65 Fairlane pro-touring build

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by joesscamaro

Hopefully, they can knock your car out and get it back to you soon. The color combo looks great!

Thanks! He's making progress ...here's a few more pics. Car is now completely in epoxy. He likes to give it a couple of weeks to fully cure and then lightly block it and come on with the high build urethane primer.

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[Ol Blue K20]

I like the color combo too. It even looks good in epoxy!

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

I like the color combo too. It even looks good in epoxy!

Thanks, Dale!

[Vic1947]

Doors and trunk lid are in high build primer and ready for final blocking prior to paint. Fenders are partially skim coated and blocked, and the hood is nearly ready for another couple of coats of primer. He ended up reshaping the scoop slightly to enhance the ridge that goes down the center. I think it will look much better that way. He's been working on it pretty steadily. He plans to get on the quarter panels next week which should be a test of his patience. The existing lines are pretty good, but I know they need a lot of work before they're ready for prime time.

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[Ol Blue K20]

Nice, it might come home soon. Doesn't seem like paint prison...

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Nice, it might come home soon. Doesn't seem like paint prison...

Thankfully that seems to be the case. Unless he gets swamped by other stuff, he might actually get 'er done. What makes me kind of nervous is that his shop is absolutely full. I don't know if his other customers are in no hurry or what the deal is. I'd hate to see all this great progress come to a screeching halt if someone else steps up and says - hey what the heck is going on? Guess we'll see. When I went in Friday, he said his goal was to start on the quarters the first of this week. That would be great if it happens.

After skim coating and sanding, he plans to bury everything in high build primer and let it cure good. Then final blocking with 320 and it will be ready for sealer, paint and clear. Doesn't sound like all that much when you say it fast, but it's a lot for sure.

[Vic1947]

What a beautiful day in the neighborhood! 78 degrees which beat the old record by six degrees. Worked a little in the yard since I'm still waiting for Justin to get my instrument bezel in primer. I've been doing some wiring on the engine to lay the groundwork for routing the cables thru the firewall. The Holley harness has about a half dozen plugs that are unused for my application. I was able to hide most of them under the intake. The real issue is the Ti-VCT harness which regulates the timing of the cams. It's a separate harness that plugs into a module separate from the ECU. All these wire bundles have to pass thru the firewall in some way. I have a Haltech bulkhead grommet and an aluminum clamshell piece designed for a Holley harness I can use as a starting point. Once I get the car back, I'll know more.

Trying to keep it as neat as I can, but it's almost impossible to hide everything. I know the high-end shops build all kinds of trick parts to make it look like the car just magically runs without any electronics - but it ain't me, babe.

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[KevinK7]

I haven't been around so it took me a bit to catch up, you sure are making some progress. Car is looking fantastic

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by KevinK7

I haven't been around so it took me a bit to catch up, you sure are making some progress. Car is looking fantastic

Thanks! Hope to have a lot more to post as the car moves through the paint process and gets back to the barn. Glad you're watching.

[sduckworth13]

Looking great Vic! Can’t wait to see the car painted.

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

Looking great Vic! Can’t wait to see the car painted.

Thanks, Scott. You'll have to swing by and see it in person when I get it home. Right now, Justin had to slow down on it a bit to work on other customer vehicles. He has the front clip, doors and trunk in final primer, but the main portion of the body is in epoxy with just a small amount of skim coat and blocking done here and there. With a two-man shop, there's just no way to get 100% of their time.

[sduckworth13]

Sounds good! I’ll be glad to stop by.

[Vic1947]

Still in a holding pattern at the paint palace. My painter had family business to handle and hasn't been back in the shop until recently. He does have the Fairlane up on a two-post lift to (I assume) work on the rocker panels and lower quarters. I've been trying to keep out of his way because every hour I spend at his place jawboning is an hour no work gets done.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I've been doing little odds and ends like painting the steering column and dash bezel. I went ahead and assembled gauges and etc. into the panel so it's pretty much ready to install when the time comes.

I found a nice 50th anniversary Challenger online and bought it to have for trips and cruise ins. It needed a few things, so I've been tinkering with it while I'm waiting for the Fairlane to get back home. I'm also trying to get some drywall guys to come out and scrape off the popcorn ceiling in the shop and replace it with knockdown texture. But dang, those guys don't seem to want to call back. I reckon they don't need to mess with a little job like mine when there are apartments and townhomes going up all around here.

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[62c30]

Challenger is cool. I've got a 16 rt with the shaker hood. It's crazy how a mass produced car gets so much attention. Although as big as they are it's hard to miss them.

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by 62c30

Challenger is cool. I've got a 16 rt with the shaker hood. It's crazy how a mass produced car gets so much attention. Although as big as they are it's hard to miss them.

That's funny, we also had a 16 RT with a shaker hood. I always regretted trading it in and when we decided to buy another Challenger recently, I looked high and low for one with a shaker hood. However, nearly everything in my price range was either high mileage or had a rebuilt title. I was about to give up when I ran across this 50rh anniversary model. I didn't even know they made them, but I liked the unique wheels, badging and interior. I decided I could live without the shaker hood and took the plunge ...and then joined the local Mopar club.

[62c30]

Originally Posted by Vic1947

That's funny, we also had a 16 RT with a shaker hood. I always regretted trading it in and when we decided to buy another Challenger recently, I looked high and low for one with a shaker hood. However, nearly everything in my price range was either high mileage or had a rebuilt title. I was about to give up when I ran across this 50rh anniversary model. I didn't even know they made them, but I liked the unique wheels, badging and interior. I decided I could live without the shaker hood and took the plunge ...and then joined the local Mopar club.

Other than the wheels and trying to keep a black car clean I like it. Bought new and new has just over 36k on it

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by 62c30

Other than the wheels and trying to keep a black car clean I like it. Bought new and new has just over 36k on it

Sweet!

[3drburb]

Originally Posted by Vic1947

I'm also trying to get some drywall guys to come out and scrape off the popcorn ceiling in the shop and replace it with knockdown texture. But dang, those guys don't seem to want to call back. I reckon they don't need to mess with a little job like mine when there are apartments and townhomes going up all around here.

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Very nice build you have here, been checking it out from the start and always look forward to see whats happening.

As for the popcorn ceiling, IF, it's pre 1980s, please, google Popcorn Ceiling Removal Risk.

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by 3drburb

Very nice build you have here, been checking it out from the start and always look forward to see whats happening.

As for the popcorn ceiling, IF, it's pre 1980s, please, google Popcorn Ceiling Removal Risk.

Great advice, fortunately our home was built in 2008 and shouldn't have that problem, but it's still a messy process to remove and replace the texture. I fooled around and got too old and creaky to do it myself.

[scottofksu]

Awesome progress and awesome new car!
My wife drives a white 2020 Challenger Scat Pack Widebody with the 392!

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by Vic1947

Great advice, fortunately our home was built in 2008 and shouldn't have that problem, but it's still a messy process to remove and replace the texture. I fooled around and got too old and creaky to do it myself.

IDK buddy..... Sounds like you timed it well

[Vic1947]

Originally Posted by scottofksu

Awesome progress and awesome new car!
My wife drives a white 2020 Challenger Scat Pack Widebody with the 392!

Thanks! I found a widebody 50th down in GA when I was on the hunt. Nice car but unfortunately had a rebuilt title. Insurance can be an issue with rebuilds. My wife loves driving ours but still lays a patch sometimes when taking off. Accidentally acccording to her.

Originally Posted by SCOTI

IDK buddy..... Sounds like you timed it well

Truer words were never spoken.