1978 NYB Preservation Project....Sort of

[commando1]

$10 for 25 seems like an inventory item... but maybe that's just my disease talking.

Well, when you find them in one of those pull-out drawers at Tru-Value for 12 cents each, let me know...
In the meantime ten bucks looks cheap if you don't have any.

 

[monaco75]

Thanks, Zac. That confirms that the clips are still available. Whew....
That and air cleaner wing nuts.

Inline tube has our fuel lines too. Woooo!!! Lmao

 

[68 4spd Fury]

Well, I've come to the point where I have to do something to preserve the 78 NYB so it'll last the remainder of my time on Mother Earth and still be a decent DD for whoever gets the car after me.

The NYB looks great from 10 feet but when you get close you can see serious problems. My goal is to keep it a rock solid DD. I have found someone that does great classic car restoration and this Friday the repairs will start. Today I have ordered the correct vinyl top from SMS Auto Fabrics. V1B blue. Cost for those thinking about it is $505. My NYB sat outside for 30 years untouched. The vinyl top has either been dyed black (black vinyl was not available on a PB3 blue Formal....only blue or white vinyl was available) or the 30 years on sun baked the blue out of the vinyl. So...all of the rust under the vinyl will be repaired, all the rust around the rear window will be fixed, the rust in the lower quarters will be fixed and maybe some clear shot over the exposed areas. Here's the current before pictures.

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Nice, my dad had one, corporate lease, white. He was a Chrysler exec. also WW2 Army Air Corp Vet.

 

[1978 NYB]

Nice, my dad had one, corporate lease, white. He was a Chrysler exec. also WW2 Army Air Corp Vet.

Salute to your Dad!

 

[1978 NYB]

Latest pictures. The roof repair is done. Starting rear quarters.

 

[1978 NYB]

More.....

 

[1978 NYB]

One more....

 

[commando1]

Looking good, Bob. I'm really happy you pulled the trigger and went ahead and did this. After the "international incident", I was afraid the car would move to the back burner and the "Yah Im gonna fix it up someday" syndrome set in.

 

[1978 NYB]

Yep, that was a setback.

I had to to do something now or it would of been almost unrepairable in a couple of years.

 

[75LandYacht]

Congrats Bob... She looks great.. I know it stings financially, but!! What needs to be done, needs to be done.

 

[78Brougham]

Damn nice looking job he's doing there! Keep us posted!

 

[1978 NYB]

Thanks Fella's!

Maybe new pictures of the quarter panels tonight.

 

[70bigblockdodge]

I had to to do something now or it would of been almost unrepairable in a couple of years

Nothing is unrepairable.

 

[oliver]

You'll want to make sure your quarters are well protected from the inside

 

[1978 NYB]

You'll want to make sure your quarters are well protected from the inside

What do you guys think?

Rubberized undercoating, roll on bed liner, or is there something else available out there?

 

[1978 NYB]

Nothing is unrepairable.

Once the rust starts... these cars deteriorate rapidly. There may have been a point where I might of looked for a replacement NYB if the rust would of got too far out of control.

 

[cantflip]

What do you guys think?

Rubberized undercoating, roll on bed liner, or is there something else available out there?

Yeah... Paint. It is all the prep work that kills the rust and seals out oxygen that prevents rust... the other coatings just protect the paint.

 

[tbm3fan]

What do you guys think?

Rubberized undercoating, roll on bed liner, or is there something else available out there?

Gotta make sure there is a clear easy way out for water.

1. I have two holes about the size of a dime-nickle in the floor of my truck. One in each front corner by the door where water would puddle and eat through. Typical on these trucks. So I rounded out the hole and neutralized the rust, painted them, and left as is. Now water will never puddle there again.

2. My upholstery guy used to be in a shop that saw lots of these cars in the late 70's and early 80's with rust forming in the back window channel. They would fabricate a drain line into the two corners to drain water out of the channel and down through the bottom of the quarter via the line.

Somewhat like my Park Lane with the vent in the rear. There are two drains which move water down and out through the top of the trunk using accordion like rubber hose. Guess what, that hose goes to pot. So I needed to replace mine to stop water from entering the trunk and forming a swimming pool. Too late for an 2" x 24" section that has rusted through under a internal floor support for the bottom of the trunk. Also a couple of small rust holes right behind the rear wheel which have been neutralized and now await cutting out one day.

I don't like rubberized undercoating. If water gets under via a crack how is that any different from water under a rubber trunk mat. In my F100, which has a lot of unpainted areas I simply cleaned them up and then spray cold galvanizing paint all over the inside of the doors and the drain vents on either side of the cab. I also go through my doors once a year to remove debris from the inside so nothing can stay wet. The same goes for the drains at the back of the front fenders where one gets rust through in those areas. Done that for decades and has worked well. Granted you have to remove water shields but that is no big deal. Most need to be replaced and if you use 6 mil plastic they are easy to deal with.

 

[commando1]

What do you guys think?

Rubberized undercoating, roll on bed liner, or is there something else available out there?

Whatever Zeibart used 40 years ago. Kriste that stuff is to rust what Kryptonite was to Superman.

 

[oliver]

I would probably do 2 coats of paint followed by a generous coat of bed liner.
On my daily beaters I periodically inject motor oil into areas such as doors, quarters and rockers (easy once sill plates are removed)