darguy

Yes, they look great - lots of work involved to get to that point. The above shots represent a significant portion of the work involved to do a 'body on' restoration.

What you're talking about is opening Pandora's Box - you have to decide how far into the box you're willing to go, and what you're prepared to do while you're in there. And, if you're going to do it 'correctly' or not.

Personally, I wouldn't think about painting the frame if I wasn't going to rebuild the entire chassis (and drive train while it's out).

Hitch

You are right they do look good, however you first were talking about doing a body on restoration. That's what a lot of the cars in the pics are. Now you are talking about spray painting everything and only taking off the parts that need to be a different color.

Dave

TheSaint

I am going take out the engine thats in the car now and put in a correct SPH 365 hp. And change some seals on the manual transmission. Also have a friend of mine to respray the engine bay and underside of the hood.So it`s going to be a lot of work.

Hitch

How about the front a-arms, trailing arms and rearend? Then you have the brake lines, etc. As someone else said you can open a pandora's box. You need to know how far down the rabbit hole you want to go.

Dave

bweaver999

What is that suspension? Don't recall seeing a spring set up like this. Is it a bolt on replacement?

toddalin

Vette Brakes and Products. Also have a transverse for the front.

http://www.vbandp.com/detail.aspx?ID=485

TheSaint

I just suppose to get a result like this it must have been sprayed on and not used a brush?It really looks the way i would like to have my car done

Hitch

It can be done either way and with out a lot of parts removal however the best way would be remove and refurb as many parts as you can and paint them separately. My frame was done with a foam brush and doesn't have any lines in it with POR15 top coated with Rustoleum Industrial black. The foam brushes allow the paint to flow out and level.

You can definitely use spray cans however you will need to be careful about overspray. JMO

TheSaint

I will try to look up a foam brush on the net to see how it looks because i have never heard of it before


And i just looked it up so i know what it looks like

vettegozzzz

I basically replaced every component under my car. The only thing not removed was the frame which I cleaned a painted before reassembly of the suspension. Any parts that were'nt replaced where cleaned and painted. The engine was rebuilt, TKO600 5spd, VBP suspension, offset trailing arms, Duntov differential, new brake rotors, brake lines, ebrake, calipers and all new power steering parts and hoses. I'm just finishing up a 2 1/2 year body-on restoration, which I had orignally planned to do in one winter.

Talk about a Pandora's Box, I could'nt agree more. If I'd known I was going to go this far It might have made more sense to pull the body. Anyway I'm happy with the results, my goal was to have a nice clean driver because that's what I do with my vettes.

shemp

Here are some before and afters Shemp

vettegozzzz

Nice job Shemp, Absolutely worth the effort. I did'nt take before pics of my car cause it was so ugly. Ever notice when you have nice car, people always look underneath???

TheSaint

Here it is i found it

TheSaint

shemp Do you feel any difference when it comes to the rear sway bar at the rear of your car?

TheSaint

After i have painted the undercarriage i still have to paint the spring,rear axle and springs silver.
I know the shocks is supposed to be painted gray. Wich other parts is supposed to be gray?

I have to clean the exhaust pipes that is supposed to be stainless steel. Cant say they look like stainless steel but the rust y stuff can be easy wiped off using thinner and a cloth

bmcnitt

Dave,

I dont know if your still following this thread but I was wondering if you brushed on the Rustoleum Industrial Black Gloss also or was it sprayed. I know you can brush the POR 15 on. I want to try some spot painting with a brush now that I will have my front suspension off. Do you need the top coat? I guess you are basically using the POR 15 as a primer? I think some people just use POR 15 with no primer and no top coat, not sure. I tried orange POR 15 on my intake and it didnt work out that well.

Brian

robert miller

Great job man would you like to do it again.

BOB WINSKI

If you use POR 15 make sure you have the proper breathing mask on.

TheSaint

I am planning on using POR 15 when doing the grey parts. So thanks i will use a breathing mask

boxster99t

Shemp, nice work. Seeing your before pictures, tells me I won't be even thinking about messing with my original frame on my 67, for a long, long time. Doesn't look like your after, but it's a long, long way from your "before" shots