Restoration 99 Details...

A rust-free roller (really!)...
A rust-free roller

Ms. Casey oversees progress...

Restoration project 12/15/98 - 7/15/99

The main objective of the recent restoration was to repaint the exterior and the engine bay. The original paint was pretty well faded and there were several door dings and minor rust areas that needed attention. A retired co-worker whose hobby  is restoring Studebakers agreed to do the bodywork and paint. I would prepare the car by stripping the old paint and removing all trim, doors, hoods, etc.

So, first order of business was to get it ready for the painter. This included:

Now we trailer what's left to the painter's house.
His first task is to repair all known rust by cutting out affected area and welding in new sheet metal: All welded areas around firewall & longitudinals treated with Por-15 & resealed.
Areas under door sills stripped, treated with Extend, Por-15 & resealed.

Next comes the bodywork:

Now he does the remaining 17 steps entailed in a good paint job (jeez, should I list all those??).

While the body is at the painter's (I did some dummy work), I work on the engine and transmission:

  And, since they're out... When the paint is done, we trailer it home and I reassemble it, replacing the following components in the process: The final step is to take it to the local P-shop for final CO adjustment and 4 wheel alignment.

And this completes the recent restoration effort, with the results you see on the main page. However, restoration is an ongoing process, and I have at least the following yet to do:

Some previous modifications:

Special thanks to:

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