Model A Sport Coupe Project for the wife

Jerry at work

 

Well, Jerry, you scored some really nice brakes there!!

This is turning out very nicely. Those side skirts are a very well executed solution to the hiboy A frame car, should give a nice finished look. Very good job with the other detail work too. Looking forward to the finale.

 

Jerry...you have this thing down pat.

 

Nice seeing you again Al...great pic of my bald spot!!

Those brakes worked out great Bob..thanks.

Not quite..getting there though

 

Damn ... what a good-looking shoebox in the background - LMFAO !!

I see you're wearin' your dancin' shoes to work on the car again , ha ha ! I can't wait to hear it roar to life , it's gonna sound like music .

 

wow... what a cool project. love it and is very inspiring to do some other things to my sport coupe.

 

Does that shoebox have a boot on it installed by the local Gastopo? Ha Ha

 

I just spent an hour looking through this thread. One of the best. Jerry, I know that we do not know each other but I respect you as a fellow car builder. Awesome car! I mean awesome!

 

Wait'll he gets that hi-po motor in it...they won't catch him then!

 

This is the type of stuff that a reality show should be made of. No drama, just quality building that shows how things are done and gives the rest of us ideas and hopes and dreams and lets us live through the eyes of the builder. I am hoping that at the end of the build you could post a list of parts and cost and time that it took to build this car. Thank you for sharing

 

Come and get me , copper !! **insert crazy laugh here**

They're gonna hate me once the shoe its the street , I'm sure .

Although , I'm counting on the fact that they'll be keeping an eye on Jerry's wife smokin' the sneakers off the Sport Coupe at every stoplight . Then I'll make my move , lol !!

 

Been a long week..my pop is pretty sick and in the hospital but I've managed to get some stuff done.


First my 6x2 linkage arrived from Dickster..very nice and all preadjusted for the carb spacing on my intake. Also got one of his spiral advance covers..very well made stuff. Thanks Dick! I should be able to get this on sometime this week.



Next, my air compressor in the shop isn't the best so I strapped the aluminum top onto the roof of my Taurus ( I dont have a pickup) and hauled it over to my friend Kevins place where I hit it with some 2000 grit on the DA after blocking it out by hand. I'm really not sure if I want to polish it if I'm going to pad and cover it later on. I might just use some super soft scuff pads and get everything looking uniform. Most of my tooling scratches are now out though

 

Paint!!

Well I convinced myself that I would do the spraying on this one. With some great help from my friend Donny everything came out really nice. A sealer coat, 3 coats of base and 3 coats of clear. I'm really proud of how nice it came out. I thought for sure I'd hang a run or two..but I took my time and it layed on nice. I'll get some better pics soon outside. Tomorrow I'm going to colorsand and buff it out.

I'm rounding the troops up and we're going to put the body back on the chassis this weekend.

Sealer coat



Me spraying the base



...then the clear....



....done.. crappy pic.

 

looking good ..

 

I know I've said it before, but I love that color, jerry. cool!!

 

Lookin good,Jerry---hope all goes well for your dad-I will say a prayer for him

 

Looking really nice!

 

Looking good Jerry! You'll have it running by the time I get back

 

The paint looks great in person - not bad for a music teacher (as Jerry says) . Can't wait to see it sitting on the frame .

 

all buffed out....

1000 grit, for the small dirt nips...then 3000 on the DA...then the buffer..

 

It's gonna be too nice to drive , Jerry !

 

I'll 2nd that!!!

 

Looks amazing!

 

Hope your Dad is ok. The car is looking great man. I'm anxious to see this thing on the road.

 

oooo sexy!

 

Paint looks killer. I love that color.

 

looks great jerry! congrats on the 1st paint job. can't wait to see it together. also heard you sold the merc so does that mean another project in that empty spot?

 

Awesome man!!! I totally forgot about this thing for a month and I am glad I came back to my senses. Awesome work for sure.

 

Man, that color is just classy.

 

Thanks Gary

Maybe

Nah...not gonna stop me

Hoping to have it rolling by your BBQ...that could be the maiden voyage if I dont have it for the violators gig.

The old lady and I are buying a house around the corner...nice place with an unbelievable shop behind....a toilet and everything..hahaha. It went to a good home though.