Got the painting done. What do you guys think of this. It isn't perfect but way better than before as promised.
Here's a detail of the speckle....
The candy speckle glows with any source of light. Really interesting.
Just have one problem. The clip nuts don't fit anymore because the fiberglass is too thick. I'm going to make a captured nut type piece with steel flat stock with nuts welded to it. It should fit through the hole where the hood latch goes. I just gotta find the steel and break out my welder.
The guy that wants to trade is still persistent.
I'm going to take a look at it and see if I can help him save the engine. He doesn't really want to sell he's just pissed off at the car. Says he hasn't driven it since he got it put back together with a bunch of money invested. Has blow by out the breather and dipstick tube. I feel his pain. That engine is fresh and the rings probably just aren't seated yet. He had the engine done in 16 and just fired it all up a couple months ago. Saw the blow by and got frustrated.