Projects Does the HAMB really need another shoebox build thread?

http://www.clubfte.com/users/jniolon/mustangtank/newmustangtank.htm full article

 

(if you've looked at my "Demystifying the Ol' Hood Peak" thread this might look kinda familiarish)

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=798412

Managed to squeeze in a couple hours on the weekend, to so a bit of an update.

Got the underside cleaned up a bit. This is a driver (or will be... I hope... some day), so I didn't worry toooo much about cleaning off all the existing undercoat crap, but I did make sure my welds were solid... ugly, but solid...



Stuck the bracing back in and tacked it up. Had to get creative with my clampage...



I'm not planning on opening my hood in public, but this will be seen so I spent more time cleaning up my welds and grindin' 'em down...



And when in doubt spray some black crap over everything...



But then I wasn't happy with the exposed welded seams, so I went back and whacked 'em down a bit with a flap wheel then resprayed more black crap. Looking better now...



Then I got bored and took some artsy shots. I guess I need to figure out what the HAMBigram thing is all about if I'm going to keep this up



It's pretty obvious that I'm no metal finisher, but once this is epoxied and filled a little (not a ton) it should clean up nicely. Hard to get a shot of the peak with so many reflections...



This is where the magic happens




Next I'm going to have a look at those really nice fenders that took me so long to find... and I'm gonna cut 'em up. But that's a story for another night.

Thanks again for all the positive responses.

 

Great work with the hood!
I am pretty sure that working with all the "cool stuff" is more motivating than wrestling with the rust issues.Keep it up!

 

Very, very nice Andrew!

 

Killer Andrew!!!

 

Great work on the hood!

 

Nice work going here ,,,

 

Subscribed aka: How the hell did I miss this thread!!!

 

Just finished going thru your build. Great work, well documented. Thanks for posting.

 

Bumping up an oldie....
what did the fumes get ya?????

 

Still rough, still a lot of bodywork to do, but I did manage to get it sprayed in epoxy...



Just getting it in one colour is a bit of a boost. Haven't been feeling real motivated lately, this might give me another boot in the ass.

 

Looking good. Keep it up. You ARE going to get up and down the driveway this year!!!

 

That one step is a pretty big one. Looks great from here.

 

damn hard to believe that is the same car that sat around here for a bit

 

First time using a spray gun. Seemed to go ok, but I need to get a better air dryer if I'm going to shoot real paint. It was spitting a lot of water towards the end (it was a super hot humid day too, don't know if that added to the condensation).

 

Looking good Holmes

 

Water is you enemy when it comes to paint. [except in california]

 

Wish I would have seen this sooner it's a killer build thread Hope to see it on the road soon!

 

....Damn, Andrew....that's looking great. This thread should be designated a "HAMB Classic"...

 

Progress is always good for the motivation. Good move mang!

 

Awesome build! You are making me want to learn how to weld to get my truck done!

 

Keep the motivation up... looking good!!!

 

any progress is good progress. car looks really good in epoxy, that's a big step. have really enjoyed this build, keep at it.

 

Awesome work Andrew. That has come a long way. It looks awesome.

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awesome! keep on truckin' man!

 

Looks great man! Amazing what having it all in one color can do. You are making a fine car out of someone else's hack job. I saw it years ago by the Quonset hut.

 

Congrats Andrew! Epoxy is a huge hurdle, it really helps the vision to get her in one color. Rock on Brother!!!

 

Very motivating! Wish were were close enough to join in on the fun!

 

I'm not sure which I prefer... block sanding or... getting kicked in the nuts repeatedly while receiving oral surgery. It's a coin toss...