1966 Valiant Signet Convertible Resto
Well I have not done much on the car in the last month or so. Been out doing other things. It has been a never ending saga with the painter of course. I had to fix the doors because I found a very small crease line when I color sanded it. I shot it with filler primer and gave them back to him to redo. Today the same for the deck lid. I found 2 very small low spots and got those covered with filler primer. I mean WTF I've heard of guide coat. These things should have been picked up on. I basically told him that I will examine the parts before he shoots them because I obviously have a better eye than he does. And I'm no painter...just a meticulous bastard. As I should be damn it. I should have went flyboy's route and did it myself. Would have been finished by now. Even with my own screw ups. Sorry for the rant.
Anyways, I started to mock up a bolt in roll bar so I can take the car to the strip. Well, I'm not so sure about it now. I've got it figured out but it will be PITA to put in whenever I want to race the car. Remove the back seat, carpet etc. The bench seat makes things a little more difficult for the front floor bar. Then finding 6x6 spots on the floor. Top and bottom. Sheesh. I must have been bored when I ordered that roll bar kit.
Wait I forgot that I have the 68 Dart. Yep, just going to save the roll bar kit for that car and designated it as the race car.
Here are a couple of pics of what the main hoop would have looked like. Would still be cool to drag race this thing down the track.
Hoping to be on the road in April
Well I have not done much on the car in the last month or so. Been out doing other things. It has been a never ending saga with the painter of course. I had to fix the doors because I found a very small crease line when I color sanded it. I shot it with filler primer and gave them back to him to redo. Today the same for the deck lid. I found 2 very small low spots and got those covered with filler primer. I mean WTF I've heard of guide coat. These things should have been picked up on. I basically told him that I will examine the parts before he shoots them because I obviously have a better eye than he does. And I'm no painter...just a meticulous bastard. As I should be damn it. I should have went flyboy's route and did it myself. Would have been finished by now. Even with my own screw ups. Sorry for the rant.
Anyways, I started to mock up a bolt in roll bar so I can take the car to the strip. Well, I'm not so sure about it now. I've got it figured out but it will be PITA to put in whenever I want to race the car. Remove the back seat, carpet etc. The bench seat makes things a little more difficult for the front floor bar. Then finding 6x6 spots on the floor. Top and bottom. Sheesh. I must have been bored when I ordered that roll bar kit.
Wait I forgot that I have the 68 Dart. Yep, just going to save the roll bar kit for that car and designated it as the race car.
Here are a couple of pics of what the main hoop would have looked like. Would still be cool to drag race this thing down the track.
Hoping to be on the road in April
