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
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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:

Nice work (and patients) Patrick. It will all pay off in the end. its going to be sweet.

Third Level of Hell
 

Well, we crossed another line in the quest to get this car painted, sprayed a bunch of epoxy primer on the car this weekend. Let's just say I'm not the best at this, but either I just can't get this paint thing down, or the stuff I'm spraying just does not lay down well, ever. But at least now I can sand this layer smooth and think about putting down some base coat, stripes, and clear. the booth will stay up till the end now, but the main door has been opened up for use as a garage while I sand.
Here are the pics.
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...436_Small_.jpg
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...435_Small_.jpg
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...437_Small_.jpg
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...434_Small_.jpg
Booth is cool but has it's bugs,
The tinker toy construction has it's limits, but when I'm done with it will break down and store it the attic minus the plastic(trash).
Patrick

Patrick, my hats off to you for taking on such a build! I think you get the 'home built' award!! Keep at it my friend....color is just a few more sanded finger tips away!! :thumbsup:

My thought's also.:thumbsup:

It must feel good seeing it one color, Even if it is primer. Keep the faith your getting closer.

We have Paint, finaly some paint
 

Well I've gone and done it now, I actually sprayed paint on the scratch build, not all but some. I went at it today and have the doors and undersides of the hood and trunk lid based and clear. if the rest of the car looks like the doors, I will run it as is until next spring and then worry about the cut and buff.
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...449_Small_.jpg
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http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...445_Small_.jpg
I will dive back in tomorrow am and get the rest of the base and stripes laid down, and shoot clear sat AM. with any luck the booth will come apart by Sunday morning and the rest of the weekend will be a steady beer IV.
Patrick

wooooohoooooo paint!! Way to go! :woot:
It looks good and shinny! What color is it and what will the stripes be? It looks to me like a grey?

Colors are Main body "Ford High Performance White", Stripes will be "05 Honda Midnight Blue Pearl" should have pics up some time Sat.
Patrick

Nice work! Those colors should be great on it. Your kicking some butt now. Good luck with the color and clear. Keep us posted.

Scratch build Has Paint!!!!
 

Professionals may want to look away. This is nowhere near show caliber paint the base coat went well no big problems. 4 hours to mask the stripes, then things slowly deteriorated. My car had became a magnet for every thing that could find its way to it. Clear well that is tough thing to get right, but for the first car that I have painted since High School it could have been worse. I have climbed the four levels of Hell, 1 Body Filler, 2 Poly Surfacer, 3 Primer, and the 4th Paint and Clear. Now I have the the bonus level Cut and Buff. I really had trouble getting the clear to flow consistently on the larger areas so a cut and buff is in order I will hang the parts on the car and just worry about the parts that show. I think the stripe is a little dark maybe a bit more midnight than blue, but it pops a little more in the sun.
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...s/IMG_0223.JPGhttp://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...s/IMG_0221.JPGhttp://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...s/IMG_0224.JPGhttp://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...s/IMG_0226.JPG
Now to find someone with the stuff to do the cut and buff and the time to help me not screw it up.
Patrick

Give yourself a chance you got this far. You can do it.

if there's enough clear a good guy can work wonders in the color sanding and buffing stages. I've painted two Cobra's myself............ laying stripes on an "egg" is a thrill few will ever realize. :lol: Good luck!

Jody

nice work.
it looks like there is not enough clear on there. if the panels are still in paint bay area, i would wet sand them with 600 or 800 flat and re clear, 2 good coats, 75% overlap
sanding those panels now with 600 and re clearing will take a 5th the amount of time it will take after car is assembled and you have some burn thrus etc.
great build, you will get it.
jake

my hat is off to you.you must feel really proud knowing you did all the work.i wish i had half of your talent.:thumbsup:

Thats a kick ass paint booth.... love that you built this from scratch... i just read all 27 pages!

Cant wait to see final assembly!

HECK YEAH!! You are the MAN! that looks great! When you get an order of events on cut and buff let us know, Ive been reading about it and seeing a LOT of different answers. Again, the thing is grade A+ SWEET from top to bottom!!!:thumbsup:

Bonus Round Defeated
 

Well, thanks to my never die attitude. I dove in head first to get the cut and buff done quickly. Started Fri. noon with the sanding two steps 1200 / 2000 finished it up Sun. with Menzerna Power Gloss on the wool pad and the finishing pad no need for the middle pad or different compound it works like those single compound systems. huge difference on the car.
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...462_Small_.jpg
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Guess I'll have to start putting this thing together now.
Patrick

It looks great Patrick. The cut and buff came out great. Is this the firsttimeyou did this? Nice work.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Looks GREAT!

Congrats Patrick
 

You have alot to be proud of right there. Take your time now and use tape to protect your edges during reassembly.

great job man:thumbsup:

First rotary buffer buff, first full car paint since the early eighties, last car was lacquer hand rubbed. Quite a learning curve.
Patrick

Sometimes Just wiping the parts down creats an electrical charge that draws in dust from everywhere . They actually sell anti static wax /grese remover .
Plastic bumpers are worse ...
I like the white on a Cobra :thumbsup: good choice .

Looks great! Keep the pics coming!! Now the fun and not so dirty work starts!! :thumbsup:

Beautiful!!!


Shiny Side Up!
Bill

that looks great!!! coincidentally my camaro is painted an almost identical color combination - white with carbon black (black with a blue pearl) stripes. great choice!

Scratch build close to on the road
 

Hey guy's, I've been a little busy getting the car together. but I stopped to let you all check out how it is coming along. I have trouble not smiling when I come out to the shop now " Hey there is a cobra in here". But I figure I have about ten days till I will be able to go and talk to the guys' at the DMV, that ought to be a interesting conversation. I have some insurance questions for everyone, but I will get to them later. for now just check out the pics.
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...470_Small_.jpg
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...469_Small_.jpg
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...467_Small_.jpg
http://www.ffcars.com/photopost/data...466_Small_.jpg
That's all for now time to clean up and tuck it away for the night.
Patrick

Looking great! :thumbsup:

killer build

Just awesome! Thanks for sharing.