Quote:
Originally Posted by Bomp
Looking like a really cool toy again. This thing is gonna rock.
|
Thanks Bomp! Sure hope so!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lokin4AReason
nice build ...
|
Thanks man!
Getting behind on updates again, but i'll post what I have pics of for now. Next step was to tackle the rust on the cowl parts and finish roughing out the roof. Got a little bit ahead of myself so here's a pic of the cowl side with the rusty piece I cut off laid on top for a before effect:
And here's the after:
Bottom sides of the tank had to be fixed as well but alas, no pics of that.
Here's the quarter window part of the roof finally filled in:
Forget the reason, but ended up outside when I was doing some rough body work on the roof. Turned out to be an awesome day though so it was all good. Pic of the action:
Later that night I sprayed it all down with some epoxy. Here's a pic of everything ready to paint:
And here's a few pics of it all back on the car:
Seemed like the time to reinstall the wood, so I channeled my best Norm Abram and set out to put a finish on the pieces. I was overwhelmed with selection of finishes at home depot, but I knew i wanted something tough so I settled on the can that had the skull and crossbones on it. Went on pretty good:
Installed:
Not sure if I put up a pic but when i bought the headlights they were painted an unfortunate shade of brown. With a bit of paint stripper and some time on the buffer they came up awesome!
This is the last pic I have right now. I was so close to having a custom rad made but I picked this old circle track radiator for nothing. The core is the perfect size but the tanks are way off. Figured I'd try to make it work:
More to come!