New project for this winter. 71 Mach 1

[mach71351c]

Nice job Kevin!

 

[Don65Stang]

That looks awesome! I love threads like these. I learn a ton of new things. Great work Kevin!

 

[turtle5353]

Well I got a little bit more done. Had some trouble with the lower black strip cracking and lifting so I left it alone for the weekend and finished up some stuff underneath the car. Sprayed upols multiliner on the inner wheel wells and floor pans. Rattle canned the rear end and leaf springs just to make it look a little more presentable. Also sprayed the cowl inside and out. Turned out pretty good. I will get back to fixing the stripes tonight. Here's  some more pics. Enjoy. 



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[turtle5353]

Got the lower stripes fixed up. Wet sanded down the cracking paint down to good material, shot sealer over whole area, let sit for a day, wet sanded sealer with 600, then shot the hot rod black again. So far so good. Shot it last night and checked it this morning and it still looks good. So if all is good I will be installing the doors Friday along with gas tank, new fuel lines, filler neck, new shocks all the way around and any other small parts I can. 



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[turtle5353]

Got a little more done on the car last night. Replaced the fuel lines from tank to pump. All new metal and rubber lines. Got the tank in.  Filler neck and trunk gasket. Got all 4 shocks swapped out. Hoping to hang the doors soon! Also found the build sheet under back seat. Can't really read it but at least I found it. 





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[turtle5353]

Got the doors hung today and fired it up and pulled it outside. Nice sunny day today so figured let it bake in the sun few hours. Going to try to get the fenders and little pieces primed and shot this week. 





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[computercarguy]

Very, very nice!

 

[73429mach]

Nice job Kevin, looking good! Ryan

 

[Mikes73]

You are moving right along, great work going on their.

 

[mach71351c]

Looks great!

 

[turtle5353]

Got all the small parts shot last night. Mirrors, fender extensions, hood scoops, light bezels, etc. hope to get the fenders shot this weekend. 

 

[Ray]

Two words, badda boom, badda nice !

 

[turtle5353]

Got the fenders shot today. Turned out pretty good. Probably start wet sanding and buffing the body next. Then onto hood and trunk lid. 

 

[73429mach]

Looks really nice! Ryan

 

[JD79]

Nice job! Any news from the decor molding eBay seller?

 

[turtle5353]

Nice job! Any news from the decor molding eBay seller?

Thanks. Yes the eBay guy got back to me. He said he doesn't have another complete set but he sent me a partial set to try to make one good set. We will see how they look when they arrive. 

Also got some more work done on the car today. Got the body all wetsanded down with 1200 grit. Looks really smooth now. Going to move up to 2000 then 2500 then start buffing. 

Also started fitting the honeycomb panel. It fit pretty good but the mounting hardware from AMK isn't long enough. Anyone else had this trouble?? I may start another thread and ask too do it don't get missed. 







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[turtle5353]

Got the tail lights tore apart and painted tonight. Cleaned them all up. Look pretty good. Got the trunk weatherstripping on too. Little by little. 

 

[mach71351c]

Kevin are going to paint the honeycomb moldings? :whistling:

 

[turtle5353]

mach71351cKevin are going to paint the honeycomb moldings? :whistling:

Yeah just haven't got that far. I was just test fitting stuff. Did you use the AMK fasteners for the honeycomb? Were they long enough??

 

[Wide-body71]

That paint is looking fantastic! Skill plus patience = WOW.