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[radrambler]

marty, chris

thanks guys

im working on it daily....i should be posting updates often..
gotta get it ready for some color.

radrambler

[radrambler]

guys

i spent most of today blending and sanding the inner fenders/down tubes..
primed it....its getting better.....

radrambler

[radrambler]

guys

ive been wearing the fingerprints off my hands...
blocking and sanding ..filling, blocking, sanding
engine bay is almost done.. i dont know how body guys do it..hours and hours on end....
ive done more to the car than just the engine bay but in pictures this is the only thing worth showing.
this week i start ext body prep... oh, more filling, blocking ,priming
im real happy with the way its going this picture i used a darker grey epoxy primer that has a shine to it gives me a good idea of the spots i need to block or fix..its getting real close to being ready for white color...

radrambler

[radrambler]

guys

i have more stuff on the way..new aluminum 9439 wilwood m/c
weatherstripping and fuzzies and carpet.
im sanding and sanding...trying to slick it out..
ill post more pics this week...hope to have a lil color in the jambs or more by next weekend...

radrambler

[waynieZ]

Blocking is a pain but , its what makes the difference in paint. Keep us informed.
Wayne

[radrambler]

guys

id post a pic but it wouldnt matter.its just grey primer
..im still just sanding and priming and sanding.. ..it gets better right?...lucky its a small car

very,very little filler going on the exterior.
mainly just a lil dimple here and there to work out.
im gonna spay the liner in the floor/inside wheel tubs this week..got the kit couple weeks ago... next week im spraying the backside of the front fenders(they are not protected by a full inner fender) and the bottom of the car.
i cant wait to pass this paint prep portion of the build ........
hope to show some color on this thing very soon

radrambler

[NovaBlue71]

Looking good,wait till you get it painted and you get to wetsand some more. Hang in there the painting part is the reward for all the hard work to this point.see ya Joe.

[radrambler]

Originally Posted by NovaBlue71

Looking good,wait till you get it painted and you get to wetsand some more. Hang in there the painting part is the reward for all the hard work to this point.see ya Joe.

joe, i see your a DSE guy. great stuff coming out of that shop
say hi to dan.tell him to check his hub garage more than once a month ...
...im gonna wet my pants when this thing has clear on it and rolls out of the booth...im lucky in the fact i have a guy helping with this paint process.he has about 30 years paint and body exp. doing mercedes and high end luxury cars and now owns his own shop doing restorations. he is going to do some work on one qtr panel of the car and has agreed to let ME spray the car and guide me through this. ill post updates..
ive gotta get it done for charlotte goodguys. ..and DSE OPEN HOUSE..thats the deadline ive given myself..

thanks
radrambler

[radrambler]

guys
i want to post a pic but you wont see all the time i have in what ive done.
i have spent about 15 hours total on the trunk lid surface alone. ive also blocked out the doors which look nice to begin with..no filler just prime and block there. roof i have blocked once.mostly worked on the front and rear glass openings.did do some metal repair earlier in the build to the openings.
after spending all this time sanding on the body it wont show until color/clear go on ..its a shame when you get excited about a even scratch pattern ,primer grey surface.damn its alot of work.

radrambler

[radrambler]

guys

not huge news but i recieved my 9439 wilwood all aluminum m/c today...
THE THING BOLTS UP....GO FIGURE... i dont have to fab an adapter .
i have had nothing that just bolts on during this build...
now i have 1..

radrambler