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Build Thread 1978 Mercury Cyclone. The pig is in the pen.
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It really is a cool ride, mike's given it a really b itchin' stance. The mechanical side is very creative and cool as can be.
Mike had to take the rear wheels off so we can get paint up into the quarter wheel wells. Those 315's are beautiful!
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It's coming together!!
Can't wait to see the finished product it all it's shiny glory. Hey @Davedacarpainter you got a little bit of paint on your pants. 
Can't wait to see the finished product it all it's shiny glory. Hey @Davedacarpainter you got a little bit of paint on your pants.
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It's disturbing that you know when he wakes up every morning.
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So,...for the sake of being an "official update" and because I get to steal pictures that Dave has already taken, and posted,...here is the official recap of the weekend.
The rescheduled paint date was this weekend. I picked up my friend Dave (The painter) from the airport at 2PM friday afternoon. 1 hour later were were at my house, in "paint clothes" and working in earnest to get the car ready for paint. The hood that I had been obsessing over for months was the first thing I wanted him to look at and surprisingly, he said that it was actually pretty good.
(I swore the thing was gonna look like ass)
Granted, it wasn't "ready for prime time" as it sat, and it took him two hours of finessing the thing, but soon enough, he was ready to call it done. he primed the thing for a final blocking.
The rest of the day, and up until midnight, we spent prepping the separate pieces,...getting them ready for paint. By midnight, they were ready.
We called it quits, and got some sleep. Because it gets so hot here by 10 AM, he wanted to get back at it early enough to beat the heat. "Early for him is before dawn.......Considering that I actually hadn't really slept, getting up at all was a major chore in of itself,....but eventually,...I drug my ass downstairs, and we were back at it by 6AM.
As with everything on this car,....nothing has went completely perfect. And in keeping with that tradition, the pressure switch on the compressor failed. In other words, it would not turn on when I turned it "on". It just sat there and stared back at me. After a few panicked moments, I managed to remove the cover of the compressor pressure switch, and by some quirk, decided to stick a screwdriver into a slot and forced the contacts closed to get the compressor to restart. But, as soon as I removed the screwdriver, the thing quit.,.....so I spent the entire weekend sticking a screwdriver into a slot on a switch that had 220 volts wired to it......
The separates painted w/o incident. By the time we were done with them, and as fast as the paint was drying however, Dave decided to forego trying to paint the car at that time, so we basically spent the rest of the time prepping the car for paint. I had him two tone the tail light recess.
Done by 3, day one was put to rest. We had a party to go to at 6 PM, so we had to clean up, and get ready for that.
We didn't stay late at all given that we had this day in front of us,..matter of fact, we were home by 10. All I'll say about the party, is that Dave enjoyed himself....... Thoroughly.
Back out in the garage at 6 AM this morning, we got back to business.
Even though I took precautions and tried to keep the dirt at bay, I still managed to get dirt in the paint. I also had a water spattering issue, but not for lack of draining the lines and compressor,....there was just water in the hose as a result on a non-stop running compressor, that occasionally made it's way out onto the paint.
Dave says it's not the end of the world, but I'd just as soon not had it happen.
So, that brings me to the end of the talking...........
That brings you to the beginning of the pictures.
Let's just say that I don't like my picture taken.
And everything put up,...waiting on my next opportunity to see if I cant scratch something.
And then there's Dave, and me..... If not for him,...none of this would be here today..Almost 48 hours to the minute, I dropped our buddy Dave off at the airport.
Thanks Dave,.....You are definitely THE MAN.
The rescheduled paint date was this weekend. I picked up my friend Dave (The painter) from the airport at 2PM friday afternoon. 1 hour later were were at my house, in "paint clothes" and working in earnest to get the car ready for paint. The hood that I had been obsessing over for months was the first thing I wanted him to look at and surprisingly, he said that it was actually pretty good.
(I swore the thing was gonna look like ass)
Granted, it wasn't "ready for prime time" as it sat, and it took him two hours of finessing the thing, but soon enough, he was ready to call it done. he primed the thing for a final blocking.
The rest of the day, and up until midnight, we spent prepping the separate pieces,...getting them ready for paint. By midnight, they were ready.
We called it quits, and got some sleep. Because it gets so hot here by 10 AM, he wanted to get back at it early enough to beat the heat. "Early for him is before dawn.......Considering that I actually hadn't really slept, getting up at all was a major chore in of itself,....but eventually,...I drug my ass downstairs, and we were back at it by 6AM.
As with everything on this car,....nothing has went completely perfect. And in keeping with that tradition, the pressure switch on the compressor failed. In other words, it would not turn on when I turned it "on". It just sat there and stared back at me. After a few panicked moments, I managed to remove the cover of the compressor pressure switch, and by some quirk, decided to stick a screwdriver into a slot and forced the contacts closed to get the compressor to restart. But, as soon as I removed the screwdriver, the thing quit.,.....so I spent the entire weekend sticking a screwdriver into a slot on a switch that had 220 volts wired to it......
The separates painted w/o incident. By the time we were done with them, and as fast as the paint was drying however, Dave decided to forego trying to paint the car at that time, so we basically spent the rest of the time prepping the car for paint. I had him two tone the tail light recess.
Done by 3, day one was put to rest. We had a party to go to at 6 PM, so we had to clean up, and get ready for that.
