Thread: FFR 33 Ford Hot Rod

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Getting excited yet? It's coming down to the end soon. I'd be on pins and needles.

Getting a little impatient

Last Primer Coat, we hope is going on tomorrow. Reinforcing around the headlights and side skirts. Getting closer to paint.

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It's getting close !!!!!

Yes-it is.. how many weeks has it been?

About 12 weeks but I purposely held it down for several for budget reasons. Got the final primer coat on today. I am pleased with the alignment and the seams. They look very good. Also, we corrected a number of structurally weak areas that i would not have caught had I done this on my own. This included a weakness in the trunk that we fixed by adding a false compartment. The back edge of the trunk was so weak it would flex and not allow the latch to catch. We took care of that as well as a weakness along the front engine compartment skirts where the lights mounted. The was a lot of work getting the nose piece to align with the grill. Next paint will be the color.

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So today they finished the roof and fenders. We will have it painted inside a week.

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It's looking a lot closer! Do they let you go over and work on it too?

The original plan was that I would do the final sanding. There was so much going on structurally I've had to back out and let them lead. I have learned a ton from it though. I stay pretty close to them as they move it forward.

So looks like they are going to paint tomorrow

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Soon


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So the guys are cutting and jambing. Doing the inside of the roof, underside of hood, underside of trunk, inside of doors and the edges. The nose cone is a fair representation of what it will have as the final color.

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So the guys are cutting and jambing. Doing the inside of the roof, underside of hood, underside of trunk, inside of doors and the edges. The nose cone is a fair representation of what it will have as the final color.

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Looking good!

It won't be long now!!