Barn Update Dos
So the second trip to the barn was the past weekend. Unfortunately, for those that want to see progress, you will be disappointed as all the pictures I took look suspiciously like the ones I took from the 1st trip. That's right there was more primer, sanding, primer, sanding, primer...you get the idea.
The good news is that the car received it's final sealing and looks pretty darn good. This means that when I go back on labor day, all the doors, the hood, the trunk and the sunroof will get blown off. We will prime and paint the engine bay, jambs and the trunk. And hopefully we will get all the final sanding finished so that the final trip in October will be final color and clear. No one is more anxious than I as the motor is getting closer to being finished and I really want to drop it in to see the stance of this car. But first, the pictures.
The car was exactly as we left it except for the introduction of a few cobwebs. We got up early on saturday...well dad did, I didn't get up until 8:00.
I sat and looked at my front wheel for quite a while trying to figure out what to do. As it is right now, i am running M3 aluminum control arms with treehouse CAB's and vorshlag camber caster plates. The wheel is awfully far forward but with a great deal of caster. The only problem is that I'm hitting the front when turning the wheel. For now I have removed the air duct plastic pieces that attach to the inner liner and the problem seems to have disappeared. I am open to suggestions short of getting smaller tires.
Of course lower would help the situation as well...
I have been focusing the majority of my attention on that stupid rear valance. There was a ridiculous amount of bondo on it from its previous accident and I have tried straightening the panel as best I could. I'm never going to get there but that hasn't stopped me from trying.
I wonder where that cart was made?
I hated laying on the ground and eventually I would force the reigns into someone elses hands.
Elsewhere on the car, the minor dents and dings were being addressed.
At this point, I had so much dust in my lungs I wonder why I even bothered with the respirator.
The hood was a source of much frustration.
As was the front fender.
But the rear of the car was the worst.
INTERLUDE
You no doubt remember my uncle's AMX. This weekend he elected to drive the "other" vehicle as he had to pick up some wood from my grandfather. This Jeep J10 has been in the family for 30+ years and has undergone 2 restorations. He's thinking about a third repaint but I think it's just fine the way it is. For Jeep-o-philes it has the 258ci 6 with clifford intake, header and cams. It sounds pretty tough for a jeep six.
BACK TO THE SHOW
The sanding continued until about 7:00 where beer was introduced and motivation subsided. Early the next morning we cleaned the car and started masking.
We also elected to remove the front valance so we could do a better job of working on it.
Masking completed...
And the same procedure as before, primer and sealer. You'll recall we had some issues with the K36 sealer last time. This time it went on nicely for the most part, just one issue on the hood that we were able to fix.
For the most part, the car is pretty darn straight. We missed a couple of spots but we will get them on the next trip.
I worked a little on the engine but nothing really important to post. The engine will be completed and transported to the barn for the next trip so I've got a little over a month to finish that.
And that was it for this past weekend. Enjoy!
So the second trip to the barn was the past weekend. Unfortunately, for those that want to see progress, you will be disappointed as all the pictures I took look suspiciously like the ones I took from the 1st trip. That's right there was more primer, sanding, primer, sanding, primer...you get the idea.
The good news is that the car received it's final sealing and looks pretty darn good. This means that when I go back on labor day, all the doors, the hood, the trunk and the sunroof will get blown off. We will prime and paint the engine bay, jambs and the trunk. And hopefully we will get all the final sanding finished so that the final trip in October will be final color and clear. No one is more anxious than I as the motor is getting closer to being finished and I really want to drop it in to see the stance of this car. But first, the pictures.
The car was exactly as we left it except for the introduction of a few cobwebs. We got up early on saturday...well dad did, I didn't get up until 8:00.
I sat and looked at my front wheel for quite a while trying to figure out what to do. As it is right now, i am running M3 aluminum control arms with treehouse CAB's and vorshlag camber caster plates. The wheel is awfully far forward but with a great deal of caster. The only problem is that I'm hitting the front when turning the wheel. For now I have removed the air duct plastic pieces that attach to the inner liner and the problem seems to have disappeared. I am open to suggestions short of getting smaller tires.
Of course lower would help the situation as well...
I have been focusing the majority of my attention on that stupid rear valance. There was a ridiculous amount of bondo on it from its previous accident and I have tried straightening the panel as best I could. I'm never going to get there but that hasn't stopped me from trying.
I wonder where that cart was made?
I hated laying on the ground and eventually I would force the reigns into someone elses hands.
Elsewhere on the car, the minor dents and dings were being addressed.
At this point, I had so much dust in my lungs I wonder why I even bothered with the respirator.
The hood was a source of much frustration.
As was the front fender.
But the rear of the car was the worst.
INTERLUDE
You no doubt remember my uncle's AMX. This weekend he elected to drive the "other" vehicle as he had to pick up some wood from my grandfather. This Jeep J10 has been in the family for 30+ years and has undergone 2 restorations. He's thinking about a third repaint but I think it's just fine the way it is. For Jeep-o-philes it has the 258ci 6 with clifford intake, header and cams. It sounds pretty tough for a jeep six.
BACK TO THE SHOW
The sanding continued until about 7:00 where beer was introduced and motivation subsided. Early the next morning we cleaned the car and started masking.
We also elected to remove the front valance so we could do a better job of working on it.
Masking completed...
And the same procedure as before, primer and sealer. You'll recall we had some issues with the K36 sealer last time. This time it went on nicely for the most part, just one issue on the hood that we were able to fix.
For the most part, the car is pretty darn straight. We missed a couple of spots but we will get them on the next trip.
I worked a little on the engine but nothing really important to post. The engine will be completed and transported to the barn for the next trip so I've got a little over a month to finish that.
And that was it for this past weekend. Enjoy!
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