#1042 pictures

[Tom]

Hey Guys,

Sorry I haven't posted any "public" pic's for a while.  I finally got the body in primer a few days ago.  I blocked it out today and filled some minor pin holes.  Here's a few new pix.

Since the weather is cooling down, I don't think I am going to make the final-paint window before it's too cold to do so.  So the new plan is to put it in black epoxy primer so I can assemble, register and D-R-I-V-E it through the winter!  Unless something changes drastically, I'll be painting is next Spring.

[Tom]

Another view

[66rdster]

Hi Tom,
It sure is looking good. I'm thinking of doing the same as you. Just get it primed and a coat of epoxy for the winter. Its the same deal with the temp. here, I'm afraid of losing the nice weather before I'm ready to paint and I don't want to rush things. I'm curious as to your plans. Are you planning on completely assembling the car and registering/driving it, then disassemble and remove the body next spring for paint or are you planning on painting it with the body in place on the chassis, just removing the panels etc? Again, its looking really good, you've done a fine job.


Mike

[Tom]

Body will come back off for paint.  It's easy enough and I figure a few hours to have it stripped off.  It'll take longer than that just to mask things off and I NEVER get everything masked properly.

[66rdster]

Thanks Tom.
Thats kind of what I was thinking too. You'd probably spend more time masking than you would removing the body. Your right, it seems that no matter how well you mask things off you'll always get some over spray on something.


Mike

[Tom]

Body ready for (hopefully) final blocking.  The first block sanding turned up only a few minor imperfections.  I was pleased with the outcome of my bodywork, although it was very slow going due to my amatuer skills.

[Tom]

Other side

[Ryan Cassidy]

Looking good Tom....   Did you get a chance to shoot the hood/doors?

Cheers,
Ryan

[Tom]

No.  I'm in a hurry to get the body back on the car and I'm up against the clock.  I want to trailer it to NM in a few weeks to title it.  I figure on getting everything "Driveable and legal" first.  If I have time to shoot & block the swinging panels I'll do it, but they may just get bolted on with a quick primer coat.  I still need to do a little work to the back sides of those panels before they're ready for action.

[LMH]

Looks really good Tom!
Larry

[66rdster]

Hey Tom,
Its really look'in good.

Mike

[Tom]

After WEEKS of an hour here and an hour there I'm finally ready to prime and block the swinging panels.  The hood was my biggest challenge mainly because, well, my bodyworking skills are amateur, at best.  Anyway, here's the hood looking like a diseased frisbee ready for its first shot of primer.  It probably wouldn't look so bad except I used four different types of filler to level it out.  I was experimenting with different brands and liked the way some went on, but not the way they sanded.  Others went on with difficulty but sanded well.  I finally settled on Evercoat Z-grip (A bit less expensive than the Evercoat Rage) filler and Dynatron glazing putty.

[Tom]

Here's the trunk lid and doors in the same condition.

[66rdster]

Looking good Tom.
It looks like you've put in a lot of time in on the hood and trunk lid. A good shot of primer ought to make them look a lot nicer. I went with the Rage filler and love the way it goes on, and it sands beautifully. Your not alone in the amateur body skills dept. This is my first fiberglass body and its been a learning experience for me. Keep up the good work.

Mike

[Tom]

I'm FINALLY in black epoxy.  It'll be assembled over the next few days and I have an appointment for 4-wheel alignment tuesday morning.

Here's the first of five pix to bore y'all with.