Thanks, I do take a lot of pride in my students. Unfortunately, a lot of them would love to have an older car but they have been priced right out of the hobby.

I got the seams welded up on the cowl area. I melted the lead off the cowl, mig welded the seams solid, and used USC All Metal w/ high grade body filler to finish everything off. The cowl is now ready for 3 coats of epoxy prime and the areas that had filler work done will get coated with 3 coats of PPG K36 filler primer. The filler primer will get wet sanded with 500 grit and the cowl and engine compartment will be epoxy primed again with PPG DP90LF black epoxy primer. I like to let my fillers cure for at least 24 hours before i prime over them. Body filler shrinks and is omitting chemicals. I don't like to trap that stuff under the primer.

other side.

I got the cowl Epoxy primed with PPG DP90LF black. i will put 3 coats of PPG K36 filler primer on it, then wet sand it with 320 and then 500 after it is guide coated, then reseal it again with DP90LF. i will be ready to shoot color soon on the cowl and under the hood area.

another shot of the cowl w/ the body work completed and epoxy primed.

slow progress lately guys. still waiting on sheet metal. hopefully soon. I have been helping my dad with his 56 Chevy. I know its a Chevy but its from Arizona and anyone from the northeast knows what that means. he has had it 35 years and got it from a close family friend who past away, so its time to do the car. chassis is all finished. old school hot rod type here. 327, turbo 350, 4:11's etc. any old car is cool, i just prefer mopars.

Just got word today that my quarters are in. I also ordered a new hood and door skins. last one I do, I want it done right. I did get the K36 filler primer on the cowl and inner fender wet sanded as well as the under hood area hand sanded to smooth the epoxy primer over spray. next comes DP90LF epoxy primer sealer and DCC black single stage color.

I finished making this rear suspension dolly so i can get the car off the rotisserie and back on its body weight so i can get the quarters going.

Hey Mike wanted to give you some incentive. My Satellite will be coming home within a week or two.
Ron

Awesome. post some pictures when you get it back.

the road runners new tow vehicle.

Well, even though i was disappointed with the chryslers at carlisle show, i did feel compelled to get something going on my car today. the sheet metal will finally be here in a week or 2. i don't plan on getting to nuts w that until fall. i did get the engine compartment epoxy primed w/ DP90LF. i am going to paint the engine compartment this weekend and inside the interior firewall area.

engine compartment 2

engine compartment 3

engine compartment 4

cowl is all finished and ready to be painted with the engine compartment.

Keep up the great work!

Well i was doing some research as to where the air grabber cable came through the firewall. it turns out there is a dimple on the firewall under the voltage regulator.

i used a uni-bit to drill the hole. it is a little bigger than 3/4 inch.

the cable uses the same rubber grommet as the antenna so you could use that hole as a guide. here's the finished hole with the grommet.