knuckleharley Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 On 3/11/2017 at 1:09 AM, Dmac2590 said: Thanks for all the feedback. I ordered the parts manual. And a restoration manual for the car. It's in good shape just need to get the engine in order and clean the interior. All the lights work, turn signals and all. I practicality stole the car for what I paid for it. Unless you have a solid understanding of pre-war car mechanics,you really need to also buy a Motors Auto Repair Manual that covers 1948 cars. Trust me on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knuckleharley Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 47 minutes ago, Dmac2590 said: Hmmm,I suggest you check out the local chrome shops and see if any of the owners have a daughter of marriageable age,and then marry her. Divorce is cheap these days,chrome ain't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmac2590 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 It'll buff out - Joe Dirt. It's not in that bad of shape. I've seen alot worse. I'll deal with the chrome later. I just want to get the sheet metal fixed, safe and drive able right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bingster Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Be sure and do what I didn't, at least not enough. In my eagerness to get working, I now have a lot of fasteners that I have to look through books and photos to identify. And I didn't take photos prior to when I took a part off. I'm being a lot more careful now in cataloging parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmac2590 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Yeah I learned my lesson with my monte carlo. I lost alot of nuts and bolts and ended up buying the whole kit. It wasn't cheap. Now I have a lot of those plastic fishing boxes that I use for small parts and lots and lots of masking tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Spyder Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 I learned to use paper DI I cups to hold the nut s and bolts and small parts. One cup for each part I disassemble. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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