Progress Thread “Rising from Ashes 17” 85 4eye notch build

[95steedamustang]

Your comment about letting primer and bondo shrink and expand brought back a memory from probably 30 years ago..
A friend who came from a wealthy family was having an L88 corvette worked on by a corvette specialist a few states away... He had called the restoration guy and asked for a progress report and some pictures...
The pics came back and it showed his very rare L88 corvette outside in the sun, rain and snow..... Message with the pictures said something like " Real world temps and weather help the primer get to where it needs to be" ..
Pretty sure the car was a 68......

As it should be. Make it see the same weather it will see after paint so everything comes out and can be corrected

 

[95steedamustang]

Almost looks like a car

 

[95steedamustang]

Got the bumper and hood fitted, bodyworked and gaps manufactured and primed. Meaning gaps and lines like this don’t from just bolting on panels. Had to drill out the factory bumper rivets to get it pulled out to actually line up with the hood. Relief the fender and work it to the bumper on and on.

 

[95steedamustang]

Now that bodywork is in decent shape. Time to take the front end back off and finish the metal work on the engine bay.

 

[General karthief]

Now that bodywork is in decent shape.

He says this ^^^^^^
He means this.....
'crap!!! I gots more sanding and prime'n to do'

 

[95steedamustang]

Engine bay Metal work done and in epoxy.

Off topic. And I know this is a Mustang fourm but Im doing a customer 61 Impala that will be headed to SEMA if anyone would be interested in seeing the build. Idk

 

[Noobz347]

As it happens...

Other Auto Tech

For those of us who don't drive a Mustang every day.

stangnet.com

 

[AeroCoupe]

I’m shocked the radiator support is in that good of shape or did you have to work on it?

 

[General karthief]

Is the imp a bubble top?

 

[95steedamustang]

I’m shocked the radiator support is in that good of shape or did you have to work on it?

Yea. It had to be reworked.

 

[95steedamustang]

Is the imp a bubble top?

Nope. And the roof is the only good piece on the whole car

 

[bird_dog0347]

Nope. And the roof is the only good piece on the whole car

 

[95steedamustang]

Body done on smoothed bay front clip. First round high build primer.
Did some subtle differences between this one and the previous calypso one. Pinch weld is shave but then worked it into a style line where it fades in and out.

 

[gkomo]

All such great work, is there a thread somewhere with some past finished projects that i just haven't seen?

 

[RaggedGT]

All such great work, is there a thread somewhere with some past finished projects that i just haven't seen?

Click on his name-and you’ll be able to find all his threads listed -there are many-they are all perfect-and will all make you hate your car a little more.. just kidding

 

[General karthief]

MAN!I been looking for that 5 gallon can of thinner all day

 

[nickyb]

Your work is impeccable as always ,well done.

 

[95steedamustang]

MAN!I been looking for that 5 gallon can of thinner all day

Its my ole man step stool now!!

 

[95steedamustang]

All such great work, is there a thread somewhere with some past finished projects that i just haven't seen?

I like to compare my shaved bays and try to put a different spin on each one. This was the last one I did

 

[Trogdor]

Engine bay Metal work done and in epoxy.

Off topic. And I know this is a Mustang fourm but Im doing a customer 61 Impala that will be headed to SEMA if anyone would be interested in seeing the build. Idk

Do I spy an LS block?