We didn't stay late at all given that we had this day in front of us,..matter of fact, we were home by 10. All I'll say about the party, is that Dave enjoyed himself....... Thoroughly.
Back out in the garage at 6 AM this morning, we got back to business.
Even though I took precautions and tried to keep the dirt at bay, I still managed to get dirt in the paint. I also had a water spattering issue, but not for lack of draining the lines and compressor,....there was just water in the hose as a result on a non-stop running compressor, that occasionally made it's way out onto the paint.
Dave says it's not the end of the world, but I'd just as soon not had it happen.
So, that brings me to the end of the talking...........
That brings you to the beginning of the pictures.
Let's just say that I don't like my picture taken.
And everything put up,...waiting on my next opportunity to see if I cant scratch something.
And then there's Dave, and me..... If not for him,...none of this would be here today..Almost 48 hours to the minute, I dropped our buddy Dave off at the airport.
Thanks Dave,.....You are definitely THE MAN.
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So,...what's next then?......
Final paint work needs to be done to the cowl. Something that Dave simply did not have time to get to. That means yours truly has to do it. Once the cowl is painted to match the black scheme on the hood, the major paint work is done, and the parts can start to go back on......
I'll be able to assemble the fenders, hood, and trunk. Clearly a very dangerous time for somebody prone to fcking up. Then the color sanding and buffing.
Then the grille, the front splitter, and the rear duck tail.
The wheels,...originally gloss black, sanded, painted a green-gold color, then soda blasted clean to remove that. Now are going back to black. Only Satin this time,..with a body color band painted over what used to be a polished lip.
That's done,...It's a definite, as in not open for discussion.
Glass after that, and then all of the trim that surrounds it, painted in trim black. I'll have the windows tinted as dark as I can get away with in this state.
Interior will be last.
So,...how much time is that?
A month? Two months? By the end of the year?
It don't matter actually,..The monster is on my time table now.....How ever long it takes him, it takes him. When this car rolls,...you'll know it's coming.
Final paint work needs to be done to the cowl. Something that Dave simply did not have time to get to. That means yours truly has to do it. Once the cowl is painted to match the black scheme on the hood, the major paint work is done, and the parts can start to go back on......
I'll be able to assemble the fenders, hood, and trunk. Clearly a very dangerous time for somebody prone to fcking up. Then the color sanding and buffing.
Then the grille, the front splitter, and the rear duck tail.
The wheels,...originally gloss black, sanded, painted a green-gold color, then soda blasted clean to remove that. Now are going back to black. Only Satin this time,..with a body color band painted over what used to be a polished lip.
That's done,...It's a definite, as in not open for discussion.
Glass after that, and then all of the trim that surrounds it, painted in trim black. I'll have the windows tinted as dark as I can get away with in this state.
Interior will be last.
So,...how much time is that?
A month? Two months? By the end of the year?
It don't matter actually,..The monster is on my time table now.....How ever long it takes him, it takes him. When this car rolls,...you'll know it's coming.
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I love it! The car looks great, and you two look like you had a great time together. 
I'm jealous. I had to do honey do's all weekend.
I'm jealous. I had to do honey do's all weekend.
Amazing Mike- the paint scheme you chose is great.. The hood is my favorite part (right now lol.) looks like you and Dave made a great team.
Yeah, me too Allen.I love it! The car looks great, and you two look like you had a great time together.
I'm jealous. I had to do honey do's all weekend.
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I like your brown T shirt, by the way. Haha!
Edit: gray, whatever. The text is funny!
How is that thumb of yours anyhow? I'm going to screw things up for Mike, but he has a pretty high opinion of you.
Now if you look at the post where I said we about had the hood done, that was around 10PM, so, maybe a couple, six or seven hours. But, granted, it was way better than what I thought it was going to be after all your towel throwing. I was even under the impression coming out that I might not even paint it though. You do better work than you were thinking. I'm just sayin that you might be as anal as I am.Granted, it wasn't "ready for prime time" as it sat, and it took him two hours of finessing the thing, but soon enough, he was ready to call it done. he primed the thing for a final blocking.
All I'll say about the party, is that Dave enjoyed himself....... Thoroughly.
I also had a water spattering issue, but not for lack of draining the lines and compressor,....there was just water in the hose as a result on a non-stop running compressor, that occasionally made it's way out onto the paint.
And then there's Dave, and me..... If not for him,...none of this would be here today..Almost 48 hours to the minute, I dropped our buddy Dave off at the airport.
The party? I did. Even without smoking a doobie with the hippy fella.
I do think the water problem could be traced to the dirty inlet air filter. The compressor was having to run non stop, increasing the heat more than comes from just compressing air (which is considerable). The humidity in Alabama is pretty stifling in the first place, then increasing the temp of the air I was spraying wasn't allowing the water in the air to condense and be trapped by your water trap. It would finally cool running through that fifty foot hose and slowly build up enough to spit once in awhile. As is the case with both of us, the little sht causes pita problems. Bright side, you can just pick up a new filter while you're getting that switch!
The last point. Good picture Mike. I really did have fun. I need to admit I bought and took 1200mg's of ibuprofen at the airport, my back seems to be aching for some reason. We worked hard this weekend. If your hippy friend would just show up again, I think I might take a smoke break!
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