New Guy, Old Car!

[BIGfoot455]

Thank You, sir! I learned a few things, but it turned out pretty good anyways!

[Frosty]

You will have to tell me how you did it (please and thank you). It looks amazing.

I dabble in automotive airbrushing so I know how lacquer, base coat/clear coat, single stage paint, and powder coating all work. THose are some great results.

[BIGfoot455]

sand blasted the faces and the base plate. the plate needed some putty work for all the pits. filler primer then a rattle can of gloss white. The rustoleum paint and primer stuff is a little heavier and sticks really well. After it cured, put the decals on and let them cure. then clear coated everything with a single heavy coat to fill in along the edges of the decals.

[BIGfoot455]

Located the gas tank and built the straps.  Always hate a vehicle with the gas filler on the passenger side, so switching that to the driver side while I'm at it. Now that I have the tank mocked up, I can blast the area and build the floor pan.

[BIGfoot455]

Got the front end looking like a car again! still blasting the hoods, they used really good paint back then!

[BIGfoot455]

The bumper guards and crank hole cover really give it that OLD look!

[Hawaii bob 67]

👋very nice, good luck with it hb 👏👍

[Frosty]

It's looking really great there buddy !     What is the shade of red called that you are using on the car?

[BIGfoot455]

Thanks, Hawaii Bob! Frosty, it is Regal Red.

[Hawaii bob 67]

Welcome man, keep pix coming 🤙hb

[Frosty]

11 hours ago, BIGfoot455 said:

Frosty, it is Regal Red.

Thanks. It looks great. Who is the paint from? Eastwood, PPG, Valspar, House of Colors, Dupli-color, etc.?

[BIGfoot455]

Nason 1 shot enamel. I use Rustoleum oil based enamel until I find the exact color I want, then have a local paint shop mix it up in Nason. The grille and firewall are rustoleum, fenders are Nason and I will use Nason for the rest when that time comes. The black inside the fenders and on the fuel tank braces is just the "farm" version of Rustoleum, very heavy, chemical and chip resistant.

[BIGfoot455]

finished the gas tank install!

[Hawaii bob 67]

👋👍👏🔥👊🏻hb

[BIGfoot455]

A little more done. Hood, windshield and divider

[BIGfoot455]

rust out behind the rear bumper is fixed!

replaced someone's bondo and window screen job with steel. Unfortunately, they never closed the underside so the interior panel was screwed as well.

[Frosty]

Great work.

You must love coming across all the shortcut fixes that people have done to the car over all the decades.

[BIGfoot455]

Frosty, it has definitely been a learning experience!  while fixing the section in front of the wheel well, I discovered the rocker had been welded to the door pillar in the wrong position. I knew the rocker was crashed, but damn! I never would have thought somebody would just weld it where it ended up. 1 inch too high and 1/2" too far in.  The new metal tab on the bottom is where the rocker should be!

[BIGfoot455]

test fitting the fender

[Frosty]

On 11/8/2018 at 5:42 PM, BIGfoot455 said:

Frosty, it has definitely been a learning experience!  while fixing the section in front of the wheel well, I discovered the rocker had been welded to the door pillar in the wrong position. I knew the rocker was crashed, but damn! I never would have thought somebody would just weld it where it ended up. 1 inch too high and 1/2" too far in.  The new metal tab on the bottom is where the rocker should be!

Close enough for government work?

It's a shame someone would do that. Clearly this was a 'get it done quick - not right' repair. I am glad this car has you to take care of it now  so it gets fixed right.

Hang in there, bud. We are all rooting for you!

[BIGfoot455]

Thanks for the support! I don't know about it getting fixed right, but at least it will be close and done in steel!

[Frosty]

Look at it this way. When the car is done, only you and your closest friends will know where any of the sins of the past existed or still exist. For everyone one else, they will be in awe of your work.

[BIGfoot455]

Good point, all I have to do is learn to keep my mouth shut. It hasn't happened in 50 years so I'm not hopeful!

 

[Frosty]

14 hours ago, BIGfoot455 said:

Good point, all I have to do is learn to keep my mouth shut. It hasn't happened in 50 years so I'm not hopeful!

 

I can't help you there pal. 

[BIGfoot455]

making new tail light lenses. these are just the prototypes, but the clear lens turned out great. The side lens lost a lot of color compared to what the mix looked like.