Persistence!
 

Hey thanks 67goatman455 ... my motivation comes from wanting to drive my Camaro :thumbsup: I am realistic and know not everything will work the first time and that's hot rodding, but I'll do my best to minimize the down time by doing it right the first time.

Got the cowl finished today and I thought maybe I'd be able to spray epoxy later but the wind is kicking and it's spitting again ... maybe tomorrow.

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Finished the cowl.

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Little finish work left.

I still need to weld the OEM brackets and wiring hold downs to the new cowl, it's always something huh :thumbsup:

Almost ready for the mini tubs. Looking good

Almost ready? ... you got me scared about doing mini tubs now, thanks :wow:

HAHA! There's not so bad. I just have a tendency to over-complicate things. You can handle 'em!

Spraying Epoxy
 

There is always a first for everything right?

Got everything prepped for some epoxy this morning and as I got ready the heat increased, man it's gotta be 90 out right now, but the epoxy laid down nice. It's a milestone to get some parts in epoxy, it's gonna be cool to see the body ready for primer :thumbsup:
The cowl was a PITA to sand the inside, so much that I cut my arm and was bleeding all over the cowl, then I had to clean all the spots of blood off :( But the cowl came out great and looks nice on the car ... just gotta keep going.

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Sprayin epoxy finally!
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That was alota work for some color :lol:
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Underside is nice now!
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Gotta ding that needs filling, no biggy!

I think I'm gonna POR my water pump in the laundry room and stay cool ... too hot in the garage!
Thanks for looking .... more to come:cheers:

Time well spent
 

in the garage with the DeWalt discing some of the interior panels. Between the garage being around 90 degrees and the smell of lacquer thinner to clean the undercoating I was starting to hallucinate, so only a couple hours stay time.

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Getting ready for epoxy.
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Rust on the inside of the quarter :(
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Got both sides down to metal.

The inside of the quarter panel has rust issues and I'm not sure how to take care of that ( I really don't want to do full quarters) ... the more I dig the more rust I find :mad:
Think I'm gonna have to invest in a sand blaster ... suggestions?

Thanks for looking...

A small sandblaster isn't a bad investment. Do you have enough air to run one is another question? A guy where I used to work had a very small pistol grip style with a hopper on top. Try searching spotblaster, that might be the trade name.

The pot style are cfm consuming beasts and when I borrowed one 2 decades ago is what prompted me to buy my 6.5hp/60gal upright. It has served me pretty well but there are far more impressive compressors out there... albeit they are 4 times the investment and up.

I wanted to ask what primer you are using. I was recommended Dupont dp90 tonight and I don't know anything about primers/paints to speak of.

Where inside the quarter are there rust issues? Around the wheel well lip?

The rust issues can be seen in the photos above, the inside of the quarters up high above the wheelwells, you can also see the rust when you look up straight up from the wheelwells.


Yeah I don't have the cfm to run a pot blaster, I have been getting by with a 3hp, someday I would like to upgrade to a 6hp 60 gal 230/1, but that is another big purchase I need to save up for .... :thumbsup:

I am using Acme Finish1 epoxy made be Martin Seymour and sold at our NAPA, it is a really nice product and lays down nice. I have used Martin Seymour primers before and they are high quality - hate to pay for just a name such as Dupont.

Thanks for looking ...

Mine were rotten around the wheel well opening. Every where else, with the exception on the drivers quarter at the rear window filler panel, was rust free. Your's look no where near as rusted as mine did. Quite frankly, I'm not seeing any rust issues from your pictures