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So with the correct rim sizes down, I ordered wheels and tires! While waiting for delivery, it was a good time to get crackin’ on sandblasting parts that need to be cleaned up for paint!

Also getting both new and original trim parts back in place. Some easier than others I’ll say! Yeah, that upper door frame trim SS trim was a bear! Cleaning all that old caulk and double stick foam tape, getting everything polished back up… what a job!

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So nice seeing this bright shiny trim going back on! Looks great with the green, and really polished up quite well. I just did it all by hand down to 000 steel wool, chrome polish and elbow grease, as they say!

The grill panels look awesome with the trim back on also! Just started looking for a used Pontiac emblem to finish that off. Mine never had that, but really like the way that looks.

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Rims are incredible! Billet Specialties makes some quality stuff! Fit and finish are super, really happy with the matte bronze powdercoating and polished hoops.

I went with 17 x 9.5 in back with 5” backspacing. Fronts are 17 x 8 with 4.5” BS.

The Wilwood brakes look great back there!

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New Nitto tires arrived and just perfect! Had these tires on my Caddy CTS and Chevy HHR SS and was impressed with performance, ride and value.

Started by placing on wheel measuring tool with settings I used to check clearances. Inside looks good front and back. Closest was inside rears to leaf springs, about ¾-1” so should be fine.

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Wanted to check all these clearances and fenderwell lip positions out before mounting on rims. No exchanges or returns once they’re mounted, so better safe than sorry!

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So while I was waiting for the wheels to arrive, I started cranking on getting the window glass installed. Removing the old hardware from the old windows proved to be a little bit more of a challenge than I thought!
I made a spanner wrench, to be able to take apart some of the components and put on new rollers and cleaned and greased everything.

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Also decided I needed to touch up the new springs that I had purchased… Despite being new, the paint was scratched up, and there were some surface rust on a couple areas that was bugging me. Of course, once things start looking this nice then everything has to match!
Masked everything off and painted everything and chassis satin black.