Projects Mild custom '51 Pontiac Chieftain

Pencil sketch on the wall. Thinking on how to do color. I'm thinking pastels.

Phil

 

Very cool and well done!

 

I'm impressed with your talent Phil! How long did that "sketch" take you. I have issues with drawing a straight line, never would even think of trying that

 

That took about 2½ hours to do.

 

Your up early today Phil? We may have the same gene

 

I wasn't awake until the dog decided she wanted out. I loooooove being awake at 4am on a Saturday. Oh yes.

 

Black and dark gray done. Light gray next once that's dry.

Phil

 

Likin' it Phil!

 

Are you freaking kidding me?! You never cease to amaze me

 

You never did painting by numbers as a kid? That's all this is, just a bit bigger!

 

Yeah and i sucked at it lol. I can't stay inside the lines! That's just damn awesome Phil.... damn..

 

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Mixed up some pale blue and got busy. Nearly finished now.

Phil

 

Roof in dark blue.

 

That looks just GREAT. Is there anything you can't do?

 

Can't sing, can't dance.

Not very good at bodywork

 

DAMN you could make a career out of painting garage wall murals. It came out GREAT.

 

I second that motion!

 

like a lot of guys I started reading this damn thread and just couldn't leave it alone. Like most I am envious of Phil's attention to detail and his knowledge and I mean on many subjects dealing with this old car. So I rock along reading and wanting him to get this critter running and not have that valve problem. Then old Phil has to go and break out the paint brush and do that damn mural, and low and behold I am now convinced he his some kind of weird "alien" come down here to planet Earth to make fools out of all of us poor stumbling, bumbling boobs just trying to fix our Hot Rods.

Bad Phil, Bad Phil ....

 

And there am I, seeing the skill, enterprise, innovation and vision that eveybody on here demonstrates on a daily basis.
I am always in awe of the work I see y'all doing. Genuinely.

It makes me proud of what I try to do. Every day is a school day, even on the days off to take on a mental-break tangent to do a bit of decorating...

Phil

 

Finally remembered to order a new valve.

Hopefully that should be here sometime soon and I can finish up reassembling the engine.

Phil

 

Hey Phil:

GREAT project and great write ups! These are real treats to read. Question: what valve compound are you using to lap the valves? Or are you using some other abrasive paste?

I lived in LA 8 years, loved it. Great old cars there too, I remember a 50 Cadillac fastback and a 53 Pontiac for sale each $3500, I wish I had snapped those up. Way north of you is Belle Rose LA they have a drag strip was only $10...for test n tune....cheap fun on Wed night. Unlike up north it's $40 bucks.

Maybe find something different than gasoline for parts cleaning it is hella dangerous -any teeny spark...

Looking forward to the next update!

 

NAPA's regular valve grinding goop. Carborundum in some sort of oil. Oldschool.

Belle Rose is a bit of a drive. I think I'd do better on a rolling road locally to dial in the timing...

I've been experimenting with other solvents- Pine-Sol does work but it is slooooooow.

--Phil

 

Love the period correct two tone blue paint choice, going to be an excellent cruiser.

 

Just old fashioned mineral spirits works pretty good.

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More just a case of what I had laying around the garage.

Phil

 

Being a painter, i always have lacquer thinner laying around lol. Can't wait to hear you've got it back together brother

 

Ok. I'm done with this now.



Hopefully back to something sensible soon.

Phil

 

Does the one you painted have all of the valves in it

 

Of course. It runs as well as the day it rolled out of the factory!