Body And Frame Get Reunited

[@Avgreek981]

This is amazing and put tears in my eyes. Daddy would be so proud. ❤

[@theautorefinery]

Hey Gena......we are so proud to be the ones '"chosen" to help save this car. We sure are giving it our best shot. Our " Mr. Jones" is starting to really amass its' own fan club! Please please keep looking around for anything and everything that may pertain to this and your fathers' history. Thanks for watching along, -steve

[@ronengel5736]

Can't believe it''s been two years, Dr.Olds be SMILIN', keep on keeping on......

[@theautorefinery]

Good morning Ron! Crazy right? Just over two years at this point. Thanks for your continued encouragement. Happy New Year to you and your family. -steve

[@chadkeller2144]

Wow, what an awesome way to end 2024! Mr. Jones is looking great and thanks again for bringing us along for the ride! Looking forward to seeing the next installment.

[@theautorefinery]

So glad to hear that you liked our Year End video!. This has been and IS a tremendous experience . I guess we are pulling it off. Building the car is easy but building a KZbin channel? well, that's a different story. hahaha. Thanks for watching, we are full steam ahead in 2025.!!!! -steve/joe

[@ryanweaver5867]

That is a Monumental feat!!!

[@theautorefinery]

Happy New Year Ryan. A very cool step right?? We thought it might be fun to close the 2024 calendar year out this way, but as you know better than most, TONS more to go. Thanks so much for watching and playing along. -steve

[@debbiebermudez5890]

Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍 : WOW ! What a nice surprise for 2025 A.M . Steve when you started it blew my mine a frame off repair with the work that you have performed . Congratulations job well done 👀😎👍 🍺🍺

[@theautorefinery]

Morning Mr B!. We Thank You so much for helping us get here by always sharing such positive comments. This was (is) a big step. Now we can start working on it like a regular car....maybe. Hahahah. From Joe, John and myself, Happy New Year to you and your family -steve

[@nickrichards7646]

that is so awesome...you are doin such an outstanding job..as a 1968 and 1969 Cutlass lover ..of course i love this Mr. Jones project !!!

[@theautorefinery]

Good morning Nick. We cannot tell you how good it feels to learn of peoples opinions of "ole Mr Jones. " It's so cool to read comments like this one from you. Thank You! Seems we've come a fair bit away from those that told us we'd be better off swapping the body huh? Still a very very long way to go but we have a great amount of encouragement. These 68-69;s are gaining some attention. Thanks again for watching. -steve

[@rlovell383]

Good stuff! That chassis is a museum piece. So thats where my transmission jack went!!! LOL

[@theautorefinery]

Thanks man!!! A museum piece !?! Wow. what a great compliment, but Joe fully intends to drive this thing! Can't wait for you to have time to visit. Oh and ummmm, Was that yours ???? Well now you know what your brother did with that Transmission jack. Works like a champ...just sayin' hahah until next time. -steve

[@matthewmitchell7660]

Happy New Year Auto Refinery! It’s been awesome following you for the past year, and I’m excited to see the progress for 2025!!! Let’s go!!!

[@theautorefinery]

So Happy to have you on board! We really appreciate your support and participation. We have some high hopes and aspirations for 2025!!!! Here We Go!!!! -steve-o

[@ericsiegfried9331]

That must have been a good feeling!

[@theautorefinery]

Yes!!! It truly was and is a great sense of accomplishment. But after today, the time to celebrate is over and we need to get back on task! Maintaining Forward Progress. Thanks for wathcing. Happy New Year. -steve

[@Robertunderwood-y5o]

Back home you have done great work on Mr Jones

[@theautorefinery]

Good morning and Happy New Year. Thanks very much. A good feeling for sure. -steve

[@ryanweaver5867]

I had all those fuel system parts laid out on a tarp in our basement and it was so satisfying to install all those component to the freshly painted floor/bottom of my Cutlass, exactly the same as this video. (Except I put the tank on after mating the body on the frame and didn’t have any issues)

[@theautorefinery]

This is when these cars are just like life-size model kits!! I have only ever installed tanks with bodies on the frame, snaking the filler tube between the body and rear frame. This way, while easier, was still a bit of a pain. Those tank strap bolts are just barely long enough. ugh. So glad to have you watching along. Fun times anyway. -steve

[@ben68442]

That is going to be an awesome car.

[@theautorefinery]

Good evening to you! This is a great compliment!!!! The opinion of 'Ole Mr Jones seems to be changing a bit these days . Great stuff!!! Thanks so much for watching!!!! Happy New Year. -steve /joe

[@angelo57a51]

Great job Steve!

