I had the 4 cyl hatch of that very version. ( Actually, I bought it for my wife) it was a flawlessly Mint car, w/ blue plaid seats.Picked up a 1980 dealer brouchure on eBay....some interesting options back in the day.
This was a factory option. I think with different wheels it's pretty bad ass
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I'm trying to start with the exact color of primer and sealer that I'll use all of the way through. That dark grey will be a good groundcoat color for kona blue.I like the color of that primer .. lol
Wait,.....you're gonna finish paint ONE door that goes on a car that's still sitting in a JUNKYARD?Got the trim holes welded up, the door is officially a t-top door now!
Tomorrow I start the bodywork on it. I want to be finished straightening it by Friday and reprimer it. Next week.....kona blue!
Wait till you see what I pick up from the yard this Friday and do the same thing to.Wait,.....you're gonna finish paint ONE door that goes on a car that's still sitting in a JUNKYARD?
You,....are one crazy man.....
And to think,......... I had you in my guest bedroom.......I need to recheck myself for stab wounds..
Wait till you see what I pick up from the yard this Friday and do the same thing to.
You're the non-traditionalist here Mike, you should like this!
There is a method to my madness, and some reasoning behind it as well. I let you just shake your head though.
Hey! Where's my whiskey?
It shouldn't be a problem, but, truthfully, this isn't the be all, end all paint job. You've seen pictures of Robby, he looks like ass right now.I have a dumb question Dave..(act surprised.)
I know you are going to use the same color/material primer over the entire car- but doing it a piece at a time, over a few months or more. Will it match?
I have no doubt that Robbys paint job will be Gorgeous- the main reason i ask,is I'm going to try and do kinda the same thing . lolIt shouldn't be a problem, but, truthfully, this isn't the be all, end all paint job. You've seen pictures of Robby, he looks like ass right now.
As mentioned before, my wife may have no knowledge of said purchase of Robby. Now, how would you like to spring the newly bought car on your wife. Looking like a rusted basket case piece of sht, or "oohhh, that's a pretty blue" older car?
That said, I'll still lay out a sweet one on the panels as I go along.
How so? Will your mustang stay black? What are you going to do? Now you got me wondering.I have no doubt that Robbys paint job will be Gorgeous- the main reason i ask,is I'm going to try and do kinda the same thing . lol
I'm kind in the same boat. Someday, in the far distant future, I would like to repaint my car. It's already been repainted, but not very well. I overpaid a collision shop (the only one I could find near Dover, DE that did custom work). I've since found out that they used the cheaper paint and clear when they painted it (chips really easily), and they couldn't be bothered to get any of the body gaps right.How so? Will your mustang stay black? What are you going to do? Now you got me wondering.
I would really love to see you doing this kind of work. It just seems like magic to me.Here's the door after the initial blocking, you can see the bottom of the door is as ugly as I thought it would be. The other area to really fix is around the door handle, I'll push it out from underneath while tapping around the dented area to shrink up the metal a little and bring it up to even with the rest of the door.
The bottom? I'll pull out the larger dents, tap down the high spots and bend up the rear lower edge (it got smacked inboard a little at some point in it's life). Then I'll put a coat of glaze over it. It shouldn't need regular bondo after I'm done with the metal work.
Monkey with a hammer is all.I'm kind in the same boat. Someday, in the far distant future, I would like to repaint my car. It's already been repainted, but not very well. I overpaid a collision shop (the only one I could find near Dover, DE that did custom work). I've since found out that they used the cheaper paint and clear when they painted it (chips really easily), and they couldn't be bothered to get any of the body gaps right.
I would really love to see you doing this kind of work. It just seems like magic to me.
Man I haven't seen you around in years!
Me neither man, it's the first t-top coupe I've seen in person.
The other guys know the story, but, I was going to this inactive yard because the owner had parts for my '86 t-top.
On the way to the back of the yard to lay claim to a hatch we walked by this and he casually mentioned he'd sell it for "oh....a thousand bucks". I spent some sleepless nights deciding which child I could sell for enough to get it.
I've paid for the car and am now building up the parts just to make it a running vehicle. Hopefully it'll be running by the end of September. Then it'll be registered and on the road again after a fifteen year hiatus.
The Mustang will stay black lol though it needs touched up.. I'm slowly gathering parts for my "other" project-and was going to paint the panels as I got themHow so? Will your mustang stay black? What are you going to do? Now you got me wondering.
Stop teasing me, what other project?The Mustang will stay black lol though it needs touched up.. I'm slowly gathering parts for my "other" project-and was going to paint the panels as I got them
I got a little bit done on the door today. This is payday, so when the dealership owner hands out paychecks, it becomes a ghost town. I ghosted as well!
Anyhow, I got the dents pushed out and the door handle area pushed out fairly easy. I then glazed it. I didn't show a picture with the mud on it because my boss handed out checks as I was slinging the mud. Once that paycheck was in hand, you could actually hear a pop from the vacuum of me moving so fast to get to my truck that it created a mini sonic boom.
So, here's a door ground down, woohoo I guess
I'll show a picture of the mudded door tomorrow, I'll block the bondo in the morning and hopefully reprimer it on Friday.
I have to go to the yard tomorrow night, the owner is a fireman and he has to work Friday. So no late night working on the door tomorrow. I'm going to try to get as much of Robby tomorrow as I can.
I feel like Johnny Cash, I got it one piece at a time.....
I wish I could tell you my "other" project was an '80 Capri or a Ttop or something that's actually cool.Stop teasing me, what other project?
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