Bring out your dead - Kman 71 vert build

DorianL · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 1:30 pm Post subject:

: - ))))))))))

Yay!!!!!! Good to see it running again. Always brings a smile to my face. : -)))))))

kman · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 1:05 pm Post subject:

Now that I have a running engine I can get some things done. Installed main wiring harness and firewall mat. heater channel fiber thingys and insulation muffler stuff.

Put a shift print out and piece of blue glass in my wood shift knob. Original center emblem was missing.

All bolts lined up OK and were tightened. Almost cant believe it myself.

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Looks almost inviting in there.

I went with 5 1/2 in wide steel rims, Much better than the narrow rusty ones. I had blasted a couple and it just didn't seem worth the effort.

Basketcase · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 2:19 pm Post subject:

lot's of good progress
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CiderGuy · Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 2:38 pm Post subject:

Lots of progress. Looking really good.

kman · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 7:33 pm Post subject:

Ready to paint it in the morning.

kman · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 7:59 am Post subject:

Well I painted it.

It was a decent morning to paint. A good dew to keep the dust down. Little wind. Not too many bugs. But of course a little of all that. Plus there is my tendency to run the clear which I did. but not till the second coat. So, two coats of color and 4 coats of clear which should give me enough to sand my runs and the dirt, bugs and orange peel out. I hope.

Also I painted over a couple of minor dents, so the good news is I don't have to worry about putting the 1st dent in it. Smile

Rockguard (40% of the roads in my county are dirt roads, and sometimes I get stuck going on one.)

Epoxy sealer

After 1st coat of color (notice I wet the floors a little to keep the dust down)

After 4 coats of clear. and some decent sized runs.

KGCoupe · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:12 am Post subject:

The color is almost as beautiful as it is shiny!
Lookin' good.

ernstben · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 8:23 am Post subject:

That'll be really, really beautiful when it's done! Getting through the paint process is such a huge milestone. Congrats!
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'63 Ghia Coupe Project
'59 Panel Project
'56 Ragtop Project

carl4x4 · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 10:06 am Post subject:

Well done, getting the car in paint is a great motivator !
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kman · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 11:07 am Post subject:

Doh! some of the runs really took off, and a couple of sags developed. I guess I'm used to just putting 2 coats of clear on, and I'm a bit rusty, and the lighting conditions suck when I put the tarps up. Excuses. excuses. I'll be a challenge to get these out without having to reclear. We'll see.

I had an emergency afternoon painting session after having to mix all of the color I had left to paint. It was either prep and paint all this extra stuff or buy more paint. Soooooooo.

Basketcase · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 11:33 am Post subject:

looks great, waaay better than the "professional" that did our car.
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CiderGuy · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:09 am Post subject:

I may have missed it in this thread: How did you come to pick the color for your car?

Looking really good.

kman · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:27 am Post subject:

KGCoupe · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 6:03 am Post subject:

Altema · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:47 pm Post subject:

It's a very interesting color, and I'm anxious to see it driving down the road. Do you have the top for it already?

kman · Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:36 pm Post subject:

kman · Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 12:54 pm Post subject:

I added an electric antenna. A good idea from another thread.

After much sanding and polishing.

swhitcomb · Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:14 pm Post subject:

Great work! Extremely impressive.
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My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
07 Boxster

kman · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:09 pm Post subject:

Question: How do you save money?

Answer: Use the crappy bumpers you have.

The middle section of the rear was so pitted that I blasted it and put silver paint on it. Almost every section has problems, so it is what it is. Here are some pics after taking apart, tapping and drilling broken bolts ,blasting and painting the backsides, and reassembling.

I put rockguard on before painting a lot of the inside of the car but it was still a bit tinny so I got som 50 mill GTMAT and corrected the problem. I like that it isn't printed on the outside. I used about 35 square feet. I taped the seams with aluminum duct tape. They have 80 mill and 110 mill too. Diminishing returns and all. This didn't cost too much.

jakehenes · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:28 am Post subject:

That home paint job looks fantastic! I have done a few and have the opinion that if you put enough clear on you an always sand and buff any runs or bugs. Congrats.
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