Just amazing work. Thanks for the pictures.

I'm going to leave it
 

I'm going to leave it because the fix just ain't worth it. Now like I've said before the molds that my car came from were questionable to say the least. The guy who made them was not thinking about making nice cars with them. So I start to make the scoop nicey-nice, and BAM check this out not only did he not take the rivets out of the hood-scoop for the mold but it wasn't even put on right to start with. I made it look the best it could, and said %$#@-it. Does this make me a bad builder, if anyone notices I'll call it a character flaw.
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...001_Small_.jpg
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...412_Small_.jpg
Patrick

Carroll Shelby will be pissed!


:rofl: :rofl:


Looks good enough to me!

Das-Hood
 

Da hood is done,
I guess it is time to start looking for some Featherfill, get the shop cleaned up, upgrade the air compressor (something I need to do anyway, about two years ago anyway), start working on my booth set up(over the top as always), and start thinking about paint. Now I have to admit that I will be doing a classic white with a midnight blue stripe paint. That is only because the accountant would not let me do the BRG with white stripe, hey she hasn't said no to anything else so I can't complain. Looking for a paint consultant, I have lots more questions about how to go about doing this (Yes there are things that I have trouble just jumping in and doing myself). Enough rambling here is the pics,
Before (two years ago Wholy Cow)
http://www.clubcobra.com/photopost/d...101_Small_.JPG
Now (finally)
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...417_Small_.jpg
Now, before I start cleaning up the shop for spraying I thought I would knock something else off the messy job list, can you guess what I needed to do some major rework on(hint when I made this it put me in the hospital)
Later,
Patrick

Where are you located? If you are anywhere near me (Lenoir City, TN) I would be glad to come give you a hand/advice/etc on the paint. I'm no "expert," but I have painted some 10 cars with good results.

R&'M's Diamont line is quite easy to work with, and will give a great finish too. Dupont's Premier line is also quite nice.

Whatever paint line you go with, stick to one manufacturer from at least the sealer out and you will have few difficulties. Also, spend the money for the manual.

You'll need a good primer gun, and given the nature of your build, you may want to get a gun set up for polyester filler. It isn't really necessary to have separate base and clear guns as a thorough cleaning will assure there is no color in your clear. Still, it isn't a bad idea to have a separate base gun so you can size the nozzle more properly.

I spray with a SATA NR2000. You cannot beat a SATA, though you can still do a very good job with other less expensive guns. If you live fairly close, you are more than welcome to utilize my SATA.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

I just looked thru all the pics of this build, very nice car.:bow:

Puzzle finished Dash rework complete time to clean
 

Well hey it couldn't get me twice and now it won't be able to. The last of the messy mess has been completed, just regular mess left. The dash when I first made it A. put me in the hospital and B.after I got all the gauges in it, well didn't perform as expected. So while I was still in major mess mode, I took the time to do a little reconstruction of the part, cutting, grinding, glassing, more grinding, and finally a lot of filler work. But Hey no return trip to the surgeon and I think it will allow me to actually see the gauges. Enough already here are the pics,
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...420_Small_.jpg
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...421_Small_.jpg
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...422_Small_.jpg
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...423_Small_.jpg
Now I have to think about how I will finish the piece????
Time to clean: This place is covered in nasty dust.
Patrick

Looks good and will be more funstional...and that's a good thing! What do you tink about A: painting the entire dash and then having the carpet over lap it just a bit? I think it could look nice and clean if the carpet had finished edges. Or you could B: paint the upper portion and carpet the lower trans tunnel portion. I vote for 'B'. Nice work as always! :thumbsup:

Polyester Surfacer (or 2nd stage of hell)
 

Well guy's it's back to one color but it is only due to the polyester surfacer that I sprayed this weekend. Okay, I now that we all have to do this and it has been done every which way, but man that stuff is not paint, I get it. I think the best way to spray that stuff would be a latex paint sprayer preferably a disposable one. Kind of reminded me of spraying ceiling texture dropped about 1.75 gallons over the car and all the parts, gave it a good three heavy coats. How is everyone blocking are you using a guide coat or just blocking till it's is smooth. I still plan to seal with a epoxy primer what grit would it be necessary to go to for this.
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...430_Small_.jpg
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...426_Small_.jpg
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...427_Small_.jpg
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...428_Small_.jpg
Oh, and wow does this stuff make all the pin holes appear I think I will go around every thing with the glaze and fill as many as I can before I start sanding, any one want to help?
Patrick

Looks great! That's quite the booth ya built! :thumbsup: