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1968 Beaumont SD 396


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Joe is amazing at his craft. Will have the car in his shop over the next 5 months. In the meantime, I am going over the interior and deciding salvageable parts to reuse. Others ill probably post here for grabs.



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Nice! We look forward to updates.


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It's going to be beautiful. Are you going with the original color, which I assume is butternut yellow?  



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Correct. Butternut Yellow, changing the vinyl top to white. Also changing interior from black to white headliner, pearl seating and door panels. Dash and console to remain black (as per recommendation on this site). We had to change it up a bit for sake of Florida sunshine and heat (its home when work is complete). Especially because this beast has no A/C.

interesting to note, this car came off the assembly line as green, then resent through for change to Butternut. But documentation is Butternut and black interior/roof. 



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Thats gonna be sharp! Cant wait to follow along,congrats

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Thanks. Will add pics as progress is made. Money, time and TLC labour is what it needs. But I am not going to hold back for sake this car is special to me for several reasons- Not the least of which it is called a Beaumont! Would love to have it on the road next summer.



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1968 Beaumont SD 396 wrote:

Correct. Butternut Yellow, changing the vinyl top to white. Also changing interior from black to white headliner, pearl seating and door panels. Dash and console to remain black (as per recommendation on this site). We had to change it up a bit for sake of Florida sunshine and heat (its home when work is complete). Especially because this beast has no A/C.

interesting to note, this car came off the assembly line as green, then resent through for change to Butternut. But documentation is Butternut and black interior/roof. 

I had a 68 Impala from Alabama in the butternut yellow on pearl parchment and black interior, as you are planning for the Beaumont. It was way nicer than I was expecting it to be, given that I had not previously been a fan of yellow paint or white seats. This will look so cool when finished. 



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Here is a pic of my 68SD I owned in the 80s. 
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Lt1 Burb wrote:

Here is a pic of my 68SD I owned in the 80s. 
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Notice the complete molding set, a Holy Grail find.

There was a Grotto Blue w black v top '68 SD396 coupe by my school when I was in grade 7-8. During that time 75/76 the car lost the moldings and was sprayed in primer and driven around that way.

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Butternut Yellow with white didn't sound that attractive to me, but then I saw a stunning '67 Impala SS convertible (6 cyl!) in that combo and I was sold. As long as the car is clean and straight, it really highlights the colour combo.



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1968 Beaumont SD 396 wrote:

Thanks. Will add pics as progress is made. Money, time and TLC labour is what it needs. But I am not going to hold back for sake this car is special to me for several reasons- Not the least of which it is called a Beaumont! Would love to have it on the road next summer.

 Have you considered Lizard Skin for the roof.  Sound deadening products along with heat reduction products.  

A local trim shop uses it quite a lot.  They did a prisoner van that was far too hot for transporting prisoners and got good results with Lizard Skin. 

https://lizardskin.com



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I notice that too. Ill have to resort to the white stencil stripes down the side. But the original pair of metal moulding running down the side would have been great.



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Thanks for the link Cliff. Ill pass it along to body tech and get his thoughts.



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I had the entire floor pan up to the firewall coated with the sound deadner.

Wanted to do the headliner but was told it was too much work to do just the headliner with both coatings as there was some minor rust issues and the car was a daily driver.

The primary reason to do the headliner was to determine if the mounting points were in the roof rail

so I could mount 3 point  belts.

Belts were installed.



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Latest update, with pictures! The window channel repair went extremely well. The part from AMD needed only minor modifications.

Body work is almost completed. Not a spec of rust remaining..... new trunk, doors and rocker panel to accomplish this. Priming is beginning. 
I obtained a perfect paint match from D&W Auto Supply in Guelph ON. They were able to use the PPG paint code 81500 for Butternut Yellow. Paint manufacture is Automotive Art https://www.automotiveartpaints.com .

Couple weeks painting will begin! 



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Progressing nicely.

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Looks good! Who is doing the work on this car? ak

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are you able to get lots of photos.

Build a binder with lots of photos.  One thing I didn't do was to date the photos so 43 years later is just a guess with many of my photos.

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What colour are you painting the inside of the trunk, the underside of the car and the firewall?

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Update. Discovered the hood hinges are from a 69...... oh well. Aint broke.

Final sanding will begin any day now- 320 grit block sand, then 600 grit wet sand.

The bezels and front/rear bumpers need attention and will (hopefully) be addressed by Cambridge Chrome in the near future.

Im starting to receive some interior components. Few others are a couple months away.

To answer some questions from earlier. The trunk is painted same colour as exterior (Butternut yellow). Underside is black, and will receive a protective coating. Firewall remains black.

The Master doing the work is Joe Galvao located near Guelph, ON (Originally from Georgetown).

I guess the next update will be in about a month or two, depending on material availability, weather and other obligations. but cant wait to upload pictures when this beauty is painted!



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Looking good.If the hood is aftermarket it requires 69 hinges. Maybe a silly question but is the hole for the door lock in the proper place for your Beaumont? I heard a rumour that chevelle was different in 68 and would like to know before I order my door panels.

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Lock is in the same place. All measurements look the same. Appears to be excellent quality from PUI.



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Adrian; When ordering your door panels note that you have the choice of pre assembled and unassembled panels. The pre assembled panels have new top metal rails and new window felts already installed. With the unassembled panels you have to install your old rails and felts on the new panels which is a pain and time consuming job

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Good to note. I went with pre-assembled because my original door panels are a wreck, and someone/sometime cut speaker holes. Also mold/rot issues.

I removed the original trim pieces. They were glued in place. But have no use for them

since the new panels came with quality trim.

I recommend going with pre-assembled, for sure.



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