Aaron's 76 Type LT Project

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thanks!

I got the blasted pieces primed but still need to do the back sides of some pieces. I also got the hood and passenger side door sprayed in Slick Sand. I hope to get the trunk lid and the driver door sprayed in Slick Sand on Monday after 48 hour cure time

2-16-2015

I got the other door, trunk lid, tulip panel and one of the headlight buckets sprayed with Slick Sand this morning. I began replacing the patch on the other fender so both of them should be done soon. The spoiler pieces are almost stripped so I can begin fixing the dings and cracks in all the fiberglass pieces.

A funny (looking back anyway) thing happened today. I was stripping paint off the spoiler pieces and set one of the smaller pieces off to the side and did a few welds on the fender and all of a sudden I felt a burst of heat. One of the sparks hit the spoiler end and it just ignited into flames. I kicked it into the driveway and sprayed it down so no harm, no foul. Remember kids - paint remover is flammable

2-19-2015

I got the face of the pass side patch welded up and began grinding down the welds. I took my sweet time doing it to but it turned out well.



The driver side with welds ground down is shown below. I have to weld the outer edges with particular focus placed on the wheel well. I ended up leaving the original lip and then cut it to fit the patch lip. These patches leave a lot to be desired in terms of thickness and the outer edges but they will work.

I should be able to get the fenders re-primed this weekend and then I can begin the filler work. The goal is to get the fenders and the fiberglass pieces all primed this weekend. Once everything is primed and sprayed with Slick Sand (as needed) then I can start blocking.

2-21-2015

Long but productive day. Got the fender patches welded completely so now I need to media blast those areas and spray epoxy primer. I hope it's warm enough tmro but I have no control over that.

I repaired all the cracks in the fiberglass pieces so I will look to finish those up tmro. I only had a handful of minor repairs to make so it shouldn't be a big deal. Then I can spray those pieces with epoxy primer.

I started block sanding the doors and the trunk lid in 100 grit. I have already decided I will spray another 1-2 coats of Slick Sand on these panels to really get them dialed in. I had some tiny burn through spots to bare metal so I will have to touch those spots up, perhaps just brush it on.

I will post some pics tmro  Now it's Miller time.

2-22-2015

I was in a blocking mood today, so I blocked both doors, the trunk lid and the hood. I blocked everything except the hood to 150 and the hood to 100. I am going to stop at 150 and spray 1-2 coats of Slick Sand to really dial in these panels. The hood I can probably focus on the middle section since the valleys look really good after the first cut.

I got the fender patches sprayed in epoxy so I can begin filler work in 48 hours. I will address the fiberglass pieces in the next few days while I wait for the epoxy to cure.

2-26-2015

Been working on the fender filler work the last few days. I have only sanded the filler with 80 grit to shape it and need to apply another skim coat before hitting it with 180. I should be able to knock down more filler and be left with a fairly thin coat. The right side of the driver fender has a little more filler from when I got the fender and door faces lined up.

I will get these done in the next few days and then resprayed with epoxy on Sunday before spraying Slick Sand. I will likely mount the fenders when I block them.

2-27-2015

I never said WHEN in April

Once the doors, fenders and hood are in 2k and sanded then it should move pretty quickly. I am going to re-spray the doors and trunk lid in SS this weekend and re-block and hopefully they will be ready for 2k. They are close already but I want to be sure.

Unfortunately I have to spray the fenders and hood (small spot) with epoxy which means waiting another 48 hours to spray those with SS. There might be some mornings I do some blocking before work. Even an hour here and there adds up.

The front fiberglass pieces need very minor work and then I can spray them in epoxy and then probably just 2k primer. I don't think those pieces need Slick Sand. The spoiler pieces and mirrors are at the very bottom of the list.

2-28-2015

I got the doors, trunk lid and tulip panel re-sprayed in Slick Sand. I only did two medium coats since the panels were pretty good before, so I will have plenty of material to work with. The doors look really good after the re-spray so I am thinking those will block out nicely. I worked on the fender filler work some more and almost have that done. I will re-spray with epoxy tomorrow so I can get Slick Sand sprayed on them Tues or Wed night.

I decided to re-do the AC delete panel and the dash. The delete panel had some minor imperfections that were bugging me so I filled them in and sanded the panel down. I was also not happy with the dash and the satin black paint. After deliberation I am going to spray the entire dash/cowl area with color/clear. Some people say the glare can be an issue but others who've sprayed their dash in color/clear have no issues. I guess I can wear sunglasses

I feel like I am in a good groove now and can begin to see the faintest bit of light at the end of the body work tunnel.

3-1-2015

Thanks man, me too

I got the doors and trunk lid blocked down to 220, so they are all ready for 2k primer, which is a very good thing. Once a panel is in 2k it will sand down quickly. It was too cold to prime the fenders and hood so I will try tomorrow night. I have plenty of other stuff to keep me busy.

I secured the doors to my stands using some bungee cords, which worked very well.



The door blocked with 100 - I leave a little peel for the next grit (180).



A door finished in 220



Trunk lid finished in 220