Hi guys,
for now it is time for an update, end of 2018 is near. It was a year full of hard work and many happenings but most were good ::thumb::
Between fixing up a house and a piece of land, daily job and my lovely wife and three children I found gladly some time now and then to go into the right direction of the Mustang project.
For now I have fullfilled my aim for this year to get the car body covered with paint, at least with primer and filler. And what shoud I say... The long and hard work on the body was worth it. My paint master said my work is better than that from his body guys in his shop! What a compliment from a paint master who works with that since 30 years and does normally the newest and expensivest Mercedes-Benz-Cars...
All wide surfaces are top even like the quarters and the roof, couldn't have done that better, he said. All transitions in different shapes are clean. Wow - I was feared of everything and now such a result! I am proud now
So there is only minimal to no work the surface, my long preparatory work has paid for itself. Now I have to do the last sanding on the body with some 400 and 500 grit before base coat in "Kurkuma Yellow" (a metallic gold color from VW, a modern substitute for 1973 Gold Glow) and the clear coat. I think in January I will have the final paint booth visit with the car body and then it could come to the new garage. The other parts as doors, hood and so on will be finished by the paint master by himself in the next weeks so that will be very comfortable for me
But now for the pictures and in chronology:
First in this year I let some parts be cleaned and powdercoated in semi-black or slop grey. The hood hinges will get some natural finish/clear coat, the door hinges some gold. The rims are the original ones and are already on the car with 215/70/14 Cooper Cobras... They will get the original FoMoCo Dog Dishes without the chrome rings for that police interceptor look
The drivers door was hard work and costed a lot of time. By the lack of good used ones in Germany and the high costs of two new ones I had to repair this one which had already some traces of old repairs... But look and see. The result is surprisingly good!
In the meantime I got some new parts
Looking nice and even...
Some finishing:
From a forum member, thank you
Some test-fit
Passengers door finished - that was fast
Deck lid and hood had also been finished and prepared for paint (pictures before the last re-work)
My shrine
My best staff
Now there is the Great Day ::thumb::
Result:
Back "home" for the finish work ::thumb::
To be continued as soon as possible...
Wish all of my friends there over the world - you - Merry Chrismas and a Happy New Year!
Enjoy that time and take care!
