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Old 02-20-2015, 07:06 PM   #101
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Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns

Everything is in primer, and ready for color. It just got too cold to paint, so we got on other projects. Now we have the boys Corvair stripped. As soon as it warms up we will have plenty to paint.
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Old 04-22-2015, 10:24 PM   #102
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Almost done painting the Cab.



That's the closest its been to being together since....2008... Gawd I didn't realize it had been that long.


When I started painting this, I read a lot of posts about paint guns. 30 years ago when I was painting my 1967 GTO, I bought a cheap gun. It was a GTO, but the tiger stripes didn't look good. Broke down, and bought a good DeVilbiss. Made all the difference in the world.
Well, this time around, I was convinced to buy a $49 Harbor Freight Purple gun.... and it was good. I would still recommend it to any home hobby painter. But I finally broke down, and bought an Iwata LHP400. OMG, it is awesome, not like the first time you had sex awsome, but better than after 28 years of the same sex awsome. Since I am still painting in the garage/spray booth, I still have to color sand and buff to get the dust out, but it will go a lot quicker than sanding the orange peel too. The $700 difference is going to take a lot of sandpaper to make it up though.

Harbor Freight right out of the gun:


After Color Sanding & Buffing:


Iwata right out of the gun:



Wow, all three of those are the same Blue. It looks the same in real life, but the lighting sure makes a difference.
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Old 04-23-2015, 08:50 AM   #103
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Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns

Glad to see some updates again. Looking great!!
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Old 04-23-2015, 12:02 PM   #104
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looking good!
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Old 04-23-2015, 02:52 PM   #105
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Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns

What a difference a good gun can make. I bought a SataJet 90 years ago (pre-HVLP) and I call it the "magic" gun. Anything coming out of it lays down perfectly. Your finish looks beautiful. Looking forward to seeing it all back together.
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Old 05-16-2016, 11:10 AM   #106
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hows this thing coming?
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Old 05-16-2016, 03:25 PM   #107
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Re: '62 BBW SWB Highschool ride returns

Got this far before I got distracted. Hope to get back on it this summer. I really want to drive it again.

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Old 11-11-2016, 04:40 PM   #108
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Help... I let it sit so long I don't remember how the door latch goes back together. There are two pieces about 1/2" x 3/4", 1/4" thick serrated that I vaguely remember. Where the heck do they belong? I think they have something to do with the striker on the doo jamb.
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Old 07-10-2017, 05:58 PM   #109
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Great Progress! Looks awesome! You used a 73-87 swb frame? I saw the cab was modded in the rear of the floor to account for the frame, did you have to do anything at the front cab mounts? Thanks.
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Old 07-11-2017, 02:35 PM   #110
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I used the '62 cab mounts. Bolted them to the cab, and welded them to the frame where they wanted to be. Mine was a 1/2 ton if that makes any difference.
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