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Re: It Hath Begun...56k WARNING! 800x600 pics
[Re: Neil]
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12/26/09 11:40 PM
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Hotwheelsjr
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Looks like all the     and  is starting to pay off. 
What kind of wheels are you going to put on it?
I have the matching set for the ones that are on the rear. They're American Racing Champ 500's. I need to rebuild the front end before I put them on...as it is I am blowing through $20 used tires on the front. If I had saved the $40 each time, I'd have enough to buy the front end parts... 
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Re: It Hath Begun...56k WARNING! 800x600 pics
[Re: Hugh Jorgan]
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12/27/09 02:00 AM
12/27/09 02:00 AM
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Needs that third pedal. 
If anything gets a third pedal it'll be the Demon. I'm still looking for that right "full" setup from a donor car. I already have pedals and shifters... 
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Re: It Hath Begun...56k WARNING! 800x600 pics
[Re: Hotwheelsjr]
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01/11/10 11:19 PM
01/11/10 11:19 PM
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Well, up until this past weekend not much had been done in the two weeks prior (Christmas and New Years weekends...no time for the car). This weekend we got hot and heavy with it and glazed some imperfections and shot the whole car in 2-3 coats of more primer. Of course, no weekend goes without a hitch and when I started spraying the hood this morning, the primer reacted with the semi-sanded off black stripes and caused me to have to stop. Rick and I had to sand the stripes completely off to ensure a smooth finish of primer. All in all, the car looks 99% better than it did 6-7 weeks ago when we started. The roof and hood are phenomenal compared to what we started with. Oh yeah...the Frankenstein fender too! LOL! Here's some boring shots of this weeks progress. Next week is a complete wet sand and the following week is paint! Some of the glazed areas --  These are the stripes we had to "remove"...this was before we totally removed them. Also, more glazed areas --    Somehow we forgot to strip the driver side rocker...two steps forward, one step back. DOH!   Sandblasted the center of the trunk lid where the wide molding goes --  Progress while sanding off the glaze --  Shooting primer...from the doors back (we still had some work to do on the hood) --    Working the glaze on the fenders and hood --  Fenders shot in primer --   Sun gettin' low...done for the night.  Showed back up at Rick's this morning bright and early. Finished the hood and roof and shot them in primer. The car is completely in primer again. Light wet sanding next week and paint the week after!
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Re: It Hath Begun...56k WARNING! 800x600 pics
[Re: Hotwheelsjr]
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01/11/10 11:25 PM
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Nice work, looking good.
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Re: It Hath Begun...56k WARNING! 800x600 pics
[Re: Hotwheelsjr]
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01/11/10 11:27 PM
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AZ - The "dry heat" state
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(...after looking at the pictures) How many more times do I have to tell you to put that hose behind your back, get closer to the car, and move slower? Damn kids.
In case anyone wants to know, the glaze fills pin holes from the plastic filler, and any imperfections that were left after sanding the plastic filler.
The car looks phenomenal and I think Mike, and I, are very happy with the results so far.
With a little luck the next pics you see will be the test colors to help Mike decide what color to paint. Maybe put it up to a Moparts vote????
68 AMX mopars red headed stepchild
69 Dart GT Convertible 340 4 speed
71 Challenger - looks like the avatar!
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Re: It Hath Begun...56k WARNING! 800x600 pics
[Re: 71autoxr]
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01/11/10 11:37 PM
01/11/10 11:37 PM
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AZ-Nick
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car looks good but I have only 1 question.....
How do the neighbors like the compressor noise and paint smell all day and evening?????
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) and the gal and I had a couple of beers and decided to cab it home. It was parked in a pretty nice neighborhood in los feliz and of course when I went to get it in the morning.....HIT AND RUN on the fender. The car was my driver at the time and I had to remove the fender in the street as it was pushed into the tire to make it roll. So the front of the fender was trashed, bought a 69 fender at the fling that was rusted in the back......so there you go. Necessity is the mother of invention as they say.... 
