1958 Buick Caballero

Great to hear. I knew you had projects waiting in the wings. Looks like you'll have plenty to do and I hope you'll share it with the rest of us.

 

Indeed. I look forward to seeing that Pontiac in action.

 

And a transmission too

 

The 33 sedan still has its straight 8. If I ca get it running, I'll keep it.
After the sedan comes a 33 Pontiac Sport Coupe. That will be built like an early 60s hot rod.

 

Sounds like you have a thing for Pontiacs...

 

Yep, Pontiacs have always been my favorites.

 

I can't say that I blame you. Pontiacs have always been a favorite of mine as well. You and my buddy would get along famously. He's a huge Pontiac nut. He's owned at least a dozen, with his current DD being a Grand Prix GXP. I know this is a wagon forum, but I hope you'll keep us in the loop when you begin your next project.

 

Will do!

 

The rest of the headliner installation went well; no broken panels, no cracked or broken retainers.
I think it turned out great.

I am SO glad this is done!




One of the things I forgot to show previously is the "anti-rattle" felt pads I installed on the instrument panel, dash panel and windshield lower garnish moldings. These small pieces of adhesive-backed felt were applied to all the the metal-to-metal interfaces.


The fender-mounted rear view mirrors are installed, too.
These are the Buick Accessory mirrors; I think they are very cool.




Next step is to install the quarter windows.

After looking at the fit of the gasket to the inner quarter panel, it appears that the upper reveal molding retainers must be installed before the glass is installed.

Here's the driver's side reveal molding in position. There are 2 separate moldings nested together and retained by a set of clips that go through both moldings and through mating holes in the upper sash.


The clips have studs approximately 2 1/2" long which are retained to the vehicle with brass barrel nuts.



I tried to fit the glass into the openings (with help!) 3 times...no luck.

I asked the pro who installed the windshield and liftgate glass to give me some guidance. We tried to load the glass into the opening and he told me that the aftermarket gasket needs to be trimmed. Another project for another day...

 

I'm no expert, but it seems to me that there's a specific spot you start the glass install, because that's how they were designed by the engineers and accomplished on the assembly line. Finding that out, however, is the problem.

 

What are you using for lubricant?

 

As always, your progress is looking fantastic. It never ceases to amaze me how time consuming restoring an old car can be, especially to do it right. And you sir are definitely doing it right.

 

I just binge-read this whole thread, I'm so excited to see what each new picture brings! Such beautiful work!

 

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