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Re: Restoring Rusty
gregski i enjoy ur build and the progress ur making.
U wouldnt happen to know anything about hooking up a 292 into a 700r4 do ya? Or perhaps guiding me in some direction? |
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thanks
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Still loving it Gregski. Curious though - what are you going to do with the A833? I understand why you might want a trans with closer ratios but are you going to rebuild it and store it?
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I plan on trying 4.11 POSI gears so the A833 overdrive transmission makes more sense anyway. And I would be lying if I was not trolling Craigslist for a MUNCIE M21 Last edited by Gregski; 09-15-2018 at 10:31 AM. |
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so let's remember our mantra:
"Progress not Perfection!" you all know how i love to use the white paper towels, however for final wipe before painting I prefer the blue ones cause they don't leave behind as much fuzz |
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I like to stay within the same paint ecosystem ie, use the same brand primer, paint, and clear coat, and I happen to like that Krylon semi flat black so that dictates I use Krylon products, however Krylon didn't offer a black primer at Pep Boys so I went with this Dupa Color primer, and since we won't be using Krylon paint anyway, it really doesn't matter
I want to use black primer because that's what lurks beneath my factory green Last edited by Gregski; 09-09-2018 at 07:51 PM. |
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Remember: Safety Third!
please use a proper mask when spraying paint, YES even if you are painting outside you know I always talk about how I like to use organic free range parts and materials, and I am sure you think I am joking or am simply nutz, well... |
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I like the instructions on these cans, if you can find them amidst the stupid legal warnings, and are able to read the -12 size font, ha ha
two light coats followed by one medium coat, simple so lets see how it does What? That's it? Yes the purpose of the first light coat is simply to make the area tacky, that's all, that's it. |
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... 10 minutes later we shot the second light coat
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and 10 minutes after that we shot the medium coat, which wasn't enough so we shot an additional medium coat 10 minutes apart
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Safety Thirst!
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Rusty is going to look great with the new hood! When do you start getting humidity issues with paint? And nicely done on the home-fab hood stiffeners. I folded a guy's hood for him at the Full Serve pumps at Chevron in the summer of '87...
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well here we go, 10 cans and $180 dollars later, that's 8 cans of 4oz regular mix and 2 cans of semi gloss mix of 50% paint (2oz) and 50% flattner (2oz) to give it that SEMI 40 year aged in the sun matched look, ha ha so just a reminder
I am using single stage OMNI paint which is PPG's lesser known step half brother on his uncles side Reminder: just cause you buying a 12oz can of aerosole paint don't mean you gettin' 12oz of paint, no sir, that can "empty" comes with about 7.5oz of special sauce to which the paint store adds 4oz of the paint you choose Last edited by Gregski; 09-15-2018 at 05:15 PM. |
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so I did it again, once again I picked the windiest day thus far this year to paint outside on, honestly I don't know what possessed me to do it, I didn't notice till the first coat was on, and by that time I was determined to get this August project done in September, ha ha
note that trashcan wind wall behind the subject, it worked as effectively as a screen door on a submarine How windy was it? It was so windy, that at one point I started panting down wind, ha ha. Top Five Reason's Never To Paint Outside Again 1. Wind 2. Wind 3. Bad lighting / shadows 4. Bugs 5. and Wind |
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Wow what a wonderful thread , its like an exiting book. Im sad now when i finally got up to date . Please dont quit this project !
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Wow, thank you so much, it's the shot in the arm Rusty and I really needed. I can't believe it's been four years already, and looks like we are going to renew for Season 5, which may be our final season, ha ha.
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Again good Sir i am thoroughly impressed with your Joe Good enough worrk.
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Last time I bathed my hood hinges and springs in acid, it weakened the springs, seriously. Now maybe it was cause I left them sitting in the acid/water juice for too long I don't know, but either way I didn't want to ruin my new(ish) set of hinges so I splurged on Metal Rescue from Home Depot and added enough water to submerge the pieces all the way, I think it was like a 4:1 ratio of water to solvent in the end, and it worked great
I thought I took a pic of the hinges in the bath, but I guess I didn't I have a place on the side of the house where there are walls on three sides, well my garage on one side and the gate and the fence/neighbors house, so it's a nice nook to paint in apologies for the horrible pics due to the shadows |
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Hood... painted!
so with the help of Pontiac Mike we got the hood and the new old hinges installed, and it fits pretty good and actually pops up when you press the lever to open the hood, wow no more flat screw driver prying it up routine
so glad this project is over and done with, nothing like doing something over that you have already done did before the swirls on the hood are actually dust, the lawn guy came during the week and kicked up dust and I tried to wipe it down but didn't get it all off hood matches the newly painted fender but not the door cause the door hasn't been re sprayed yet, maybe some day Last edited by Gregski; 09-22-2018 at 12:38 PM. |
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there's my buddy, I no longer need to keep the blinders shut, cause he was so ugly
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Re: Restoring Rusty - Painted the Roll Pan
so almost 2 years to the day I painted the roll pan with this Plasti Dip product that did not turn out to be the color I wanted at all (totally did not match the cap of the spray can)
anyway so i removed the roll pan and sprayed it the same green as the hood, looks much better now |
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Very nice..I'll show you ugly:
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