HAFRODs 78 Aeroback Salon build

[HAFROD]

Looks like 4 or 5 days of mid 50 degree weather coming Friday. Maybe I can get something done

 

[DRIVEN]

Hope so. The pics/thread ratio of this thread is getting way off track.

 

[HAFROD]

I don't have much space left in my Photobucket (87% full) so not posting the small stuff. Don't really want to pay to upgrade cause they change stuff too much. When I get used to the set up, they move or change things. I get real pissed over that.

 

[HAFROD]

I worked on the deck lid today. I welded up the old trim holes and ground off the clip rivets. It had a ribbed piece of trim along the top. To me, it looked out of place so I shaved it. I sand blasted the underside clean after I removed all the old seam sealer. Both sides are primed. I'll re seam seal it and block the top Saturday.

 

[HAFROD]

The pressure is on. My wife is wanting to trade the cars off ASAP so I got to get it on

 

[HAFROD]

Gotta love Oklahoma weather supposed to be 60 degrees today. Wanting to get the fenders and hood bodyworked and primed

 

[HAFROD]

I spent a few hours on the under side of the hood. It had some dents by the hood light from being moved house to house since 08. Got the entire under hood sanded nice. Got the body work finished on the top side. I found 4 dings after a blocking. Its ready for spot prime on the plastic body filler but want to get the fenders done so I can do it all at once. I hate cleaning my primer gun so much. Hopefully, tomorrow, I'll have them primed. It feels real good having the bodywork stage nearly done. While waiting for the filler to dry today, I blasted my hood spring, hood latch, and its bolts. I painted the bolts satin black, the spring cast coat, and the latch matte nickel. Still got to order an under hood insulator and clips.

 

[rgraboske]

Sounds like good progress

 

[HAFROD]

Son of a &*^%$. When I traded the car off to my buddy a couple years ago, the fenders were not painted. They were still in their original color. He did the paint work on them. Today, I get the fenders on saw horses to sand the inner structure and the paint is flaking off around all the nooks and crannys. Tried to feather edge the flaking paint but no luck. It did not stick very well. So I sand blasted the inner structure to bare metal. What a pain in the *ss

 

[HAFROD]

Fenders and hood primed. Man, what a milestone this has been to get it to this. These and the deck lid will get 180 dry blocked in a couple days and then its time for the black primer that I will wet sand with 400. Depending on weather, might be able to paint it next week 8)