Minnesota Gold

[Durandal25]

Just got my replacement bench seats, and they are terrific

 

[Durandal25]

Seat frame, rails ...cleaned, primed and painted

 

[Durandal25]

Got my floor pan, driver side in too today. That’ll be fun

 

[Durandal25]

More money found in floor pan, back seat.

 

[Durandal25]

Passenger floor pan is 95% good. Wire wheel did a nice job on the rust to bare metal. Added some primer and looking to repair the 5%. I did pop the body plugs later.....added them back to avoid hitting the floor with drips.Left the buddy seat in there so my old *** had a place to hang out....

 

[Durandal25]

MN Gold gets the perfect header bow...after a wee bit of repaint

 

[Durandal25]

As we move along....metal work for the average man

 

[Durandal25]

Got the block, heads, crank and rods off to the machinist today. Totally juiced. Going to get the heart and soul back into this metal monster soon.....she hasn’t made a sound since 79’

 

[Durandal25]

First patch done. I’m kind of a newbie at sheet metal, but am picking it up quick. I’m super juiced that the Evercoat went on so well and sanded. I got just about all I needed from this site as usual and the tips made a clean job of it.

 

[Durandal25]

.....obviously a second coat will be needed , but it’s a solid repair

 

[Durandal25]

Going to tackle the back two quarters and trunk extensions next week. I’m sure that will be quite the challenge

 

[Durandal25]

Well, just went out and got a couple of gallons of ZZ-1 Gold Poly and supplies. I'm getting much closer to paint on the engine bay, trunk and other bits. Going to practice a bit first and try not to waste much paint.....but I've watched a million hrs of vids on the subject and will begin this process on areas I can re-paint as I mess up. Getting a middle of the road DeVilbiss set up, and will make sure I have a gun for primer only. Going to 600 grit the these areas, fix any pits and chips.....then hit it.

 

[YY1]

start on the hood...

...or go get a junkyard hood to practice on.

I happened to find a cavalier hood in my dumpster one day, so I pulled it knowing I'd need to practice on something before I painted my engine compartment.

It took three tries with scuffs/sanding in between before I felt comfortable trying it for real.

Orange peel was my worst issue.

"Too far" crust was the next biggest issue.
The Nason's paint I was using was somewhat prone to that so I had to take that into consideration.

Looking forward to seeing that car all shiny.

 

[Durandal25]

start on the hood...

...or go get a junkyard hood to practice on.

I happened to find a cavalier hood in my dumpster one day, so I pulled it knowing I'd need to practice on something before I painted my engine compartment.

It took three tries with scuffs/sanding in between before I felt comfortable trying it for real.

Orange peel was my worst issue.

"Too far" crust was the next biggest issue.
The Nason's paint I was using was somewhat prone to that so I had to take that into consideration.

Looking forward to seeing that car all shiny.

Well, I am going to definitely do that sir

 

[Durandal25]

Booster is off, and on its way to Booster Dewey.

 

[Durandal25]

Carb rebuilt , working on small part cleaning and restoration. Going to score some Easy Off for the super greasy stuff

 

[Durandal25]

Also redid the rear tail light grills....bar is next.

 

[Durandal25]

I’ll add a wheel pic as well. Took one off the RIM and the inner was in great shape.....so I just sanded, primed and painted the outer. Used the yellow tape and cut out all the needed bits . Time consuming, but great results. I’m using a new Rustoleum product for exterior automotive trim and it’s great so far

 

[Durandal25]

Tail panel was fun . Cleaned with soap and water. Little acetone for grease and to remove loose paint. It turned out great.

 

[Durandal25]

Super juiced the windshield came out and there was zero rust in there. Good day for sure.