High Altitude Vette

I almost wish my interior was stripped down that far..almost..
I really want to start completely over with it..but what a job.
Keep the pics coming, it is great motivation for those of us too lazy to do anything.
Gary

SuperBuickGuy

nicely done

Ranger24

"Covered one side of those disks with construction aluminum tape."

That's a damn good idea...I have a bunch of holes that will need to be filled due to some mods I've made, which are similar to your planned changes. Nice work on the floor and FW.

RBrid

Thanks Gary - If I can do it, you can too. Well, check back in 2019 to see if I can actually put it all back together.

Thanks - looking forward to showing off next time you stop by.

Thanks Ranger - I was able to unstick those cardboard discs easily. Good luck with your fiberglassing.

Here are a couple pictures of the painted firewall.

jr73

Dang RBird I'd hate to cover that up

alconk

Very nice!! Good work!

RBrid

Thanks guys . I'm aiming for a 'racer' look, so no carpet & maybe just floor mats. A good part of the gray paint will be visible.

13611

That turned out great!!!

RBrid

Thanks Jason!

I have been working on the engine side of the firewall for over a month now. About 60 hours to fiberglass holes, cover them with VPA, removing the excess of the original panel adhesive, filling gaps between panels, making everything smooth like a baby's butt with VPA. It's almost ready for a coat of epoxy primer now - That will happen next year when the temperatures are more friendly. Attached are some pictures.

Thanks for taking a peek.

SB64

Hi Rbrid, the inside looks great and it looks like you have the fire wall prepped and ready to paint. Should look just like the inside when done. Very Nice!!
ZIO

FLYNAVY30

subscribed! This is equally motivating and terrifying as I just started gutting the interior on my '69 today.....build thread to follow. Great work!!

RBrid

Thanks ZIO & FLYNAVY30 - I appreciate it. I'm telling you, those concave surfaces are very time consuming.
Good luck with your respective projects.

FLYNAVY30

love the race car look.....are you going to do the under hood in the same gray as the interior?

jr73

bingo

RBrid

Exactly

Andy Tuttle

RBrid - just ran into your post and signing on! Great work thus far and expect it to finish that way as well. You made me think here as I have not put any lock tight on anything yet that I have touched. I am not too far along so I can go back and catch that yet. Appreciate your persistence at doing at little each night. Gotta get that down myself! Keep it up!

High Altitude Vette

Man that firewall is looking good!
Gay

RBrid

Thank you gentleman! This week I have been working on the windshield wipers area, starting to prep the fiberglass for primer.
Using a thick strip of steel as a guide, I ground down the excess fiberglass along the edge of the front clip. I also got rid of the excess panel adhesive, and finally have done a lot of scrubbing with lacquer thinner. Next step is to apply VPA to fill in gouges and straighten things out, and lots of sanding.

doorgunner

Lots of work there.....it is looking great.

SB64

Really a nice clean job. I know that took a lot of effort on your part. Very nice job.
ZIO