sbarnette Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Looks great! As I scrolled through the pictures I wondered if the chrome tips would be there at the end. You didn’t disappoint! LOL!😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Looks great Dennis! Painful as it is to wait for stuff, it'll be worth it in the end. Any thoughts about pulling the engine from its present location and finding another shop? Almost reminiscent of my initial chrome plater, 9 months waiting with NO finish date projected, just lots of false promises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 1 hour ago, jft69z said: Looks great Dennis! Painful as it is to wait for stuff, it'll be worth it in the end. Any thoughts about pulling the engine from its present location and finding another shop? Almost reminiscent of my initial chrome plater, 9 months waiting with NO finish date projected, just lots of false promises. He told me at the start 4/6 months and I approved it. April 9th it will be 5 months. So has has time I’m just impatient at this point. I actually didn’t think I would be this far along 5 months ago. Seats are going to the Upolstry shop tomorrow if the material shows up today. Than the interior is 95 percent done. Next step the body work. Remember I am doing this all backwards. The body should have been done already so I could be assembling. O well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted March 26, 2021 Share Posted March 26, 2021 In that case, you do have some time then. If the motor was the end of the line though, I'd be getting real antsy. Nice work as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 Felts stapled on the the 1/4 door panels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70white402 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 On 3/25/2021 at 8:59 PM, Dtret said: Got the exhaust today. You talk about nice packing job. It dang near filled up a 55 gallon trash can with packing material. They put a cool Gardner drinking glass in the box too. I put it on but of course it is not set properly but you get the idea. A motor would sure help with alignment. Lol 😂 (again venting) Dennis, how long did you have to wait to get your exhaust? Eric told me 2 months. I ordered mine a month ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70white402 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 9:10 PM, Dtret said: My Gardner exhaust should be here tomorrow. That’s all I got for updates. But since I don’t have any engine what good is it (venting). And who knew Upolstry material was so dang(not what I wanted to type)expensive. 159/yd for cloth(6yards) and 79/yd for vinyl (4 yards) holy crap 💩. This car is killing me, well breaking me anyway. Dennis, I’ve been told by sms that 5 yards would work for buckets and rear bench. Is your’s buckets and bench? I see yours is buckets. 6 yards or 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 8 hours ago, 70white402 said: Dennis, how long did you have to wait to get your exhaust? Eric told me 2 months. I ordered mine a month ago. Seven weeks. He told me 8 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 8 hours ago, 70white402 said: Dennis, I’ve been told by sms that 5 yards would work for buckets and rear bench. Is your’s buckets and bench? I see yours is buckets. 6 yards or 5? My Upolstry guy said I need 4 yards for buckets and rear seat. I ordered two extra yards incase I eventually do the bench. I wanted all the material from the same run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70white402 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Dtret said: My Upolstry guy said I need 4 yards for buckets and rear seat. I ordered two extra yards incase I eventually do the bench. I wanted all the material from the same run. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Well I had to kick Karen’s car out of the garage today. That’s going to cost me big. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Getting it ready for some bucket seat mounts. Have to do some welding this weekend. Not my specialty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Bad454 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 You've got this. It'll come out good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 6 hours ago, 1Bad454 said: You've got this. It'll come out good. Thanks. But we’ll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Done. I hope it’s right. Seem awfully close to the console. But they are fully forward. 🙏 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Looks good, they are close. That's just the way they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
714024SPEED Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Nice job 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 11 hours ago, cny first gen 71 said: Looks good, they are close. That's just the way they are. Thanks for that. It makes me worry less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 Next up. Interior firewall/dash area. A lot of surface rust. If anyone has any ideas on cleaning it up let me know. I prefer no chemicals because it is not real easy to rinse out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 It's a bit messy, but I used an angle grinder with a couple of different type wire wheels. I used a shop vac sometimes to help suck the dust up while grinding, seemed to work OK. Not sure how nice you want that to be, but I brushed gray POR-15 on that after to encapsulate the metal and stop any further action. My thought was, I don't want to get sand everywhere, chemical as you said wasn't a real good option & the POR15 has a proven record of working good in that exact situation. It's all be buried once the interior is installed, so it doesn't keep me awake at night. Since I had the vents out on both kick panels as you do, I cleaned that out real good down there, including vacuuming/blowing out the rocker panel and painted POR15 inside that area as well. For the rocker itself, Eastwood has a spray product with a long wand that coats the inside of that rocker area real good. I think I may have used 2 or 3 cans of that stuff. I also did the A-pillar while I was there. I was researching cavity wax initially, and bought a few different kinds, but they just weren't what I wanted, too thin and runny. 3M used to have one that dried like a nice heavy wax, but that got 'replaced' with a 'better' product, that I just didn't like, too thin. It's a suck job, no matter how you look at it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 hour ago, jft69z said: It's a bit messy, but I used an angle grinder with a couple of different type wire wheels. I used a shop vac sometimes to help suck the dust up while grinding, seemed to work OK. Not sure how nice you want that to be, but I brushed gray POR-15 on that after to encapsulate the metal and stop any further action. My thought was, I don't want to get sand everywhere, chemical as you said wasn't a real good option & the POR15 has a proven record of working good in that exact situation. It's all be buried once the interior is installed, so it doesn't keep me awake at night. Since I had the vents out on both kick panels as you do, I cleaned that out real good down there, including vacuuming/blowing out the rocker panel and painted POR15 inside that area as well. For the rocker itself, Eastwood has a spray product with a long wand that coats the inside of that rocker area real good. I think I may have used 2 or 3 cans of that stuff. I also did the A-pillar while I was there. I was researching cavity wax initially, and bought a few different kinds, but they just weren't what I wanted, too thin and runny. 3M used to have one that dried like a nice heavy wax, but that got 'replaced' with a 'better' product, that I just didn't like, too thin. It's a suck job, no matter how you look at it though. Thanks. Clean it and seal it is all I’m after. Even if you could see it the insulation covers it anyway. Just stopping the surface rust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 Did a little firewall work today. That’s about an hour and a half worth. Good start a lot more hours to go. I did not paint or anything,that’s just how it came out with all the crap off it. Pic makes it look better than it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 That's the stuff that takes a lot of time, patience, and is not that enjoyable (at least to me). But, it is one of those necessary evils needed to get a nice finished product. Looks great, and better you than me, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Bad454 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Is there anybody near by you that does media blasting? That really would be the best solution besides dipping the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted April 9, 2021 Author Share Posted April 9, 2021 I’m weighing my options. If I dip chance that all the chemicals won’t get rinsed out. If I blast good chance all the product used won’t get out then when you spray the air from the gun pushes the blasting product. I cannot be guaranteed all the product will be removed from the tight spots on the body. Even if I do it my self the best I can do is a vacuum and air nozzle. It’s the restoration dilemma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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