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Wed May 10, 2017 8:03 pm

Dark Earth wrote: I settled on Rustoleum flat khaki camouflage paint for the Dark Earth color.

It's a little bit lighter than I thought it would be, but I like it.

gonna do the whole car this color? i was looking into something similar for mine id be interested to see how it turns out.

Wed May 10, 2017 8:46 pm

bikesndbugs wrote: gonna do the whole car this color? i was looking into something similar for mine id be interested to see how it turns out.

Eventually I'll have the whole car painted this color. I might go with dark gray primer, flat black, or bedliner for the fenders though. My build is going very slow. You'll probably have yours painted before me 8-[

Thu May 11, 2017 8:25 am

Thanks for all the details on this build. Looks great so far!

That engine stand and hydraulic table work great together.

Thu May 11, 2017 8:52 am

Cul-tech wrote: Thanks for all the details on this build. Looks great so far!

That engine stand and hydraulic table work great together.

Thanks Cul-tech !!

Fri May 12, 2017 3:37 pm

Great work so far! I love that color and was originally going to paint my baja a flat tan, but decided to go with a different color.

Fri May 12, 2017 3:58 pm

Ruger59 wrote: Great work so far! I love that color and was originally going to paint my baja a flat tan, but decided to go with a different color.

Thanks Ruger59 !! I'll be following your build to see what color you go with on your baja.

Tue May 23, 2017 7:08 pm

I took out the two remaining windows. The rear window area has a little bit of rust where the window rubber seats.

The right rear quarter window had gloss black paint where the window rubber seated. Unfortunately it was all bubbled up. I scraped the paint and it flaked right off. Look what I found underneath.

Wed May 24, 2017 7:05 pm

I cleaned the rust out of all the crevices using diamond burr bits. The pointed ones pulverize the rust into powder. Rubbing alchohol on a paper towel lifts it right up.

Then I filled the rust holes with weld and ground them down fairly smooth.

The right rear quarter window rust holes are going on the back burner for now.

Thu May 25, 2017 9:24 pm

I've done the same sort of work on a vintage Shelby Mustang Trans Am race car with history and a vintage Alfa Romeo race car.

I like to use solder ("lead"). Weld in areas like that can be a 'B' to shape.

Thu May 25, 2017 9:47 pm

dustymojave wrote: I've done the same sort of work on a vintage Shelby Mustang Trans Am race car with history and a vintage Alfa Romeo race car.

I like to use solder ("lead"). Weld in areas like that can be a 'B' to shape.

It's definitely been a 'B' to shape. I haven't done any lead work, but I've heard of it. I'm kind of shocked how much rust was under the window glass rubber. You'd think the rubber would keep the moisture out. Luckily I'm just working on a baja. It'll never be in any shows. 8-[

Thu May 25, 2017 9:54 pm

Once the rubber starts getting old and shrinks, water gets in under the edge and then is slow to dry. Old cracked window seals are the demon here.

Fri May 26, 2017 7:14 am

dustymojave wrote: Once the rubber starts getting old and shrinks, water gets in under the edge and then is slow to dry. Old cracked window seals are the demon here.

I chopped those demon window seals up with a razor knife to get the windows out. I'm grinding all the rust pockets, welding all the rust holes up, priming and painting, and installing all new rubber. I hope that will stop rust from forming in the future.

Mon May 29, 2017 8:34 pm

Great work! Keep it up!

Tue May 30, 2017 5:02 am

Mykul wrote: Great work! Keep it up!

Thanks Mykul !!

Wed Jun 07, 2017 7:30 pm

I plan to install the smaller euro style headliner, similar to this one, that only covers the center section of the interior roof.

I won't be using any of the stock headliner clips and I don't want to get snagged by any of them so I cut them off.

At the bottom of the door jamb I cut the headliner clips off the little strip that is spot welded and mig welded to the sandwiched metal structure.

Two separate parts of the body mate together here so I had to be careful to only remove metal from the short headliner clip strip. I ground away the metal around the welds.

I then sanded the welds down smooth.

I added a few tacks just in case I weakened things by removing the little clip strip.

I cut the headliner clips that run up the door jamb with a cutoff wheel.

I ground the remainder of the headliner clip metal flush to the metal it mates with.

It blended together with the overlapping metal at the bottom of the door jamb.

Above the door I cut off some more headliner clips.

I just ground the remaining metal off.

I cut the headliner clips near the rear window and ground them down smooth.

I still have the other side to finish. :roll:

Fri Jun 09, 2017 4:30 pm

I've planned for a headliner like that since the early 1970s. I still haven't done it yet though. Still my idea of how it should be done.

Sat Jun 10, 2017 10:32 am

dustymojave wrote: I've planned for a headliner like that since the early 1970s. I still haven't done it yet though. Still my idea of how it should be done.

I like the metal look a lot too. I won't be putting a dash pad on either.

Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:22 pm

To me a good Bug is like a good woman...Looks best bare.

Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:32 am

dustymojave wrote: To me a good Bug is like a good woman...Looks best bare.

Ha ha ha ... You have a good point there.

Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:59 am

looks like i'm definitely not the only one giving the interior a fresh coat of paint and leaving it bare! :D i've also shaved the clips off of mine, but rather than a cloth European style headliner i'm just hitting the recessed portion with black rubberized coating. i hate having a headliner in an offroad vehicle. collects too much dust, and never looks clean again after the first 100 miles of dirt road. the rest will be red, grey carpet, black seats and door panels. i look forward to seeing your build progress!