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So as with any project you start with an idea but along the way directions change. Took advantage of some Black Friday savings. Bought gauges...
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told me if it bothers me they can take it out next October.
I believe a full cage can be 1 5/8 but a roll bar has to have main hoop and braces at 1 3/4.
Well not much has been happening on the Cyclone. Took a spill and ended up with some new hardware in the left elbow last month so not allowed to...
So I’ve been chipping away a little at the Cyclone. Spent a small fortune on sandpaper, compounds and foam pads to finish off the paint but just...
In case anyone wants to know what the going rate is to rechrome all of the investment cast pieces and A pillar / roof trim. This is the quotation...
I pushed the old girl out into the sun yesterday afternoon. I think it’s red…. [IMG] [IMG] I started bolting some parts on so that I can get...
I haven’t added it all up. I do have receipts. but off the top of my head I can tell you that the base was $650 / gal and clear was about $260 /...
Yesterday was a loooong day. A solid 14 hours in the booth. Unmasked everything, matted out the dash with some satin 2K clear in a can, masked off...
Was a long day to get the trunk and dash painted. Rain in the forecast mid day Sunday so I really want to have her colored and cleared tomorrow....
Put sealer and base on doors yesterday. There is a pesky midge hatch and no freeze in sight so I have been fighting small bugs committing suicide...
Been chipping away over the last week or two. Fenders, hood and trunk are painted and doors are ready go into the booth for the same treatment....
Got some time with the Cyclone this weekend. Fixed the dents and dings in the fender extensions and then got all of the odds and ends re-epoxied...
Got a few hours in on the Cyclone this weekend. Saturday I finished up aligning things and I think I have all of the body panels as good as they...
Nice Cyclone! Thanks!
Are the photos coming up as ❌ for anyone else? Well making progress here after a bit of time away from the car but that’s for another post in...
Picked up my gauge bezels yesterday from Vacuum Orna-Metal. I neglected to discuss that this is a Cyclone and the areas above the gauge holes...
Hung body panels yesterday so I can set gaps and then pin things once adjusted. Doors fought me most of the day trying to get gaps and lines and...
Got her masked off this morning and put down 2k epoxy over all bare metal and filler. Then I ran out of steam because it must have been 110 inside...
yesterday I put in a solid day and knocked out a list of small things I needed to do to get her ready for final epoxy and blocking primer. Met the...
maybe so but I still don’t care for it
Still straightening out my 64 Cyclone - hopefully I can get it into the booth and in epoxy and high build soon! resto thread @...
You are well along now so much of what I would what said 5 pages ago is mute. 1. If buying a rotating assy just go more CID and buy it all...
They were a great starting point. My inner fenders needed some rebuilding and I should have taken more time when I welded them in to get things...
Yep, that was you. Car will be red on red. [ATTACH]
were you the gentleman I bought a set of these patch panels from a few years ago? If so thanks for doing that small run of parts. getting...
Got a couple of hours in on the car today. Really just trying to move metal around to get the wheel well moldings to sit correctly. They have...
The last few days have really beaten me hard. I think I had to go back to work for a break. Spent the past few days working on the chassis....
Put down a final coat of epoxy before church this morning and afterward I put down 4 coats of JP202 mixed as a high build (4:1:0.5). 3/4 of a...
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