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Re: Modern Bullitt build [Re: Keepat] #1925066
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I finished up the power steering lines and cooler. Front brake lines are next.
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Pat can you describe they method and tools, sanding grit etc. of how you stripped and clean paint on outside of inner fenders and framerails, firewall etc??
Also what was the blasters method and media used on doors etc?
How did you prep the metal before primer if anything?

Looking for some DIY tips!
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Re: Modern Bullitt build [Re: Q5_Ed] #1926666
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Originally Posted By Q5_Ed
Pat can you describe they method and tools, sanding grit etc. of how you stripped and clean paint on outside of inner fenders and framerails, firewall etc??
Also what was the blasters method and media used on doors etc?
How did you prep the metal before primer if anything?

Looking for some DIY tips!
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Ed B


Hi Ed, I started with a heat gun and putty knife to soften up and scrape off all the undercoating. Then I used some lacquer thinner and wiped off all of the leftover undercoating. Next I started with a 6 inch DA sander with 80 grit paper and also used a 3 inch DA sander for some of the tight spots. And lastly finished up using a 4" grinder with a wire wheel attachment for all the nooks and crannies.

The doors, fenders, hood and trunk lid we're all soda blasted. And you must clean and neutralize any of the soda residue with the product called hold tight before priming. Doors and fenders are easy because you can take them outside and power wash them with the hold tight. The hold tight also prevents any flash rusting as a result of the water.

I hope this helps and good luck with your project!
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Pat

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Re: Modern Bullitt build [Re: Keepat] #1927210
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Absolutely awesome work and just a stunning car even now.

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Originally Posted By Black 69 Beeper
Absolutely awesome work and just a stunning car even now.


Thank you sir! I'm looking forward to getting into paint as you are! What black are you using and who makes the paint?
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Thanks for the info


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I decided to go with aluminum for the AC and heater line covers. They will be painted with Bed-liner after a few seams are welded. I left the front cover long and will cut to fit the fender.
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Any idea on your hours involved on this?


I want my fair share
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Originally Posted By SomeCarGuy
Any idea on your hours involved on this?


Hours in the full car project to date I'm not sure! hours to make the inter fender covers 7 hours
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Left side inter fender covers are fitted and just need a few seams welded. Getting close to pulling the motor and mount the body on the rotisserie.
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I will be using PPG DBC basecoat/clearcoat. I would have done the whole car in DCC single stage but being that the roof is painted pewter I will do basecoat on the exterior. I used DCC single stage on the inside, trunk, and engine compartment.I mixed 50/50 with urethane clear on the last coat.

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Originally Posted By Black 69 Beeper
I will be using PPG DBC basecoat/clearcoat. I would have done the whole car in DCC single stage but being that the roof is painted pewter I will do basecoat on the exterior. I used DCC single stage on the inside, trunk, and engine compartment.I mixed 50/50 with urethane clear on the last coat.


The single stage paint certainly makes a lot of sense inside the car and the trunk area, I may do the same thing? On the bottom of the car friend of mine is a painter for commercial vehicles and they been using a clear coat that is graffiti proof and he has used it on the bottoms of cars that he's done and it make road grime clean up really easy. It sounds interesting and I need to look into that and see just how well it works.
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I know PPG makes a graffiti resistant paint that they use on New York city subway cars. I have a friend who is the local PPG rep. I could check with him as to what it is. I have become a friend of urethane truck bed liner coating. I did paint the underside of my car but after i finished i realized that i just don't want a trophy piece that I have to keep super clean. When sprayed with a schutz gun it looks like factory undercoating and is tough as nails. hit it with a hose and its all clean again. Plus its a sound deadener.

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Originally Posted By Black 69 Beeper
I know PPG makes a graffiti resistant paint that they use on New York city subway cars. I have a friend who is the local PPG rep. I could check with him as to what it is. I have become a friend of urethane truck bed liner coating. I did paint the underside of my car but after i finished i realized that i just don't want a trophy piece that I have to keep super clean. When sprayed with a schutz gun it looks like factory undercoating and is tough as nails. hit it with a hose and its all clean again. Plus its a sound deadener.


Any info from the PPG rep would great!
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I started the pluming for the brakes by making the mounts for the line locks and proportional valve to go under the master cylinder to help hide it. I need to make room in the inner fender for the front brake line and I’ll do this to keep the lines clear of the motor.
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I had a few people ask how I measure and bend the stainless steel tubing, so I thought I would post a little more details on the radiator overflow line. I have bent thousands of feet of S/S tubing over the years. Every 55 Fleming yacht commissioned on the east coast I have bent about 80 foot of ½” and ¼” tubing, all by measurements and drawings. I sure there are many different ways to bend S/S tubing but what I have found that works best for me is outside to outside tubing measurements. This is easy when working with 90 degree bends. In the pictures below you’ll see marks on the tubing. One is an parallel orientation line, then a line designating the outside of the tubing after the bend, and the last mark is a U or C (depending on how you look at it) this designate the direction the bend should go.










By using a 45 degree fitting in the neck of the radiator I was able to bend the tubing about 45 degree to start the line. With the first bend close to the flair its best to flare the line 1st as some flaring tools need more room then the bend will leave. You can see two marks in the 3rd picture, 1 marking the where the outside of the tubing will be and the other marking the direction of the bend.








Here I’m using a scrap piece of tubing to mark where I will make the bend, I also measure for the next bend and mark the orientation for this change indirection.


















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Re: Modern Bullitt build [Re: Keepat] #1940736
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Here are the tools I used to bend and flare the S/S tubing
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There are 2 small computers that I needed to mount under the dash. One controls the EFI that I mounted on Vintage Air mount so that the troubleshooting light is just viewable under the dash (sorry no pictures) The 2nd controls the ignition and I mounted it to a plate that covers the unused right side cowl vent.
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Re: Modern Bullitt build [Re: Keepat] #1941912
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You're a phenomenal metal worker, and I love detail oriented stuff, this checks all the right boxes. All that tubing work is nothing short of incredible, simply art!

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Originally Posted By ihv800
You're a phenomenal metal worker, and I love detail oriented stuff, this checks all the right boxes. All that tubing work is nothing short of incredible, simply art!


Thank you sir!

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