1966 Coronet 440 field find

gdrill · Dec 2, 2014

Not much progress lately. But I did blast and paint a few small parts. I guess each little step is one less to go!

tallhair · Dec 2, 2014

I'm glad to see you are working on the 66 again brother

Ron 73 · Dec 2, 2014

I like your picture there and your right with "each little step is one less to go!" You have no idea how many times ive told my wife, it may be only a 1/2 hour but is one less 1/2 when im back! It is the truth and your ride in the back ground looks cool as it gets waiting.... Good wishes on the next part or parts!!!

gdrill · Dec 22, 2014

Engine bay sanded

Note to self, "Engine bay + sandblasting + priming + 320 grit = a lot of work!"

I spent this morning sanding the bay. That's a finger workout. No doubt I'll have some finger tracks somewhere, but for the most part it looks good. Now comes the BIG decision. I want to spray it before I go back to work in the new year, but I haven't fully decided on the color for the car. I'm 99.9999% sure silver is it, but which one?!! There are so many. :eusa_think: Some are deep and some shallow. I do think that these square cars look good silver though. So today I am likely going to make a choice.

Oh, and I send out a big "Atta boy" to all the apprentices out there that do this stuff all day! Cheers to ya boys!

69 GTX · Dec 22, 2014

good progress

Photon440 · Dec 22, 2014

I see you're masking with Molson Canadian boxes. Did the sanding work up a thirst?

Good progress, good luck with the colour choosing process.

gdrill · Jan 2, 2015

Today I got ambitious. I still can't decide on color so I figured I would start the putty process. I'm torn between silver, grey, stone white (like my Challenger) or a burnt orange metallic. I've seen more "goldish" cars lately and I am really starting to like them. Oh well, lots of time for that. Anyway, I got the first coat of Rage short fiber over my welds. Roughed them down with 80 grit and cleaned it up. Tomorrow I will likely lay some putty on. This will be the hardest side due to my screw up of cutting the panel out for the patch. I figured out too late only to use the minimum amount of a patch panel that is required! Lesson learned.

747mopar · Jan 2, 2015

Your color choices sound like winners to me, Silver and Orange are my favorite 2 colors and I really like the Burnt Oranges. I know what your saying about the engine compartment, I felt like I lived in mine for a while. The #1 one thing I see in other cars is chitty engine compartments where they just rattle canned right over all of the past scratches and dents so you'll be glad you did it when you come across one of those.

tallhair · Jan 3, 2015

gdrill said:
Today I got ambitious. I still can't decide on color so I figured I would start the putty process. I'm torn between silver, grey, stone white (like my Challenger) or a burnt orange metallic. I've seen more "goldish" cars lately and I am really starting to like them. Oh well, lots of time for that. Anyway, I got the first coat of Rage short fiber over my welds. Roughed them down with 80 grit and cleaned it up. Tomorrow I will likely lay some putty on. This will be the hardest side due to my screw up of cutting the panel out for the patch. I figured out too late only to use the minimum amount of a patch panel that is required! Lesson learned.

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goodbye Frankenstein / WWII fighter plane skin .. I thought it looked cool that way LOL

My vote is an 68 A4 style platinum silver .. it's originally silver isn't it?

daredevil · Jan 3, 2015

When my project was bogging down I made myself do at least one bolt a day. And if I had to do that one bolt I usually did many more.Heres one in burnt orange

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gdrill · Jan 3, 2015

Yes Frank is no longer! The car was actually ZZ1 I think, kind of a greenish color. A4 is actually the silver I have been considering.......but then I see that there burnt orange and it just glows! This will be my hardest choice of this build.
I kicked myself out to the shop and got a little more done today to transform him back to a Coronet! When I did my patch on the drivers side it pulled in pretty far. These cars actually have quite the bow and "hip" on them. So today was hip surgery. I've got it close enough for me. As a friend once told me "You can only see one side of a car at a time." Here's a comparison between the driver and passenger side. I had to put about 1/8" - 3/16" of filler to bring it out to where I am happy. I know some wouldn't be happy with that much putty, but I'm OK with it. That is time consuming doing thin layers. Thank goodness the passenger side is nearly perfect as welded........and it's not a show car!

gdrill · Jan 3, 2015

This is a difficult line to reproduce. It is straight but has an ever so slight curve down at the front............right where it basically disappears! I was using tape to putty against but I kept getting it in different spots! So I finally free handed the line and now I am using tape to fine tune it. Still a bit to do but it's pretty close now.

TDawg · Jan 3, 2015

Awesome work, gdrill!!..... tough call on the colour.... either way, it will look gorgeous!

gdrill · Jan 4, 2015

Thanx for stopping in everyone!
Well I think this side is just about ready for primer now. I worked on the lower quarter extension today. I got my lines pretty crisp and I'm quite happy with it overall. I'll do a little more fine tuning and then get to the passenger side. I THINK it should be a lot less work as the patch was done, I was gonna say right, but I think better is the proper term! A guy could spend unlimited time to get it perfect! I imagine once it is primed I will have a bunch more touching up to do.

Ghostrider 67 · Jan 5, 2015

lookin great gdrill! Your an inspiration to me buddy. I sometimes just do a little grinding, or two or three spot welds but I try to keep after it. Come to my house and do bodywork...

gdrill · Jan 5, 2015

Thank you very much Ghostrider 67. I don't really think of myself as inspiration, (maybe entertainment!) but I do see a lot of others who truly are. The one thing I do know is that this site in general is the reason I keep so motivated about my build. Looking around and seeing each person's accomplishments drives me to get my butt in gear and do something. Step by step, each little (or big) job moves it closer to being on the road again. I really want to drive it this summer. We are all in this asylum together, and personally, I love it!

gdrill · Jan 7, 2015

Well that's it. It is carved down and shaped pretty good. I got the hip and curve back nicely and the line is straight. After all is said and done I have 1/8" putty at the thickest spot. :icon_cool: I know this because I took measurements of the dimensions every 6" along both sides to compare a long time ago, prior to cutting stuff apart. I measured out from the body and used a 4 foot level upright to determine the bulge on the quarter. I'm very pleased with the job overall. Man these quarters are long and even though they don't expose it blatantly, they have quite complex lines and curves. Makes for a lot of work.........for a beginner!
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Photon440 · Jan 7, 2015

Are you going to hit it with epoxy primer? Try to get some pictures from an end angle view while the paint is still wet and shiny, it'll help you see if anything needs more straightening. It's looking pretty good so far!

gdrill · Jan 7, 2015

Thanx and thanx for the tip Photon. That's a good idea. Yes it will be shot in the same black epoxy I used on the fenders and doors. I am going to wait until I get the passenger side done so I can build a hill billy booth and do them at the same time! Likely it will be when the whole car is ready now. I want to do a vinyl roof so I think next time home I should be able to get the shell sprayed. I can't wait to see it all in flat black....for the time being!

747mopar · Jan 7, 2015

gdrill said:
Thank you very much Ghostrider 67. I don't really think of myself as inspiration, (maybe entertainment!) but I do see a lot of others who truly are. The one thing I do know is that this site in general is the reason I keep so motivated about my build. Looking around and seeing each person's accomplishments drives me to get my butt in gear and do something. Step by step, each little (or big) job moves it closer to being on the road again. I really want to drive it this summer. We are all in this asylum together, and personally, I love it!

I don't know? I think just looking at that car would be motivating enough? Your doing one hell of a job!

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