Mk1 getting some glitter back... by fredybender

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1-18-10

No, not there yet...
A little more teasing 
Basecoat:



Clearcoat

1-19-10

Bad news just came in...
The picture after the clearcoat was taken minutes after all of the clear coats were applied...
He just called me up, and told me that there was a reaction that happened during curing; As he put it in words, it looked like crystallization occurred in the clear coats...
He has to sand down the whole car, and do the paint job from scratch...
Looks like a few more weeks before seeing it again...
I had my plans all laid out for the return this week end, to fit all kinds of parts, including the engine, direction, and whole lot more, I hope that it won't hurt me too much for Cincy, as my month of February is work ,work, work...

1-21-10

I think the coolest part of the build is about to take place...
I talked with the painter, and he pulled it off:
Car is ready for pick up as I am writing this...

A few challenges:
1- Snow & salt on the roads right now, and no glass, on the car...
My driveway steep (going into my basement) and its covered in ice... Kind of risky doing that by myself... Since I have no brakes, and steering is not installed either...
Oh well, I had tougher challenges!
I managed to get almost all of last orders in; just need my Braille battery, and still waiting for my carpet to come in ( Larry, any news ? )
A few if the "goodies"
ABF Alternator set-up
NOS under dash cover drivers side
NOS "S" drivers side mirror
rad
Heater core rad, misc OEM trinkets
Redline Weber top mount linkage
etc...

My son is away this week end, but I need to attend his tournament on saturday (I'm first aid behind the bench) So I'm going to try my best to work my bu** off and picture whore as much as I can...

Just a few p4c