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more pics, back to interior

more pics

getting their. chrome and paint done, still working on interior

still adding chrome lots more to put on, I think this has to be one of the heaviest and most chromed out car in 1957!!

can anyone tell me where I can get new grommets for my 57 buick? or what other wipers may work instead of the ones I have. the grommet goes over the thin blade thing to hold the wiper in the right position when working

paint finished, starting to put trim back on and there's a lot of trim !!!! 111

going to leave bottom satin, top will be a clear coat satin mix, will put some pictures up of car with paint done. im going for something a little different with paint job, im doing a retro car so im trying some different things with paint and interior, will see when all comes together

finally got bottom of car painted, will try to get top done next week after bottom cures , done with sanding then back to inside

glass is all in, also have most of the weather striping installed, will be taking back to upholstery shop to do more work on interior , still more sanding to do before paint, but getting closer

love the pictures ! it helps me with my caballero rebuild,

roof painted and roof trim installed, man this roof looks big now

I wanted to do something a little different to make the caballero seats stand out so people knew it's a caballero wagon so I came up with this for the seats, tell me what you think. planning to insert it in the middle of seat

yes , its called hydrographic

first decide what kind of seats you want bench or buckets, then ask if you want stock or retro , then decide what type of material, cloth or leather ect. after that pick a style you want to use. choose weather you want to use old springs or go with foam, then choose the foam type you want soft or firm, then start to rebuild seats , fix springs or shape foam into seat frame, then layout material your using to mark out stitching pattern, sow pattern and place on seat. as I was doing seat the pattern it changed several times also foam had to be recut to fit seat pattern iam going for a retro style and something a little different as to fit the hole car also because I am not doing a restoration I am working with a guy that has been doing upholstery for years and he is doing all the sowing on his machine hope this helps you

thanks for the feed back it helps, here's what I did for clips for the window molding , I had to make them, first I got some #6 screws and nuts then cut some 18ga steel into strips that slid into the molding, then drilled holes into the steel strips , cut into 1inch strips , I epoxied screws onto steel tabs, I was then able to secure molding to window

sanding about done, seats are starting to come together, taking wagon to glass shop next week to install windshield and side glass

dash is in at upholstery shop, ready to install new wind shield , also installed sound proofing on floor, also working on seat pattern

thanks pete part of my problem is how the small trim piece fix around glass seal to cover seal, big pieces slip around metal frame and have screws, I cant find a diagram thanks again for help will try to take pictures

can anyone tell me any information on how to install stainless trim on wagon rear window? I cant seem to figure it out by looking at it any pictures or diagram would be helpful thanks

body work getting done, still lots of sanding to do, my arms and hands are wearing out !!!

can anyone tell me why buick named the car a caballero, Spanish or medieval influence or ???

yes, film is the best way I found if your looking for wood.

dash is in, ac installed and working, now its time to do body work, this is a big car lots of sanding ahead !!!!

dash before and after, ready to be installed