Author Archives: RussD

Deck Update

Posted on November 26, 2023 by RussD

It has been way too long since the last update. I have a weak excuse for this – I haven’t actually done anything to the Imperial… The summer has been consumed with other projects: The first major project was finishing … Continue reading →

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Re-Trimming the Car

Posted on May 2, 2023 by RussD

With the paint finally finished the next step was to reinstall all of the trim on the car – all 873 pieces of it. There are three types of trim pieces on this car – steel (mainly the bumpers), cast … Continue reading →

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Electrical 16: Headlighting

Posted on April 19, 2023 by RussD

Previous electrical: Electrical 15: Factory Wiring Diagrams. With the beautifully chromed headlight buckets ready to install it is time to complete the job of upgrading headlight wiring. You may recall from a previous post that I left the original factory … Continue reading →

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Paint Update Three

Posted on April 2, 2023 by RussD

It turns out that the third time is a charm! I ordered an airbrush kit – specifically the Neoeco Airbrush Kit. Next step was going to YouTube to learn how to use an airbrush. Amusingly I found a review of … Continue reading →

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Power Tools!

Posted on March 18, 2023 by RussD

I want to expand the scope of what I can build in the workshop. Today I have the ability to work with sheet metal and tubing and to weld things together. You can do a lot with this, but I … Continue reading →

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Paint Update Two

Posted on March 18, 2023 by RussD

Two paint problems on top of the front fenders… First, I managed to drop something and leave a large chip on top of the fender. Applied some touch up paint with a small brush which stuck up. When I tried … Continue reading →

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Paint Update

Posted on March 5, 2023 by RussD

The title of the previous post Light at the End of the Tunnel? was prescient. Yup, the light was an oncoming train. Polishing the paint left a lot of pig tails – small loops gouged in the paint. I kept … Continue reading →

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Electrical 15: Factory Wiring Diagrams

Posted on January 31, 2023 by RussD

Previous Electrical article: Electrical 14: MeterMatch While looking over the electrical posts I realized that I haven’t mentioned one of the most important resources for working on wiring – the wiring diagrams contained in the factory service manual. These are … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be Chrome For Christmas

Posted on January 1, 2023 by RussD

To the tune of I’ll be Home for Christmas. Yes, I went there! While I was at the paint shop picking up the Imperial – documented in Back in Black! – I got a call from Librandi’s Plating that the … Continue reading →

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A Room for Three Seasons

Posted on December 6, 2022 by RussD

When we last saw the Imperial in Handle This! it was ready for paint and little more could be done until paint was completed. Life continues, even while waiting for the Imperial to get into the paint shop. She Who … Continue reading →

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