1984 Hurst Olds

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1984 Hurst Olds

Here are some photos of a 1984 Hurst Olds we have in the shop.

It was shipped to us from a fellow in Mississippi. He saw one of our restorations and had his car sent to our shop. We are going to disassemble the car, media blast and do all the bodywork & paint.

We are getting ready to disassemble the car for media blasting. But, before taking the car down to bare metal, we went over everything and took a few detail photos. We want to make sure that we get all the details right on when we re-apply the graphics.

We are going to have to repair the damage from an old fender bender. We will at least have to replace the lower quarter on the passenger side. We may have to replace more, but we won't know that until the car returns from media blasting.

This car is gonna be sweet when complete. Maybe the owner will let us drive it around for a couple of months just to make sure everything is operating properly. :-)

Here are some photos of the disassembled car. There are only two problem areas to deal with. First is the rust damage at the Tee tops. Second is the rear passengers side quarter panel.

After media blasting, we should have a better idea as to the extent of the rust damage.

We are going through the final blocking process. Soon we will be shooting the door jams, etc, assembling and then shooting the exterior. It is getting real close to complete at this point.

Here you can see the mock up of the custom front end. A little more work and it will look just like the star of the movie "Cars". Looking good.

Below, the Olds enters the spray booth. We are going to spray all the jambs, getting the car ready for final re-assembly. Notice all the panel seams are sealed with seam sealer. This not only gives the seams a clean, finished appearance, but also will help keep moisture out from between the panels giving the paintjob a long life.

Assembly of the major body panels is almost complete. We have been concentrating on all the gaps. Here are some photos showing how consistent the gaps are. It does take a bit of time and effort to get them all even and consistent, but the results speak for themselves. While the casual observer may not notice the gaps specifically, they will walk away with the impression that this car is exceptionally nice.

Here are some shots of the fender and hood alignment.

Here are some shots of the drivers side door to fender and quarter alignment.

Below are photos of the trunk gaps.

Finally, here is the passenger side. We are having difficulty with the passenger door to fender gap. The passenger side frame rail is a bit high. To get the fender to align with the door we are going to have to get it up on the frame-rack and give the rail a little pull.

Here is the car out of the paint booth. It is in the middle of being buffed. The car is looking great.

Here we see the car on the frame rack. We pulled the frame rail down to get the front end into proper alignment.

Here we see the car outside in the sunshine. Looking great.

Here is the car with the stripe package installed

Here are the latest batch of photos....

And finally... The results....

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