Official Adam95gt Pictorial Progress of Swap / Clean Up

[Adam95GT]

Cut and weld in triangles: Check
Grind down more welds: Check
Seam Sealer for more strength: Check

Tommorrow: Bondo and sanding

Todays pics:
Cleaned up and done in filler primer(before sealer):

Seam Sealed the edges:

Still have access to headlights!:

 

[Adam95GT]

Should i still go flat black with the bay???
Any ideas for valve covers??? (was thinking the black trickflow or black ford racing with red letters)

 

[inphiniti]

honestly adam, and this is just my .02... i sprayed my bay partially semi gloss black just to get an idea... and maybe its just because my car is dark, but i dont like it... in a sense i do, but in a sense i dont... to me in my bay, it looked too dirty... now if i had a bay like urs, id paint it vehicle car with some clear coat on it to match the rest of the car... i think it would look sexy..

again, thats just my opinion... food for thought! ur doin a hell of a job btw, props!

 

[Adam95GT]

honestly adam, and this is just my .02... i sprayed my bay partially semi gloss black just to get an idea... and maybe its just because my car is dark, but i dont like it... in a sense i do, but in a sense i dont... to me in my bay, it looked too dirty... now if i had a bay like urs, id paint it vehicle car with some clear coat on it to match the rest of the car... i think it would look sexy..

again, thats just my opinion... food for thought! ur doin a hell of a job btw, props!

thanks man!

 

[Chern_889]

Lookin good man!, takes some real paitence to strip a bay down like that, all mine got was a wipe down with a wet rag and a little simple green here and there!

 

[Adam95GT]

Lookin good man!, takes some real paitence to strip a bay down like that, all mine got was a wipe down with a wet rag and a little simple green here and there!

im sure it will still look like **** when its done.

 

[Bosko5.0]

It will look ten times better. Out of the factory they weren't completely perfect. Just ask killercanary I found some imperfections in his engine bay he said it came from the factory like that.

 

[Adam95GT]

It will look ten times better. Out of the factory they weren't completely perfect. Just ask killercanary I found some imperfections in his engine bay he said it came from the factory like that.

Yea but i cant afford to get it towed somewhere to get the bay painted right... and noone i know is willing to help me out... me and chris dont know body work.... SO its gonna get rattle canned...

 

[inphiniti]

who cares dude... its what u can afford at the time, theres always later on... i rattle canned my engine bay semi gloss black.....with the engine still in LOL!

 

[Adam95GT]

who cares dude... its what u can afford at the time, theres always later on... i rattle canned my engine bay semi gloss black.....with the engine still in LOL!

:/

 

[94-302-vert]

:/

Buy some body color rattle cans on-line... they are not cheap but still a heck of a lot cheaper than getting it to a bodyshop...

Actually some body chops can make rattle cans for ya too...

 

[Adam95GT]

Buy some body color rattle cans on-line... they are not cheap but still a heck of a lot cheaper than getting it to a bodyshop...

Actually some body chops can make rattle cans for ya too...

The whole problem is getting it there.... and getting it back.... :/ kinda sucks... because i dont wanna half ass it after its been off the road for a year now... maybe ill buy a cheap gravity feed gun and spray it... i dont know

 

[inphiniti]

u got AAA? use them

 

[Bosko5.0]

I rattle canned my wing and it looks great I just have to polish all of it. Just don't buy cheap spray paint. unless you want crappy job.

 

[Adam95GT]

u got AAA? use them

car needs to be registered and insured

 

[94-302-vert]

How about a $20 dolly from Uhaul?

 

[Adam95GT]

How about a $20 dolly from Uhaul?

Been considering it man... Thanks for the idea i didnt realize they were that cheap! ill make some phone calls to my friends dad this week... I really want it to look good... but im getting so much satisfaction out of doing it my self. Chris has been a big help... hes been my friend for a long time... hes over on the SVT boards but i met him back in the probe days... he taught me alot... I also wouldnt of been able to do it if it wasnt for the motivation of everyone on here... I know my progress is slow... but being a chemistry major takes alot out of me..

 

[Chern_889]

Been considering it man... Thanks for the idea i didnt realize they were that cheap! ill make some phone calls to my friends dad this week... I really want it to look good... but im getting so much satisfaction out of doing it my self. Chris has been a big help... hes been my friend for a long time... hes over on the SVT boards but i met him back in the probe days... he taught me alot... I also wouldnt of been able to do it if it wasnt for the motivation of everyone on here... I know my progress is slow... but being a chemistry major takes alot out of me..

Good on yea man for keepin at it, i know how easily it is to get discouraged and not finish

 

[Adam95GT]

Well Put in some time on the car today... Seam Sealer sucks... "Sandable" my ass... it gets hot and sticky and moves around while clogging all sand disks/ pads. So being that i used a ton of it i just gave up... THe panels had to be stripped bare to give me a fresh start... the one side wasnt that bad... but i stripped it anyway... Used alot less sealer. Did some sanding and clean up with paint thinner then moved on to bondo a few dented spots and sand that down as well... I threw down a light layer of primer on the one side to see how it looks... One or 2 more days of sanding and prep to go i think im stoked!
After the long day i took the g/f out to dinner for putting up with me.
on to the pics!
Not so good:

Stripping Down:

New Sealer:

Some Bondo:

Sanded and light primer:

Ending the night:
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Random: (Chris' Fully Custom Probe big brake upgrade looks so sick!)

 

[Adam95GT]

I have been putting about 6-8 hours in on my car every day at chris' mother inlaws house in the freezing cold. weather sucks but im really motivated to finish the bay and put in the tubular k and start the wire tuck...

I did some thing im not sure is a good idea... I cut a notch out of part of the frame by the bumper. I also need to finish sanding the front triangle area behind the headlight... Any good ideas to get down in there????

Ill have pics posted tonight im getting alot closer on this thing! i also have off from class on thursdays... So im gonna drive the 2 hours every wen. night and stay at my g/fs house then go work on the car thurs. morning should help me get in some more hours.