Projects 1946 Fordor build update 14-1-2023 coupe conversion

In between bodywork started to make some interior panels that will get upholstered.

 

Shot some filler , looking good but still a million spots that need some attention ...... in the end it is al worth it they say

 

Wanna go with a full black interior but my bench seat and door panels are too nice to not use it.
I colored leather before but on the bottom of the bench doors and kick board there is some carpet.
I bought some carpet paint rattle can and sprayed it on.
Turned out nice, maybe one more layer tomorrow when fully dry.

 

Bench in black , not completely dry yet but I like it.

 

Final layer filler ,tomorrow last time sanding before paint.

 

Wow! Glad found this thread...very inspiring .

Now what are you going to do with the sun visor? You know that they are “not cool” as we all learned on another thread. LOL

 

Now what are you going to do with the sun visor? You know that they are “not cool” as we all learned on another thread. LOL[/QUOTE]

I like the sun visor so it stays, to each his own

 

Door panels also black now.

 

Fender fitment check , had to roll it outside to check the lines.
Happy how it turned out, now some final tweaking and get it ready for paint.

 

Looks great! You'd never know anything was done to it.

 

Painting without a paint booth in a dusty shop …… what can possibly go wrong
Glad it is satin paint

 

Whatever it takes. The last painting I did was on a gravel parking lot. With some prep and good weather, it still turned out nice. A real paint booth is great, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

 

Assembly time

 

Not everyone is gonna like this but i do .
No i don’t own a shop and this is not a real barnfind or survivor but had to try some logo and fauxtina paint………yes it’s fake but i dont have 60 years to wait for it

I made a template and didn’t like the look of just the white on the black paint :

 

I took it al of and did it over but now with faced paint and primer showing.

 

Perfect!

 

Things will be slow for the time coming , last Friday night a fire that started at the neighbor destroyed my shop.
I was able to save the coupe , my roadster and two bikes , the rest is lost.
Many years of hoarding parts for this and next projects plus al my tools are gone in minutes , the fire grew so fast we could not save anything more.
In the second pic you can see my 34 Plymouth that would be my next project.

 

Oh my God, I'm so sorry

 

I'm sorry. At a loss for words.

 

Fuck man that sucks

 

GVD, ( dutch swear abreviation ) Thats devistating.

 

Heartbreaking to hear that. Glad you're safe, and that you were able to save at least a little, but still, terrible news.

 

Dave

 

Oh shit, i'm very sorry for you loss! head up, man!

 

Car guys worst nite mare just sucks so much lost sorry this has happened to you

 

That’s heartbreaking. Thankful Your safe and were able to save a few things.

 

That is devastating, sorry for that loss.

 

So sorry, just saw this. I really hope things are getting better.

 

Insurance is al handled but to get green light for the rebuild of the shop is taking sooo long because of bureaucratic bullshit of the local authority.
We are hoping to finally start building in the next months so end of summer i can finally get back to the hobby.