1963 Dart 170 2 Door Post Resto
So, had a few delays getting the car ready for paint. Had to get the yard ready for fall and then Halloween (wife wanted her fall display, and happy wife...). Also, super busy with work. Then just as I was getting back at it everyone in the house caught covid. That sucked. Kicked the crap out of me for a few days. Then one after another we all caught it. Fortunately it looks like it in the rear view.
Got out the last couple days and made good headway with taping off the car. Also got the spare rim fixed up and blasted. Someone drilled 3 holes in either side of the rim for poor man's beadlocks. Welded them up and now its ready for primer and paint when I spray the entire car.
I also wasn't happy with the radio delete panel I had. The original was missing a pin and the spare was pitted pretty badly so I made a new pin and epoxied it to the original and bead blasted it. Looks good and ready to go.
Hopefully another good day or two and I'm ready to spray. Gotta say, I love the 3m foam tape. made taping the trunk opening really easy. Not cheap though. I also washed down the back half of the car to get the dust and dirt off it. Still have to go over with solvent and a tack rag before paint but it looks and feels really good so far
So, had a few delays getting the car ready for paint. Had to get the yard ready for fall and then Halloween (wife wanted her fall display, and happy wife...). Also, super busy with work. Then just as I was getting back at it everyone in the house caught covid. That sucked. Kicked the crap out of me for a few days. Then one after another we all caught it. Fortunately it looks like it in the rear view.
Got out the last couple days and made good headway with taping off the car. Also got the spare rim fixed up and blasted. Someone drilled 3 holes in either side of the rim for poor man's beadlocks. Welded them up and now its ready for primer and paint when I spray the entire car.
I also wasn't happy with the radio delete panel I had. The original was missing a pin and the spare was pitted pretty badly so I made a new pin and epoxied it to the original and bead blasted it. Looks good and ready to go.
Hopefully another good day or two and I'm ready to spray. Gotta say, I love the 3m foam tape. made taping the trunk opening really easy. Not cheap though. I also washed down the back half of the car to get the dust and dirt off it. Still have to go over with solvent and a tack rag before paint but it looks and feels really good so far
