# 1962 Bonneville Resto **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [January 13, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252 "2009-01-13T13:12:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/1 "2009-01-13T13:12:13Z")
my dad bought this car as a cruiser for the summer (same deal as the MCSS)…and it’s turning into a little resto project. Not quite as in detail as my neighbor’s mopar hobby, but should look great none-the-less. as soon as he brought it home, the car had probably 80-90% of its mechanical maintenance done… (new brakes, hoses, lines, pumps, etc etc etc.) nothing interesting here. then it went straight into the body shop. started out like this: ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville001.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville001.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville003.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville003.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville004.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville004.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville008.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville008.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville009.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville009.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville013.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville013.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville014.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville014.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville016.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville016.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville017.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville017.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville022.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville022.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville023.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville023.jpg) much of the paint was checkered, top was poopy, chrome wasn’t quite as nice as it should be, but overall it is a very solid car for being 47 years old. in one day EVERYTHING was stripped off the car. chrome, lights, moldings, top, all the interior besides the dash, etc. since the body is all “detroit iron”, we just used some pretty high potent aircraft stripper gel on the thing, then sraped it off and DA’d. this is what it looks like now, after 4 days in the body shop: :lol: ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2008.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2008.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2009.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2009.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2010.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2010.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2011.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2011.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2012.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2012.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2013.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2013.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2014.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2014.jpg) ![http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2015.jpg](http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y78/TurboLS1ss/bonneville2015.jpg) …stay tuned for updates ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/2 "2009-01-13T13:22:35Z")
couldent wait for 30 minutes for the lights to turn on, so hurry and post those pics. ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/3 "2009-01-13T13:24:12Z")
ite… i gotta go take them real quick ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/4 "2009-01-13T13:24:47Z")
nice. ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/5 "2009-01-13T13:49:13Z")
added the pictures above… i bet tomorrow they will finish with the stripping and start the body work. i dont see why they wouldnt have the first coat of primer on by the end of the week :tup: ---
**Author:** ![87GN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/87gn/32/5193_2.png) [@87GN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87GN)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/6 "2009-01-13T13:49:15Z")
Looks like a nice project. Where did the car come from? I can’t believe how rust free it is! Is he gonna have those brazed spots cut out or just leave them alone? ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/7 "2009-01-13T13:55:52Z")
north carolina… 24hr STRAIGHT round trip; SO GLAD i got out of that one :lol: the brazed spots, the “right way” old school way to patch, lol. i’m not sure mang. i would imagine they are going to clean up the edges and fill around it, but i’m not really sure. not that i was really looking, but they didn’t really stand out before we stripped the car, so it might be solid body work to work from ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/8 "2009-01-13T13:56:31Z")
Wow, you guys worked quick. Looks in decent shape. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/9 "2009-01-13T13:59:29Z")
:tup: not my cup of tea, but I enjoy quality work on a project. btw i see sooooo many of your fathers buses with gorman stickers on them now, its ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/10 "2009-01-13T14:00:33Z")
yea they’re hauling on it. im actually not really involved in this. by “we” im mean our guys here. mine’s next and im not really looking forward to it. luckily i dont have as much work ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/11 "2009-01-13T14:01:27Z")
Who did the mechanical? they use classic tube? I recently purchased a set of lines from them and they came out fantastic! ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/12 "2009-01-13T14:06:16Z")
? are you talking about the convertible top? that hasn’t been done yet, but all the new parts are here ready to go. by mechanical i meant drivetrain type shit. one of our mechanics worked on it here for about a week ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/13 "2009-01-13T14:12:50Z")
> [@turbo ls1 ss](#): > > ? are you talking about the convertible top? that hasn’t been done yet, but all the new parts are here ready to go. > > by mechanical i meant drivetrain type shit. one of our mechanics worked on it here for about a week I was just wondering where you guys got all the parts.If you were using classic tube in lancaster for all the lines. ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/14 "2009-01-13T14:16:19Z")
it has potential. this coral color would be sweet… i love '50s, early '60s themes: ![http://www.customrodder.com/features/0601cr_01z+1962_Pontiac_Bonneville+Orange_Body_White_Roof_Driver_Side_Front_View.jpg](http://www.customrodder.com/features/0601cr_01z+1962_Pontiac_Bonneville+Orange_Body_White_Roof_Driver_Side_Front_View.jpg) ![http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/2710292785_4fa49df24a.jpg?v=0](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3204/2710292785_4fa49df24a.jpg?v=0) just a real quick search. he wants it the original color though, and isn’t really into the customizing. he definitely wouldn’t want to “rican” it up. and i dont mean that in a racist way, just don’t know how else to put it ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/15 "2009-01-13T14:17:56Z")
> [@nitroinsane](#): > > I was just wondering where you guys got all the parts.If you were using classic tube in lancaster for all the lines. he’s been getting all his parts out of an “Ames” catalog. it has most of the stuff for this car. he went a little nuts with all the rubber, clips, handles, and all the other resto BS. luckily it’s not really expensive for these things. the right way to go though ---
**Author:** ![airhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/airhead/32/7471_2.png) [@airhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/airhead)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/16 "2009-01-13T14:29:52Z")
Damn that thing looks clean- doesn’t look like there were any nasty surprises under all that paint. Can’t wait to see more. ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/17 "2009-01-13T14:38:26Z")
> [@turbo ls1 ss](#): > > he’s been getting all his parts out of an “Ames” catalog. it has most of the stuff for this car. he went a little nuts with all the rubber, clips, handles, and all the other resto BS. luckily it’s not really expensive for these things. the right way to go though Well he is the father of you.You seem pretty “attention to detail”. It had to come from somewhere ---
**Author:** ![jimmyfloyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimmyfloyd/32/3077_2.png) [@jimmyfloyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jimmyfloyd)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/18 "2009-01-14T13:22:13Z")
Nice car. Looks like he is going out and doing it right. Depending on how long he keeps cars, I might be in the market when it come time for him to sell. ANd an old school convertible bonneville is right on the top of my list of cars i’ll be looking for. ---
**Author:** ![turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_ls1_ss/32/7303_2.png) [@turbo\_ls1\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbo_ls1_ss)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/19 "2009-01-14T13:42:51Z")
ill mention it to him. i really dont know how long he’ll have it to be quite honest. this is new territory (since i’ve been around, lol) ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252/20 "2009-01-14T13:51:36Z")
Wow. Moving on that project fo sho’ :tup: [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1962-bonneville-resto/61252.md?page=2)