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crikey that looks great.did he use a rotisserie to blast it over and under or did he do it on the trailor.how much of it could he not get at?reason i ask is i hadn't considered media blasting for when i do my next vehicle, i had only thought of dipping it.
keep up the good work
mark
Hey Mark,Quote:
Originally Posted by sharpmark
Every inch of the car was blasted so I assume that some sort of method to get under the car was used. When I did the build on my 36 Ford I had it dipped and ran into problems. Dispite my best efforts, I was not able to neturalize all the resuidal left in some of the tight cracks and crevices causing the paint to lift in some spots. Fortunately, it was all on the inside so no harm, no foul.
It did, however, steer me away from chemical dipping.
Very nice work! I've heard a lot of guys say they shy away from chemical dips unless the car can sit for 12-18 months and air out. So in other words, they don't do it. :) Someday I'd like to do to my 40 what you are your 39. Completely remove everything and do it all. Maybe later. haha
Duno Ryan---if I had that Ford I'd drive it like I stole it:LOL: Nice looking ride.Quote:
Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe
So--some of the body panels, and the body proper, had a few nick and dings in the so I'm in the process of finding them, hammer and dolly and skim coat.
I blocked off most of the putty that I put on.
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The doors weren't the worst of it. The front and rear fenders were pretty dinged up also
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Rear doors
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The guys that stripped the car were a little concerned about doing the hood because it's pretty thin with not much backing.
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Warping was a concern so I opted to strip it by hand:( 40 year old lacquer paint done NOT like to come off.:CRY:
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Finally, after half a box of 80 grit, got it stripped----
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Disassembled and in primer:D
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WOW, that's looking good! Thanks for the update..
Thanks 34-40. Trying to weld in some panels on the fenders right now and the welder is giving me fits. There must be a better way to spend ur retirement:LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by 34_40
Dang! I hope not! I'm close but not quite there yet and I want to do at least 1 more!!Quote:
Originally Posted by TerpnGator
Looks great. Hood looks new!
The body proper is in very good shape. I've got a few small spots on the top and sides above the rear fenders. I cut all of the old lead out of the body and replace with DuraGlass. Fewer problem when it comes to painting.
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I need to weld up all the openings in the deck lid. Electric popped and I'm installing a back up camera also.
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So--When I started on the rear fenders I discovered that where the running board bolts into the bottom of the rear fender, there is a backing brace to support the running board. Under that brace was a ton of rust and rot.
Cut the old brace out and cut out all the rust.
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Fabed up a new brace from 16ga steel and welded it in.
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Welded up the holes where the rust was.
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Wow, another great build! All this in one year is amazing. I'll look forward
to see how you like the Air Ride, look's great. I upgraded from buggy spring to
coil overs this time, and had looked at Air Ride.
Take care, Rich
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Originally Posted by RichB
Thanks Rich,
Sweet A you got there. Second build I've done with air ride, but first time with SHOCKWAVES. First one was bagged. I think the SO
HOCKWAVES will give me a "stable" ride.
I pondered buying fiberglass fenders, but after seeing a 37 Chevy that had glass fenders front and rear, I decided to keep everything steel.
The rear fenders needed a little attention besides the rust. The previous owner really didn't try to hammer & dolly any of the dents out. Look like he just puttied right over everything.
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Got everything straightened out and skim coated.
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Block sanded and ready for final sanding. I still need to install a flush fit fuel fill door.
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