Progress Thread 1965 Coupe To Fast Back Conversion ,number ...i Forget !

[GOvert]

Looking good!

 

[horse sence]

My sheet metal has been setting in a Fresno terminal since the 11th ,seems they only deliver on certain days . One of these days i will get somthing i order on time and i will drop dead from disbelief . I have been waiting for over a month

 

[Olivethefet]

Hopefully it will show up soon. I figured it was something like that holding you up.

 

[horse sence]

Sopposed to be here today ,aint holding my breath ! All set up to sand blast tomorrow ,bright and early ...wakey wakey neighbors ,Leroy start up at sun up haha . Fired him up today ,started on the first crank after setting almost a year

 

[horse sence]

My parts made it from Dynacorn

fooled you ,that was only the first pallet haha. Going to take me the rest of the day to open all of them

 

[horse sence]

It didnt take long to empty out the boxes ,but now my shop is full .
The good news is ,i now have enough boxes to move into with style after our givornment is through screwing with us .
I may even be able to rent out a couple of boxes ...i am taking renter aplications soon !

 

[horse sence]

Everything from the hood to the tail panel and everything in between,with some parts stuffed inside my 69

 

[02 281 GT]

Awesome! Gonna be nice to see another one come together!

 

[horse sence]

Time to let the sand fly!

 

[horse sence]

Blasted ,i only blasted what i needed to put the new metal on ,the rest will be done on the rotisserie . Now on to primer

 

[horse sence]

It is in primer ,just where it will be hidden when the new metal is on . I will blast the rest on the rotisserie. Going to level it tomorrow and i am ready to start on the sheet metal

 

[horse sence]

I laid the new floor in place so i can mark all the under bracing ,it will come back out and i will drill all the plug weld holes

 

[02 281 GT]

Would you mind taking some pictures of how you place the self-drilling screws? I drilled a lot of holes and I don't want to overdo it if I don't have to.

 

[horse sence]

Usually about 4 down each side ,but what ever it takes to pull the floor down tight in the middle

 

[02 281 GT]

Thanks. I’m starting to stockpile parts and will probably get back to work on it maybe next month or so. I need to get one of those collapsible shade tents so I don’t have to wait until the weather cools off. That sun is just brutal.

 

[horse sence]

Harbor Frieght has a fairly decent one ,and so does costco

 

[horse sence]

It is level front to back and side to side ,took most of the morning to do .
The floor pan has the plug weld holes drilled ,time to set the floor ,i will take pics as i go

 

[horse sence]

The floor is in ,i would like to do the seat boxes today but i may be to worn out ,we will see.

 

[horse sence]

I had to do it ,seat boxes are in . I have to grind the welds and the floor is done .
Ran out of welding gas so i am finished for the day ,may run to the welding shop for another tank though

 

[horse sence]

This morning will be the trunk divider ,and possibly the tail light panel ,these go on first because everything attaches to then