I put up temporary walls to hang plastic. Used a 24" fan to exhaust the fumes out the back of the garage. I cracked the bottom of the garage door to let air in and covered the crack with a cheep filter. I need to keep the dust and bugs off the paint. Also keep my garage clean.
The base coat went down real good . I find the clear coat takes more skill and practice. After buffing the clear coat on the trunk i burned through one edge. I had more orange peel than i wanted. I picked up a new Devilbiss GTI pro lite gun, to get a flatter finish on the clear. I waited too long to buff out the clear coat. If the clear dries too long it is real hard to wet sand and buff out. I am planning to wet sand and shoot more clear coats. I fixed the burn through and shot the new clear. Here is the trunk after i buffed it out.
The car came with four Cragar GT wheel caps . I have never seem these before. After some research Cragar made a GT wheel in the 1960's. I guess it was not a big seller. I like the fact that you don't see these caps. I cleaned them up and installed them on a new set of rims. The old rims were shot.
Thanks. This is my first build and there are too many choices. I am learning tons about these cars and having a great time with this car.
Nice chromed up stock bumpers. I know a lot of people won’t like them, but with stock fenders I think they look great!
Thanks for the nice comments. When i first started this build i thought i could have this finished in about one year. Three years latter I have made lots of progress but there is still lots to finish. I took a break for a while and worked on another car . I think the break helps me refocus on the build.
The air cleaner did not fit , it was hitting the fire wall so i had to cut a piece off the back . You don't even notice this when it's on the car.
I welded a plate and a nut for the shoulder belt, it will be hidden behind the cloth interior. I saved all the interior fabric pieces to use as templets when i install the new interior.
I was going to write my own reply to this thread... but 57 Fargo summed it up perfectly so I'll leave it at that Holy Shit Indeed !!
Not the John Deere dealer who sells all those cute little riding mowers. You need to find a John Deere Implement Dealer who sells manly farm equipment. Their corn head grease won't be cheap but it's the best thing around for what you're gonna use it for.
The weather is now warmer so i can finish applying the clear coats. I am using a process called flow coating. It is a way to get a flatter finish . Flow coating is basically applying coats of clear and letting it dry a few weeks . Then wet sand and apply more coats. I upgraded to a better Matrix clear finish. Last fall i applied two coats of clear but i could not finish because of the cold weather. I removed the body so i can wet sand the clear coats. I will apply two more coats and then i can start the final assembly of the car. I finished the doors and grill.
I've been flow coating clear since about 1980, I did it with lacquer first. It makes for a very nice finish.
I finished painting the body. Set the body back on the chassis. I am reusing/rebuilding the components the original builder used when he built this car. Hope they all work together well. Master cylinder from a truck , front brakes from an early ford, rear brakes from a 1960 ford galaxy. I finished the brake lines and the line to the clutch slave cylinder. Brake feels good but the clutch feels stiff.
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