That compressor is not going to cut it.Paint question...If I buy a ten gallon compressor with 135 pressure max can I spray paint. I am buying an old Jeep, and I need to paint the hood. I know Carmicheal and others do small painting jobs at home. I can't wait to get this old Jeep, and start the build. The thing has no rust so it's a perfect candidate for packing up and heading to the beach. My wife and I love to go to the beach for a few hours every Sunday. You have to when you live in Florida.
I'm on a similar journey so what I say isn't from experience but from research. I'd look up LVLP paint guns, that combined with the right setup, regulator, ect I think you can get it done.Paint question...If I buy a ten gallon compressor with 135 pressure max can I spray paint. I am buying an old Jeep, and I need to paint the hood. I know Carmicheal and others do small painting jobs at home. I can't wait to get this old Jeep, and start the build. The thing has no rust so it's a perfect candidate for packing up and heading to the beach. My wife and I love to go to the beach for a few hours every Sunday. You have to when you live in Florida.
saw your post and thought i would post - Hope you still have the car. I have the same project on rebuilding a 1991 Convertible. I have run into a lot of parts missing and wires cut. And have replaced a lot of parts.Half done in about 4 or 5 hours on the new convertible top. Fairly easy up to now. Im trying to be perfect as I can. Impatiece is my personality , and Iv had to go over and redo lots of my work . This stapler from Harbor Freight is really nice it sets them in perfect every time . I lost 5 bolts in the black hole so I have to go to Home Depot and get more. Working in the back seat of a fox is tough , and you can only take it for so long . Really trying not to break any plastic , or bend my doors getting in and out. The new top has holes for the frame , and all centers are marked . That really helped to center it , but of coarse no directions. Thanks for your interest. Lets hope it all comes together.
The new top comes marked for center, and critical parts line up. The car also has factory marks that line up with the top. I got a cd movie from LMR for $20 bucks. and watched it a couple times. I mailed it to a kid on here so he could do his. You need to get the dvd from LMR. All in all it is fairly easy. The best part is I got a top with glass for $250.00. Not bad for the value of the car. You really cant screw it up, and it's all about the window piece. Get that right and home free. You need a stapler, and a couple other small things. ....Then you just sand the hell out of your car, and bring it for a cheap paint job.saw your post and thought i would post - Hope you still have the car. I have the same project on rebuilding a 1991 Convertible. I have run into a lot of parts missing and wires cut. And have replaced a lot of parts.
I like the build. How hard was it to install the top?
What size of rims, tires and offset do you have?The new top comes marked for center, and critical parts line up. The car also has factory marks that line up with the top. I got a cd movie from LMR for $20 bucks. and watched it a couple times. I mailed it to a kid on here so he could do his. You need to get the dvd from LMR. All in all it is fairly easy. The best part is I got a top with glass for $250.00. Not bad for the value of the car. You really cant screw it up, and it's all about the window piece. Get that right and home free. You need a stapler, and a couple other small things. ....Then you just sand the hell out of your car, and bring it for a cheap paint job.
When you first start and shift into reverse before moving, is is picky or require a double clutch?So grateful to have this car . As I am racing around the city of Sarasota like it's a road coarse in my 90 LX. How will a World Class T-5 Transmission last with perfect shifting almost all the time. 120,000 miles on it. Right now shifting is smooth, and easy. Previous original owner babied it . Changed the trans. oil every year with correct fluid. Will these transmissions just keep going.
Seeing a back to the future meme got me thinking, a 1991 Mustang is as old as a shoebox Chevy was when I started to drive, and my first car in restoration is 60 years old. No wonder we get looks and responses driving them. Driving it regularly like a new car is comparatively bold.Well, they say they are tough. As a kid I ripped up transmissions on every care I owned. These days I don't want to pay for a rebuild. For now I'm having a great time with this car. Hope to have fun for a while as long as it can take it. I got to say again. My new air conditioning from Classic Air is working so good I almost need a jacket in ninety degree Florida. Best part is my Fox is getting lots of respect around town. Enjoy your cars, because they don't make them like this any more.
Pete,MY CAR BLOWS COLD AIR....After one thousand bucks. Real happy now because I am also living on the sun . As usual after you fix one thing my battery is dead. I may have left something on. I put the charger on it, and sparks were flyin. Any ideas on the charger smoking when I hooked up. I shut the whole thing down for a while.
Pete,
What is the name of refrigerant you used, and where did you get it?
I am getting ready to get the AC on my car working again very soon as well.
Glad you are keeping your cool.Don't have e mail lately so I can;t do a picture. It's on E Bay called FROSTYCOOL 12a . The stuff can't be beat. NO vacuum,and has no problems with moisture. Read up on it. My car did not respond to 134 at all, as in nothing coming out of my vents
Get the Frosty brother.....You won't regret it plus it really only takes one canThanks for the information Pete. I was looking at that product online, glad to hear some real world experience with it.
I am still waffling between Frosty Cool and r134 though. My AC system is going to be all new with the exception of the evaporator (which is going to be flushed) and the compressor, which I will be rebuilding shortly. I have access to a vacuum pump at work, so I am going to use that prior to charging to check for leaks.
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