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I gotta say you're doing the best DIY job I've ever seen. It's real refreshing to see someone pay attention not only to the deatils, but to the safety part as well. That was a kickass job fixing those framerails. I've preached to people about bad spots like that until I was blue in the face,telling them it should be taken care of.....only to have them throw their noses up at me. And taking care of rust the RIGHT WAY, I'm impressed:bigthumb Treating the metal after you've welded it in is crucial to making it last. That chassis saver paint is the shit too, I use the hell outta it. You gotta watch putting it on heavy though,it gets big pockets of pinholes in it that will let moisture in. It says it on the can and you should let it flash at least a few hours before recoating. I'm almost positive you will have to scuff that primer before you paint, if it sits longer than 24 hours...maybe even less. I would definately use the little touch up gun for color and clear for the cage, it will use less material and it doesn't take much to cover tubing. You'll aslo have less chance of hanging runs all over it.
I know it can get overwhelming to take on such a huge project, and its important not to get burnt out. When you feel like you'll never get it done, just think to yourself "it's just nuts,bolts, and sheetmetal, it's not that difficult" Also, channel that "ADD" into some effective time management. Think about what you can do on something else while this is drying. Beat on this fender while your mud is drying on the quarter. Stuff like that. Just imagine the whole process from start to finish and put it all in order. That way you don't get ahead of yourself, you don't do something before you should have, and you don't end up doing it twice. For example....I don't know where you're painting it, so if you get to use a good paint booth you won't have this problem so much. But, when I did my black 88GT, I painted the engine bay, the backs of my doors,and the back of my hood first. Second, I painted the car itself, with out the doors or any bolt on sheetmetal on it. Third, I hung all the sheetmetal except for the hood...it was placed on a stand. The point to all this was I didn't want any tape lines in my jambs and I could get away with the color match because its black. Anyway, I had this beautiful,perfectly clean,shiny black engine compartment. Well, when I painted the remainder of the car, in my buddy's gagrage mind you...the overspray made its way under all my paper and plastic and ruined my hard work. I was used to painting in a downdraft booth where the overspray instantly hits the floor and gets sucked into a big filter. Instead it hovered inside my doghouse until it dissipated and dried. Yee-haw.......
The moral of the story is learn from my mistake and at least do a super sweet tape job to cover all you are painting before the actual car itself.
In closing I just want to say I'm proud of you for doing such a good job so far and I wish I was there to help ya. Rock on:cool1:
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First of all let me say thanks Isaac. Kind words like that keep me motivated and working hard. I appreciate it buddy.;)
I finally got some work done to my car for a change. Ive been busy with the pinks car the past month or so, so my car hasnt got much done to it.
I stopped by to do a little work today and found that most of the bare metal was starting to get surface rust on it so I cleaned it all up real good and put a few good thick coats of HoK Epoxy primer on it so it dosent continue to rust. Im not in a hury to get this thing done and Im not pressed for time so it can sit without rusting now.
Im not totally done with sanding all the body filler completely flat and smooth so you can see some high spots and waves in it. Man thats a lot of labor intense work.:(
heres a few pics...
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL366.../260519454.jpg
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL366.../260519448.jpg
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL366.../260519477.jpg
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL366.../260519483.jpg
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL366.../260519486.jpg
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL366.../260519490.jpg
notice theres no more windshield wiper equipment or holes...I also filled all the holes in the body where the harness goes to the doors. Im pretty proud of that and it should look killer when its in paint!:bigthumb
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL366.../260519472.jpg
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looks nice matt :bigthumb
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So Matty Boy.... I know you said your not too hard pressed to get this done, but when ya planning on working on this again? Let me know and I will actually show up in cloths that I can get dirty in so I can do a little work!
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Thats HOT! Looks good Matt.
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Thats looks friggen Killer. Can't wait to see some paint on that unit!!!!
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Looks good Matt! It looks like it will be too purtty to drive!LOL
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Very nice man and digging the attention to detail you are doing. Those little things will be what have people scratching there head wondering what is different. Keep up the good work:cool1:
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damn bro!! how u like that yeller mud:bigthumb
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Evercoat Rage Gold is the shit!
Big props to ma man plated for turning me on to that stuff.
Im getting a lot of pinholes but I think its my fault, the way I mix it.
Thanks for the compliments guys.
I was up early yesterday morning being lazy surfing the web, and I ended up on Vinnys Myspace page. I watched the dirty dozen video on there and my heart started to beat a little faster. So I started checking out his picturetrail account like I do pretty often and was so damn motivated by those pics of his car that I jumped up, changed into dirty clothes and headed out to work on my car till afternoon. It feels so damn good to see this car start to take on the shapes it has. After three years of sitting with no motivation...were finally starting to see a flower bloom. :)
Thanks Vinny...your the best man.
I just want to make you proud.
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Glad to see everyone's cars are getting closer....Maybe it will motivate me to get back busy on mine!! I really just want to see someone go fast dont care who it is, so just like I tell Rob&Craig....... Back Monkey, Back to work!!!!:bigthumb
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ALRIGHT!!! Now get back to work on this thing, since mine is at a stand still I must see progress from someone else's car!!!!
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who's going to finish first ... matt or shawn (95redstang)? ... :lol: now get to work ...
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The Pinks project is in the past and working at MD is very motivational.
It will start coming together soon....
soon after I get brakes on the BPR and a motor in the Humdah. :(
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Man, this is a sweet project, I had no idea what you were doing to your car! I hope you get back on it soon.
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Hot Damn!
I finally got my ass back in gear and am putting some love into my body panels.
After spending over 6 hours Sunday just cleaning the garage:eek:, I worked on the driver side quarter panel for alil bit tonight. This quarter has some history.
Back before I was the owner of the car it was wrecked and had a brand new Ford quarter hung on it. It was in primer when I got the car and I had a friend paint it black to match the car shortly after.
A couple years ago when I decided to take the car apart it became a pain in the ass. Whoever hung that quarter did too damn good of a job and used that urethane sealant they use to install windshields with. It was a nightmare getting that quarter window out. even after shattering it, it was rediculous work to get the rubber frame out!:lol:
I ended up with a bunch of dings under the window from where we tried prying it out. I took care of them today with a little Evercoat Rage Gold. Since they were not deep at all and it was nearly impossible to reach the back of the panel I just took the paint off to bare metal and cleaned it thoroughly before wiping on a coat of body filler.
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL366.../278769429.jpg
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL366.../278769431.jpg
Let it dry a few minutes and hit it with some 80 grit on a DA sander...
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL366.../278769436.jpg
And moved on with some 120 grit on a sanding block...
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL366.../278769438.jpg
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL366.../278769442.jpg
I spent a few more minutes getting it level and most of the way flat and I called it quits for the night. I got the call for dinner time actually.:D
I hope to have a lot of it in primer by the weekend. check back for progress!:bigthumb
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About time buddy! Let me know when your needing some help.:bigthumb
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lol...I still think you have the funniest sig. ever. :lol:
I honestly will need some help in a month or two. After the paint work is done Im going to need a second set of hands and another brain to run all the brake lines, fuel system, and set up the suspension. Oh, and not to mention the wiring....Im dreading that shit.:o
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Keep at it dude it will come together. Just keep tellling yourself how sweet that tangelo is going to look.:bigthumb BTW I'm just now at the wiring phase and I'm not looking forward to it either but with a little help from Timido I'll get it done. So by the time you get to that point I should have a pretty firm grasp on what I'm doing.
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Matt, You just let us know when you need a hand. I am sure a few of us will show up to lend a hand.
Keith
