just a little off the back and sides please

[JDmac72chrgr]

Ready for the "INSPECTION"?

 

[HawkRod]

It is so cool seeing it getting some paint! Man, it's getting close!

I guess I better get my butt going on the engine - Hopefully I can finish balancing the internal assembly after all the piston lightening and crank work...

 

[roadrunnerh]

You do great work Mark!

 

[eldubb440]

Ready for the "INSPECTION"?

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he sees it all!

 

[eldubb440]

You do great work Mark!

thanks, key word being "work"....... and I'm feeling it

 

[JDmac72chrgr]

Barry & Hawk better bring something for the "SHOP FOREMAN" & "the Apprentice" when they come down!!!

 

[eldubb440]

I really like this color in the natural light

 

[JDmac72chrgr]

DAMN!!! NICE!!! BEAUTIFUL COLOR!!!

 

[HawkRod]

Barry & Hawk better bring something for the "SHOP FOREMAN" & "the Apprentice" when they come down!!!

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I've learned you have to have a stick for the inspector or he may very well run you over!

But just to make sure he gets all his inspection work done right, I guess we better bring him a treat too!

I really like this color in the natural light


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I agree this is a really cool blue. Darker than B5, but not a dark blue either. I know this is a repeat, but here is the car in its original paint glory...

 

[JDmac72chrgr]

You better bring a giant bag of treats for Rebel.

Color looks like modern "Frostbite", great color imo.

 

[TT from NH]

Great insights; thanks! Since it's 10 degrees in the garage, I'll probably have to hold off until spring to spray this stuff. Here's where I'm at right now. I 1) replaced the driver's side rear frame rail (internal sleeve with bolts); 2) cut out the trunk floor to replace with a piece from AMD; 3) fabricated patches for the fenders and wheel wells; and 4) cut out the rear window to be replaced with a better piece from a junkyard:

 

[TT from NH]

I have the Dutchman panel to replace as well as the trunk gutters and a couple of window cornder pieces.... and the drops. My welding is getting better. When I see the first attempts (wheel wells) I am embarrassed. At the same time, this is EXACTLY what I wanted: to learn to weld, shape metal, etc. It's been a ball!

 

[eldubb440]

It's been a ball!

yeah....... we need to convince ourselves it's fun ; or there is no way we keep coming back for more...... I'm having a blast

 

[eldubb440]

more glamour shots

and undersides of fenders are a suck job......just sayin'

today was a good day for blasting, I've been putting it off.......... I'll paint all this crap when I cut the doors and fenders in, it's already happening

 

[eldubb440]

and a little multi tasking

 

[eldubb440]

elves came in and put some paint on all this crap......

 

[eldubb440]

following a minor setback with my heater, we are back on track........ step by step

 

[HawkRod]

Glad you got your heater back running properly - no good trying to paint in the cold!

Looks like it's getting close to the time when I should be rustling up a trailer for it!

 

[moparwacko]

Is there white smoke or black coming from the chimney?

 

[qkcuda]

following a minor setback with my heater, we are back on track........ step by step

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Nice work Mark. On my cuda that still had it's original paint, it appears the factory painted the upper door frame colour first and then sprayed the body colour. I say that because in one spot near the door latch someone had removed some tape and it pulled off the body colour and the upper door frame colour was underneath.