LOTS of scraping..de-greasing..and hand sanding(by yours truly) but it was definately worth it! 
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sorry to pick on you but you could not take the time to take the brake MC off?
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looks nice!!
i need to do that same thing to my heap.
the fender wells are just laying
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looks nice!!
i need to do that same thing to my heap.
I cheated
in there on this pic
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looks nice!!
i need to do that same thing to my heap.
I cheated
in there on this pic
Like to see you sand all those little diamonds out of that one.
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And one BEFORE the manual labor!!!
Yeah,Doug...I've NEVER done body work before in my life! At least I'll have that feeling of knowing I contributed to the over-all job! At least the car will be painted the same color this time..not 2 different shades of green! The old,single stage paint, was hard to live with all these years!...just never could scrape up the money to do a "decent" job on it! I'm not expecting a "show quality" job by any means....but I know it will look MUCH BETTER than before!....SHOULD be a little faster,as well!
Glad to see you stuck with the green. Ron
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sorry to pick on you but you could not take the time to take the brake MC off?
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sorry to pick on you but you could not take the time to take the brake MC off?
The MC comes off easy but the plate behind it doesn't especially if the dash is in, and that plate isn't body color, it should be black. The column could've come out too ... and the next thing you know it's stripped down to a shell and you're standing there wondering what the heck happened to that simple job you started.
The master cylinder and the plate come off easy. My dad and I redid that area on his 65 plymouth and got the Plate powder coated and replaced all the white foam pieces around the column and painted the master and all the other small parts. Looks tons better. I'm glad you decided to stick with the green.
The bay looks great. From photos I'd seen I always thought the paint on the car was good, I guess photos lie, eh?
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sorry to pick on you but you could not take the time to take the brake MC off?
The MC comes off easy but the plate behind it doesn't especially if the dash is in, and that plate isn't body color, it should be black. The column could've come out too ... and the next thing you know it's stripped down to a shell and you're standing there wondering what the heck happened to that simple job you started.
The master cylinder and the plate come off easy. My dad and I redid that area on his 65 plymouth and got the Plate powder coated and replaced all the white foam pieces around the column and painted the master and all the other small parts. Looks tons better. I'm glad you decided to stick with the green.
The bay looks great. From photos I'd seen I always thought the paint on the car was good, I guess photos lie, eh?
Yes...we could have stripped it down to a shell,but that was NEVER our intention! 
Tony's been doing cars in this state of disassembly for MANY years,and he does EXCELLENT work...at a VERY fair price! I did some of the trim disassembly...but he did the majority of it. For as picky as he was on the engine bay metal prep..and how well it came out,I'm sure the rest of the car is going to look REAL GOOD! And to answer your questions about pictures being deceiving....THEY SURE ARE! 
Maybe my good friends who have seen the X in person can chime in? Go ahead guys....you won't hurt my feelings!
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Thank You ALL for the support!
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I kinda wish I would have left mine in the car also, After all the paint work, I had ended up with a leaky brake line, and that took care of the paint on the drivers lower inner fender, and frame rail. When I repainted the car last time, I left all the brake parts in tact, I took the master cylinder off, and tapped it up and let it hang on the brake lines, Made sure I didnt kink any of them, and then shot it.
Sometimes a complete tear down gets overwhelming...
Nice looking job by the way.
Kasey
Doug,thanks for the info...I'll definately use the silicone fluid when I re-fill the system! It was drained before the body work was started.
It will give you a great feeling of accomplishment!
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Lew...went with the original F-5 Limelight Green. This appears a tad darker than most other F-5'S I've seen in person,though. I REALLY like it!
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Zippy!...if/when you decide to re-do the X,I have just the guy to do it! Jeff..I was VERY close to getting it painted a darker shade of RED...but,like you said....don't really see too many green GTX's out there! Doug...under-carriage resto will have to wait...hold the purchase on those mirrors for a while! 
Or...maybe you can purchase them and break them in for me!....got a good ceiling surface to attach them to? 
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Raff and I celebrated yesterday at his shop..couple of Bradors..and a couple of Labatt Blue's! Still enjoying that excellent Canadian beer you so graciously donated to your Yankee pals! I had a hard time in the past with people getting close...and even LEANING on the car,at a car cruise!....don't know how I'm going to react with a fresh paint job??? 
Hope I can keep my cool! 
Yeah,Mick...10's SHOULD definately be attainable next season,with those "high-flowing" Eddy's from MCH! Kevin..I'll probably be as nervous as a h**ker attending Mass! Don't even want to think about ANY scratches! But,that would be living in a FANTASY WORLD!...gonna happen sooner or later!...hopefully MUCH later! Thanks again for your limitless generosity! The Canadian beer is AWESOME!!! 
Hope you have a GREAT NEW YEAR! Green will RULE in 2012!
Yeah..EVERYONE knows the GREEN GTX belongs to Lab Ratt! This F-5 appears a little darker than most F-5's I've ever seen...which is OK by me! I REALLY like it! Best of Luck with your RR project!
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