Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Well a lot has happened since Aug.  I have gone to Physical Therapy and  my strength  is getting better.  I still cannot stand for more than ten mins.  But the car still needs to be worked on.  So I have moved it to a friend's house who is a master body man.  He has stripped the car of every piece that can be taken off.  We are now doing a complete restoration.


We took off the windscreen, both fenders, both doors, hood, and trunk.  Found out that the car had been hit in the rear end.  There was bronze work and an inch to two inches of filler.

Took all the filler out and straightened the rear end.  We will cut out the rear lower valance and install a new part from Victoria British.

Pulled both fenders and doors sanded and primed, then guide coated

Sanded and fixed any bad spots on the rear right fender.  Ready for priming.

You can see what forty years of covered up metal just rusted out underneath the filler.

Pulled the seats and stripped both floors and found more rust and holes too.

Found out about a product call Chassis Saver.  It is great.  It will stop the rust and coat the parts completely.

This was a lot of work and hard to get to.  I am not a small man.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

 Guide coated the fender, sanded the same, and found two low spots at the lower part of the fender behind the wheel.
  It took a very long time to do.  Seeing as I had back surgery,  my wife helped with all the heavy work, like jacking up the car so I could sit and sand for ten min. and then rest for 20 min.  Working on the car helps me stay sane.  You can only sit and watch TV before you start drooling and waiting for the mail to read the ad papers.
I used a Scott pad to prep the area for a glaze coat.  Going to get a heavier grit (120 or 80) for the center of the low spot.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

 I am still out here.  It has been over 2 years since I wrote anything.  Well, a lot has gone down, mainly to me not the car.
   Lets talk about the car.  I painted the hood (bonnet) and the driver's door.  I installed gas hood holders. They were easy to install; get a set.  Put new tires on and had the brake drums and wheel hubs power coated.  The carbs started to act up and they are still not working right.
    Started on the driver's side bumper to bumper.  The hood needs to be aligned better than it is. Also the window in the door is loose.
   That is all for now.  Wish me luck.