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Ok, I lied. The car didn't got moved to the other side of the garage until Monday.
One of the perks of being an outspoken petrolhead in a world of nerds, it that when a friend of a friend has a ticket for Formula One grand prix of Montreal to give away, they know who to call.
So yeah, went to the Grand Prix Sunday. To be frank I wasn't that impressed. Much due to the new turbo rules. Cars sound tamed and weak, despite being faster that ever.
I stayed for 20 laps or so and made it home. Cool to see but would have regretted to put 300$ or so in a ticket.
Back to the car.
Here's one of the tools I like.
It's cute, silent and carbon neutral!
I prefer hand tool when dealing with fiberglass, you can screw up so quickly with power tools.
I removed the head, replaced the body with a bolt, and here's the tool I'm using to locate the holes for the bracket.
I place the bracket in its position then hand drill a guide hole frombehind.
And here are the brackets installed, mere half and hour spent on those.
Just to put in perspective the work on the driver side door jamb, it looked pretty much like the passenger side :
Allright, it's been a while since I last updated.
Worry not, I did not snooze, and it's been a pretty productive period given how hot is the garage.
I usually slow down during the summer, but this time, the sight of sort of milestone in front, I kept going as fast is possible.
I'm sweating on an industrial scale, but I stay sanding happy
First, summer is garage cleaning season and I could score a couple of good deals.
The shield pack was 40$, for sure it's C3's, but I don't even know if I have all the brackets. Heck, that will be for when I'm bored with the bodywork.
Trims when 70$, my current top windshield trim is a sorry azz flimsy repro, and the T-top pillar trim, one of the last original interior trim is on it's last leg.
The spinner were 40$, they are massive. I'll have to figure out with my machinist how to make them fit, but I'm sure it will look badass.
Ok, now the actual work.
Final mud for the rear:
I'm almost to the point I could let it go to the paint booth.
Of course I won't, but I could, and that's a comforting feeling.
Next up it the taillights. There is a lot in standby on this side, the clear bubble cover molding, the led plates, the driver box. Sometimes I think I'm high on bodywork because I don't want to think about this.
I've checked on ebay, and angel light are maturing. They now come in several diameter and color, and include covers. I may buy one of those to find out how bright they are and see if they can make a proper taillight.
Last thing I want to make is something annoying or unsafe.
Beside the taillight, there is the slanted back window, so far I'm in for it, this gonna be tricky.
Coming along nicely... Bet you have a mountain of dust on the floor every night!!!
Rogman
Thanks Rogman.
Lost of dust indeed.
I'm dreaming about when it goes to the paint booth.
At that time I'll tear down the whole garage, clean it to the core and build something more of a Corvette room rather than a resto garage, no more dust for Zeus' sake.
Making some great progress there Denis was just thinking about you and your project the other day, good to see you're hard at it. I do know what you mean about the heat in the garage, I just did a head and cam swap in mine, was sweating my booty off, drank lot's of water and kept at it...
Thanks guys.
For sure I'm hard at it, after all the years it became a no brainer, it as to be finished.
I feel lucky nothing is getting on my way, like it's happening to many, yeah I'm thinking about you Rogman.
Let's be honest, I'm not sure anymore I can hit the paintbooth before winter.
But it's ok, I have a winter full of wild mods in my head.
Bon tu la finis ta mergez ou bien??? 8)
When do you believe it will be complete (unless you think you'll always improve it here or there - in which case when will she be road-ready, with the full makeup paint on) ?
Bon tu la finis ta mergez ou bien??? 8)
When do you believe it will be complete (unless you think you'll always improve it here or there - in which case when will she be road-ready, with the full makeup paint on) ?
You're right thinking I will probably never stop fiddling with it, but I'm afraid I now have to say she won't be road worthy before next spring.
06-11-2014, 09:34 PM
was just thinking about you and your project the other day, good to see you're hard at it. I do know what you mean about the heat in the garage, I just did a head and cam swap in mine, was sweating my booty off, drank lot's of water and kept at it...
