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« Last post by sammons on May 12, 2026, 08:23:45 PM »
Thats looking really good! Congrats on puting thing back together with out scratching. Not an easy feat.
Are you going to get the body reveal lines pinstripped?
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« Last post by TFoch on May 12, 2026, 03:59:54 PM »
Beautiful!
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« Last post by Essex_29 on May 12, 2026, 03:13:30 PM »
Fenders and aprons were mounted today with help of a rod builder friend. First time for both of us trying to asemble a car from freshly painted parts. We used a lot of painter's tape, cloths and towels. Surprisingly, we didn't make a single scratch.
Your's truly sitting on the floor grinning like a fool, happy for every screw that fits
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« Last post by Essex_29 on May 10, 2026, 02:48:19 PM »
Thank you TFoch and sammons, it's fun
when one gets to tick off things on the old to do list.
I've been working on my project every day and got the
wiring done. All the fuses are installed and everything
works, except for the dome light, turns out I forgot one
wire between two switches. Not a big issue, I'll have to
remove the center dash part at least once more anyway
Windows are installed now too. I hit my hand twice
today, trying to reach into the car, so I had to put some
tape on the glass to notice it.
Also the rear window is in, the caulking was a success, if
I may say so myself. Fine line tape and painters tape
did the trick.
Sorry, the last pic is sideways
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« Last post by sammons on May 06, 2026, 08:52:06 AM »
It's all coming together now. All those little things seem to take up some time but are quickly checked off the list. Lookin good 👍
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« Last post by TFoch on May 06, 2026, 07:49:38 AM »
Your finishing touches are looking great! It won't be long now!
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« Last post by Essex_29 on May 05, 2026, 03:27:25 PM »
Piece by piece. The park/brake/turn signals have been tested
and they work and almost everything is wired except for the
warning lights, gauges and swiches that go in the center of
The dash.
I made a couple small hangers to go under the dash for a miniature
volt gauge and a dual usb socket. It's mainly for powering the
speedo that's still in the works and might be installed next winter.
And also maybe for charging a phone.
The dash centerpiece is still pretty much a blank. I'll drill holes
and mount fuel and temp gauges and also for a couple more switches
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« Last post by Essex_29 on May 02, 2026, 10:06:31 AM »
I've often thought that owning one nice car would be perfect.
Working on it every now and then, keeping it in perfect shape
and improving on it But no, can't do it.
I always needs more cars.
If the ideal number of cars is F and you own X number of cars,
the way to calculate ithis ideal number is:
X+1=F
This is a true dilemma.
I do that too, rattiac, clean and fix my cars when I?m
going to sell them.
I should do that regularly, they?d be much nicer to own that way.
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« Last post by Essex_29 on May 02, 2026, 09:53:07 AM »
Yes Sammons, a crow's nest of wiring hanging under the
dash looks awful. I have to admit to being guilty of letting that
happen before. This time I had decided to make the wires the
right length instead of "long enough".
Some non visible work done again, mounts for the front park/turn
lights and wiring for everything except the dash is done.
I mounted the headlights yesterday, wired and all.
I was at a car show today in a neighbouring city, took a few hours
off from the shop.
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« Last post by sixball on April 26, 2026, 01:44:27 PM »
It never ends and we never catch up. Doing a lot around the place but auto projects are still stalled. I pulled my '70 Blazer off the hill a few months ago to get it back on the road. (or off road) I got a couple of things done but mostly it sits.
Hope the new metal guy works for you!
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