68 4-door "Sleeper"

Here is what I have to report today...

1. I ordered a new coil since one of the coils was damaged in the accident. (The truck that I got the engine from was hit hard in the front end.)

2. I also ordered a new dip stick. The dip stick that was damaged had the "T" handle broken off.

Today, I started to painting the AlterKtion kit... I used KBS coatings "Rust Seal". There is something strange about the KBS "Rust Seal". I think it must be a moisture-cured urethane coating. Here is why I think so...

For one thing, the label mentions "isocyanate". Right away, that makes me think urethane.

Second, if you happen to get any on your skin, you might as well wait until the skin comes off. It's sort of like getting that "Great Stuff" urethane foam on your skin. It's on there until the skin comes off.

Also, I tried to make it cure out quicker by putting it under a heat lamp but, it doesn't speed it up.

One thing I don't like about KBS Rust Seal is that no matter how well you clean the surface, you still get fish eyes.

So much for me sounding off...

Here is today's report.

I broke out the sand blaster and blasted the front suspension mounting points. It had some thick and crusty rust that I needed to remove before applying KBS Rust Seal. BTW, KBS Rust Seal lays out really nice to sand blasted metal.

Here is the AlterKtion with a coat of KBS Rust Seal.


I sandblasted the area around the front suspension mounting points and then coated it with KBS Rust Seal.


While I had the KBS Rust Seal out, I went ahead and coated the pulley on the engine. I used a brush for this one.


One more thing... I bought paint that was supposed to match the OEM finish. However, I must have given the wrong paint code or something because, that paint looks like Army green. (check out the trunk paint from a previous post) I can't handle that. If I painted the whole car that color, I might as well put a big white star on the door. Since I am changing colors, I have decided to paint it something that will "POP". (It's so hot to say "POP" right now)

I am thinking a metallic blue that I had on my SRT-4 Neon from a few years ago.


I am also thinking, perhaps, a metallic brownish-orange. I have seen a Volvo with a pretty nice looking factory brownish-orange paint job.


Any suggestions on color?

Since I am putting the Hemi in, I am going to have to modify the fenderwells. I am using TinCup as my inspiration.

Here is what he did...


Here is my plan... I am going to cut along the dotted line and weld in some sheet metal.