I just picked up a 94 Roadmaster

Back to the current project

I brought it into the shop and started to tackle a  few of it's issues



first thing was to tackle the rust in the trunk













then I fixed the bend in the hood as you can see in this picture it was bent quite bad









I then cleaned up the steering wheel a bit

Wow! Super job on that hood. The entire front end looks better now.

You do impressive work Pat!

Today the work continued.

here is the completed trunk



and yes those are all the missing rubber strips,



and on to the front bumper, the passenger front frame horn did suffer a bit in this accident, but nothing that a torch and a fork lift couldn't make right

















it still needs a new bumper cover trim and some bumper guards but it's now driveable as is

I see you like those Harbor Freight cheap worklights too!I buy a couple everytime I go by there,hard to beat for the money!

When does the wagon front end swap happen?

^^^^^I laughed out loud.  Well played.

I've seen RMS with a Caprice front clip....put an Olds grille and make it a ninety-eight.......or continue Pontiac and have a Parisienne

Coming along!

turned my attention to the vinyl roof, it was very dirty with years of dirt and stains, took some spray nine and scrubbed away









it cleaned up well, but there were some stains that just wouldn't come out, but over all it is in good condition just still a bit dirty looking..... so



















a bit of SEM and the top looks a whole lot better



time to fix the lack of pinstripe on this thing



















it's starting to look a bit better

NICE WORK! It's really looking sharp!

81X11 wrote:

NICE WORK!   It's really looking sharp!

thanks Mike

Hard to believe its the same RMS that you saved from the BHPH lot or worse.Pinstripe looks great,nice color choice too!

I turned my attention to the area of the hood that was pushed in a bit behind the grill

















now the old busted grill











this will have to do til the junk yards thaw out up here

Nice job Pat! Miss your old "How to" videos. This is exactly the type of project wagon guys like.

Tom

Impressive repair Pat,I was wondering how you were going to fix the hood!

Nice hood repair!

If you decide you want a southern grill let me know. I NEED to go salvage-yarding again before it gets too hot here. There are always sedan grills with perfect chrome in the yards here. The wagon grills are getting hard to find, but the sedan grills are still a dime-a-dozen. Well....$20 most likely.

Nice work Pat

[quote="buickestate"]I turned my attention to the area of the hood that was pushed in a bit behind the grill




Why is there sugar on the hood? Or is that flour?

  

Thats crystalized sunshine.....

Bwahahahahahaha!!



Look, it's getting down to 29 here next week. Schools will be closed again, or at least delayed!

....I'm going home and putting my shorts on..

-Mike

Back to work on the sedan,

took out the stock front sway bar, and replaced it with one from a 9C1

Now that I cleaned up the trim it's time to put it back on.

While the trim cured I pulled out the buffer and started to clean up the tail lights, then sadly discovered that GM, had painted the black lines on the tail lights, guess I'll have to put them back on later I also buffed out the back up lense, they were milky/cloudy dingy looking

then I started to buff out the whole car

looks good Pat. Nice shine.

Kinda like the tailights without the black lines,looks very clean.Due you prefer the 3M products better than the Meguiars,the trim buffed up nicely and hard to believe its the same car already.

with out the lines makes it look like a 92-93, I like the 3M products, and the meguires, and the superior stuff I get from robert. I just use what I got on hand.

I used the 3M buffing compound, then the 3M fine buffing compound, then some meguires carnuba wax

Replace the black lines with white lines to match the body!

The previous owner wouldn't recognize that car if it rolled up and bumped him in the arse! Looks awesome.

got the hood and rood done today

seems like a lot of effort for a "winter beater" that hasn't seen any winter driving,..
it's still an ugly roadmaster sedan no matter how much you buff it,..

Yeah but it's my ugly roadmaster sedan, I want to use it as a dd year round. If I don't get it done just the way I want it now, it may never get done once it's on the road

here something for Texas Mike

dirty tail pipe tips






clean tail pipe tips

9C1 srpings shocks and sway bar installed in the rear end







she is sitting lower in the back with a better stance

the pile of used parts



the new stance






I'm quite pleased with how she sits.

took her out for a test drive and she drives well, feels tight and handles well

a bit more cosmetic stuff

some outside shots

Looking good!!! I kinda like the white trim pieces..

Cool project Pat,saw it on the other side .

 Not a fan of the white grill,Texas Mike has the fix.

 Personally I prefer all white,nice white walls,and lose those disgusting mudflaps.  

Didnt care for the white trim until you moved it outside,really adds to its look!

Lorne the grill stays till spring, our junk yards look like this right now



I don't like yarding with a shovel and a tool box......


Those mud flaps are new I just put them on, it's part of my sleeper look

Wait, are the yards still OPEN?

Nice Roadmaster Monster Truck.

I like the white trim...

I like the white trim. The car sits a little high, but I'm guessing will settle.

It does need a chrome grill badly.

it should settle down a bit over the next few weeks

what was GM thinking with these crappy fragile door panels



I spent the morning fixing it up with some epoxy

I have officially driven this car both last night and early this morning, I'm impressed with both how it feels and handles. very little body lean and none of the wavy boat like sensation that most cars like this one have. I'm quite pleased with the 9C1 upgrades and the monroe severe duty shocks.

The LT1 in this roady is tight and strong as is it's posi. I love the fact that this morning I was doing 45kmh when I punched it hard, the trans down shifted the tires spun, the ass end wiggled at bit as the tires regained traction sinking me deep into the rich limited leather seat as she launched down the road.

 

GM sure did put more effort into the LT-1 than the door panels!  

completely different story on the ride home. this morning there was no snow on the roads and my drive to work was nice and clear, however in the 8 hours since I arrived at work it snowed a good 6 inches. the beefy looking snow tires on the rear of this car are old and hard with absolutely no traction!, the fronts are just as hard but are only all seasons

I now know why this car ended up at the impact auction, it can't stop with these %#@@&%@#@crap tires!

I need tires!