatbol" said:
That vintage GM car was notorious for this problem of cutting out on the hghway. I had a Caprice Classic with the same issue. It turned out to be all vacuum related. I replaced all the vacuum lines under the dash and that fixed the problem.

The high fan speed issue is probably just the switch. Replace that and you will likely have killed that dragon!

Mel
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My guess is the switch also after doing a decent amount of reading on the firebird sites, just been too busy getting the two doors in working order. Figure I can deal with no air as long as the windows roll down but can't park it anywhere when the locks are not working.

I also need to investigate all the duct work behind the dash. When it's blowing on high it cools the car but you don't really feel it coming out the vents. My guess is the duct work behind the dash is either clogged up or knocked loose (maybe cracked?) in places, etc.

I am not in a hurry on the TA. It runs and drives as is and just has a lot of "little" issues. I figure when I get "done" with the TA I won't have a project short of selling something for a new project so why get in a hurry.

Yesterday when I stopped by the shop they were working on replacing a quarter on the Impala that had been in a wreck and actually learned a little just by looking at what they were doing and asking a couple of questions. Honestly, if I had someone walk me through it one or two times replacing a quarter doesn't really look like rocket science to me. Probably a little harder then floor pans or a core support since it's on the exterior of the car but the same basic idea.
 
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