[@theautorefinery]

Hey there. Thank You so much for watching this one. We appreciate your compliment. -steve

[@OutOfOrderGarage]

Looking great! The rest should go pretty quickly since all the heavy lifting has been done 👍

[@theautorefinery]

Hey there and thanks for that compliment! Yes, for the most part, the "heavy lifting" is in fact behind us. And for the most part, the less expensive work is done . Now is where the big bucks $$$ start flowing. We really appreciate you taking the time to watch. Every view helps! Stay Tuned, -steve

[@gunjiweber42]

What a satisfying video. Very interested to see Mr. Jones progress. Happy New Year

[@theautorefinery]

Hey. This is the very first time any of our videos has been described as " satisfying" That's very cool to Joe and I . We are truly doing our best to keep this project moving along. Thanks so much for taking the time to watch this one. Happy New Year to you and your family also. -steve/joe

[@matthewmitchell7660]

BOOM PLAYA!!!!! LOL

[@theautorefinery]

Ha Brother Joe and I were laughing when editing this video I don't even remember saying that ! Funny stuff.

[@Spikasaurus]

Lookin good! Might want to try Spectra Premium gas tank. Years ago, they were supposed to be the best, but maybe something better now.

[@theautorefinery]

Yes, we agree, next time another brand will tried for sure. This tank is also of a relatively light gauge . Very easily dented....ask me how I know. Thank you so much for that recommendation. Happy New Year to you.' -steve

[@kjr443]

Happy new year to you and congratulations on a monumental accomplishment.

[@theautorefinery]

Thank You for that!!! So proud to have been able to share this for the years finale. Happy New Year to you and yours as well. Glad to have you on board. -steve

[@JohnWhitney-lq2ub]

Way to go Steve...great job. Happy New Year

[@theautorefinery]

Hey Hey. Thanks very much for watching and for playing along. We appreciate that!!! Its been a relative flurry of activity around here. Happy New Year to you too. -steve

[@ryanweaver5867]

“I got a little cranky” (I used to call that getting stuck….. I would get frustrated and need to leave it overnight sometimes.

[@theautorefinery]

Yeah that is a practice that is often quite effective. No doubt about it. Deep breathes and walk away........ we've all been there .

[@stevelueb7787]

Will the seat frame rail (move) clear the seat belt bolt sticking up?

[@theautorefinery]

Good morning . The seat will absolutely clear. The seatbelt retractor will still be in its' original location. Sorry if I didn't make that clearer in the video. Thanks so much for that question. We appreciate your time. Happy New Year -steve

[@SPSteve]

Looking good. Do you guys have 5 69 SSII's?

[@theautorefinery]

Happy New Year! Yes we have two complete sets of the correct 14x6 " Why do you ask? Thanks for watching. -steve

[@SPSteve]

@@theautorefinery I was just curious since the as bought photo showed only 2 and the 68-69 SSII's are hard to find.

[@Ryan67rs]

This must feel so good to be at this point. I found your channel when you were welding the patches in the frame. I have been going back and watching the earlier videos to get caught up. I would think it will flow a little better now that the major rust work is done. How many hours a day or week would you say you spend on it?

[@theautorefinery]

Yes It sure does. feel great! But we need to keep our eye on the prize. and need to keep on trucking here. We are so grateful that you found our channel and took the time to check it out. There is a ton of stuff for you to go back and watch if you'd like. We really do appreciate every minute that people chose to watch our channel. As far as hours go.... I keep a pretty accurate log book for all of our cars, especially this one! This project began 27 months and 875 hours ago. That's an average of just over 32 hours a month. But in all honesty, there are occasions when I just cannot make the time to work on it, so when I do, I tend to log some long hours. I like to work in the garage at least a couple nights a week for a few hours each. But I would say that the lions share of the work is done during those 12-20 hour long weekends. Thank You for that question. I love talking about what these things really take. Fun to talk about! Stay tuned and hope to hear from you sometime soon, -steve Happy New Year to you.

[@RichlandFabrication]

I am currently restoring a '69 S Holiday Coupe. Can I reach out to you with any questions? This is my 3rd '69, a S holiday coupe I totaled at 17, then a cutlass supreme and the 1 I have now.

[@theautorefinery]

Hi there and Thank You for watching. Yes of course. Feel free to email directly ( address is in the description) with any specific questions and / or comments. I look forward to hearing from you about your project. -steve

[@oldman-zr2ru]

Congratulations on getting this far, 2 years is a long time to ge it into this condition. I've thrown away 69 bodies in ten times better shape than this one.

[@theautorefinery]

Yes, I agree 2 years is a long time, but a fair amount of undivided attention to get here. I feel like we do ok with the time we have available. And yes I agree.....I too have thrown away stuff much much better than this one. It was a tough call to say the least. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to play along. We really appreciate it!!! Happy New Year -steve

[@davidfelsenfeld5352]

Looks awesome,thanks for sharing. Happy New Year Auto Refinery 🎉