Ranzan

Well the Por is done and dry

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I had to trim the gutter area a little to get the final alignment

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I then put the pad in for a final fitment ..it worked out good

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Ranzan

waiting on a application gun..............

they brought one in for 175 bucks....my price reg price 400 not happening

found one for 40 bucks should be here tommorow morning

might get the floors por 15 tonight but we will see

Ranzan

Picked up a bigger compressor yesterday

DevilBiss 6.5hp 60Gal more like 3 hp .... I love the hp hype they all make

found it in a local classified ad hardly used
since I `m attempting the paint on the car I needed something other than my portable at home


240 volt single phase, 15 Amp

Air delivery:
13.0 cfm @ 40 psi
10.5 cfm @ 90 psi

I`m hoping this will run a HVLP gun fairly well
also for some of you paint guru`s what is a decent gun to use?

stan 65 cutlass

wow, i should bring my car by, you got all the good tools, im not at the paint tool stage yet, other than sandpaper and spray bombs, stan
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Ranzan

LOL Stan.... you have WAY more room than me

actually The compressor I can use for Work the plan is to stick it in my trailer we have a 20 gallon in there now but we chew through alot of air during the day

Ranzan

Nice job on the motor Stan

when are you dropping it in?

stan 65 cutlass

ive been driving it for a month now

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HolidayCoupe

Man that engine and bay is fine looking!

stan 65 cutlass

the engine came out better than i expected, a few leaks easy to fix,water pump leaked first day had to replace it, and the alt never worked again bought a new one also, paint is holding up well even on the exhaust manifolds. hey wes, how do you like the miller 180? i bought one a year ago and am very happy with it. stan

Ranzan

Awesome looking bay Stan......
I actually ended up with a 185 what a great machine to use
haven`t got a chance to finish yet hopefully get it done in the next few nights..got a busy week

Ranzan

Got the floors finished off this morning... haven`t had a chance to get the filler panel in but we will see how the day goes

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and this is how it looked when I started lol

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2blu442

Nice looking floorpan Wes, it's good to see your progress John

Ranzan

I ended up finding the CD with all the pictures when I first got the car....uploaded to photobucket if anyone wants to see

http://s56.photobucket.com/albums/g175/Ranzan/Body/

stan 65 cutlass

that floor looks great,cant wait to see it

Ranzan

Thanks John.... like you know I`ve been slacking... for just a little while
feels good to get something finished I can get my body on a frame now so at least it will be a roller again


Stan yeah strange seeing it at this phase....when I was browsing my cd I was like ...it actually looked like that lol

Ranzan

Rear panel is in.....panel adhesive on the sail panels went fairly well ....Glad i did it that way instead trying to spot weld them in in such a cramped area...

I also reversed my spot welds I went from the under side of the panel instead of the top like I have seen others do
it might not be correct but alot easier to grind them down from the underside


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Also using my flat sheetmetal vise grips made a very tight gap along the sail area I used 5 per side almost a continueous clamp all the way along

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RAMBOW

Very nice!

heh... I'll do your A-Arms if you do that filler panel on mine!

Ranzan

Ben.... sounds good I have enough panel adhesive to do about 20 of them...

now that its done it wouldn`t take long to rip another one off

67 Cutlass

Nice job on that rear filler panel! Seams look nice and tight.

stan 65 cutlass

i need filler panels done front and rear, you da man wes, by the way what engine/ trans are you running? stan

RAMBOW

I just looked through all your pics, and had the same question as stan- whats the drivetrain gonna be?

Now that the bodywork is moving along- what are the plans for your build? Back to stockish? Pro-Touring? Street Strip w/ lots of HP?

