1969 Road Runner facelift

[wannadrag]

RR back in the booth yet?

 

[northerndave]

It is back in the booth.


Does anybody know what I did with the F-ing color code we matched to for the T-7 bronze back in May?

Sonofa...
:icon_redface:

 

[Propwash]

Is this it Dave?

 

[Propwash]

My bad...Scrolling through your T7 thread, looks like you swayed back towards the T7 in the end.

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http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?year=1969

 

[northerndave]

yeah we used a fan deck from a metallic color selector using outside lighting at a friend's body shop. We picked out the shade that looked perfect, matched to factory T7 under original weatherstripping on one of the doors.

Now I can't find the code we matched to and I have no more pieces that wear any original factory T7.

 

[roadrunnerman]

Dave, dupont code shows AY2ET7 Bronze metalic. checked the link that will put up and looked under plymouth and their code said saddle bronze. Hope you find the right color/code.

 

[northerndave]

Good news, I found my papers for the base coat we matched to my factory paint. A while back I took my driver's door over to a friend's colision repair shop and we used his metallic color selector cards to find the BEST match possible in outdoor lighting. We matched to the paint that was under the factory door weatherstripping, it was nicely preserved, no sun fade.

I'm really happy I didn't lose that color code lol!

 

[Donny]

Look over at my Satellite thread Dave, the T5 color I used there is a blend, not a true T5, but a little darker and with more metallic flake in it. If you like that code, I will post the paint code for you, when I get back to TX.

 

[northerndave]

Donny, I LOVE that color you came up with. But my tag reads T7, so I'm chasing a little different critter. The color we picked out is a very nice modern likeness of T7 in a base clear formula.

I imagine we did much the same as you did for your T5.

 

[northerndave]

I'm gett'n itchy.

Winter must be coming to an end?

 

[northerndave]

I suppose I'll take a little run at this plymouth project again. Unless there are any objections...

Time to fix these front fenders and get them back on the car.

Out with the badness.

Now to cut a patch from this formed repair panel.

Using the carefully removed badness as a template.

And that's what's cooking in Dave's shop today.

Welding sparks are coming soon.

 

[Basket case]

no...please don't...can't stand to look at a '69 road runner.....:icon_mrgreen:

 

[northerndave]

Back out to the garage for me, git r done.

:headbang:

 

[snakeyes]

looking good now get back to work:headbang:

 

[hunt2elk]

About time Dave. This one has sat idle to long.

 

[northerndave]

time to try the new plasma cutter.

I cut it a bit big so I could fine tune the edges with the grinder.

Sealed the under structure before fitting the new piece.

Tacked.

After welding the patch, rolling the rear edge around and plug welding and also welding shut about 12 little screw holes on the wheel opening lip from where previous owners had installed fender moldings from a sport satellite and some mud flaps.

 

[roadrunnerman]

Dave, glad you decided to come back from your sabbatical and work on your car, even though I can't figure out for the life of me why anyone would want to work on a 69 RR.

 

[northerndave]

I just can't imagine myself... :thinker:



More fender work tomorrow.

 

[Basket case]

:icon_sad:

even though I can't figure out for the life of me why anyone would want to work on a 69 RR.

me too...and you're not putting mud flaps back on it?

 

[northerndave]

Mud flaps... lol!!

As strange as it seems, I'm going to try to keep it out of the mud.

Well I think I'm going to get dressed and do a little Easter morning roadrunner work. I'd like to blow some epoxy on those fenders and hang em back on the car.


Really itching to get some color on this car.