Ranzan

the plan is a 455 with a turbo 400

the 455 is 30 over with a forged crank at 20/20 stock Rods with a set of 30 over pistons...cam bearings are in and have all the crank bearings gaskets and so on for it...and that is as far as I have gotten with it...... I am no motor guy....If I had the dough I would send it off to Bill at BTR

So..... I will have to find someone around my area

the dream is between 450 to 500 on the ground.....on pump gas

even 400 to the ground would be nice but like I said I will have to get someone to do that for me

I can do all the suspension and stuff. for sure going front disc... and no I am not paying some crazy cash for Bear brakes or anything...would like rear as well but we will see
I`ll be putting new front and rear sway bars in... I have open end rears I want a posi but havent even gotten as far as finding out my gears yet..3.55 would be good I`m thinking...

good for quick trips to stoplights and gas stations... not really going to be a highway cruizer

stan 65 cutlass

hey wes coming through tommorow, whats your work sched? maybe the afternoon? stan

Ranzan

Stan I`m working but I usually get home about 4
you can call me on my cell though if your coming through around then and stop by

250-951-1494

stan 65 cutlass

will do

Ranzan

Day off ......... first thing on the list ..get the e coating off the rest of the filler panel sand the welds down and get some primer on it...it did not get far

our side gate is done so my loving wife asked for a repair job so my day is now filled with work instead of hobby... since the sun is out all my chores are starting to pile up LOL...anyone want an extra honey do list...?

hopefully get to it on Sunday. My youngest girls birthday tommorow and Saturday is work

Ranzan

well it is time to get nasty dirty..I`m getting the car off the dolly today and back up on stands to scrape, prep and paint the underside of the car....oh how I love 43 year old undercoating

I think I might get my wife to take before and after shots of me...not to sure if I`ll start tackling it this weekend or not anyone want to come help I will supply the beer and help you out from the lawn chair lol

Bunser

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=1108

I believe a couple of guys on here used this or a similar tool with good success.

RAMBOW

I've read that if you take a couple bags of dry ice and set them on the floor of the car and let it sit for a while the undercoating will basically flake off...

might be worth trying.

Some guys on the TC site also had luck with some sort of stripper paper- they stuck the paper all over the undercoating- left it for a day, then the stuff scrapes off really easy. might do a search over there...

67 Cutlass

I think you might be refering to Peel Away 7 ?? ... I read about it on another site and sounds like it works pretty good. Here's a little tutorial of sorts on that stuff.
http://www.svend.net/mustang/ww73/ww73.html

RAMBOW

Thats exact the stuff i saw! Thats a cool writeup on it.

stan 65 cutlass

that stuff looks great, i wonder if you can get it in canada?

Ranzan

Got it started this afternoon..arms and neck are stiff gotta get a creeper

this is how it started



dirty side

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and drivers side after scraping and wire wheel....

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I`m figuring a good 8 hours work and it will be ready for prime and paint

stan 65 cutlass

that undercoat realy does preserve the metal

Ranzan

Yeah it does Stan... It even has original body overspray still intact underneath the undercoating... very small amount of surface rust so far should clean up nice

RAMBOW

Very nice! I don't even want to imagine 8 hours of running a wire wheel on that stuff though! Yuk!

Ranzan

Ben it actually came off not to bad.... the undercoating is very brittle and thin in most spots.... Wheelwells are going to be a chore though

I`m going to Por 15 the bottom of it then spray a coat of semi gloss on the undercarriage and cowl

Ranzan

Well all i can say is the rear section of this ...insert politically incorrect word here.....car is kicking my A@@

taking a break for a few days not in the mood to deal with it

found a few more fix spots that pee``d me off

3/4 of an inch of undercoating on the wells......and still rust to deal with.. are you serious.............Torch and a lot of swearing all day today then decided it was time to have a few brews.......anyone want a project???? just need to buy a finished car...........I know it would be bloody cheaper!!!!!!!

stan 65 cutlass

that guy i bought mine from has a tidy 69 gs 455 all original $6500. nice driver, not an olds though

Ranzan

Well small update... all my suspension parts show up Saturday... getting the last bit of the underside of the car finished off hopefully by next weekend then painted back on the roller frame while I get my good frame started .....now to figure out my wheels