Gagster's 71 Swinger
So, I've been negligent in my duties to post car pr0n. Partly that's because the stuff I've worked on isn't terribly photogenic. Partly it's because I've had other priorities, and partly it's because when I have worked on the big, easy to photograph parts it's been really slow going.
Small stuff, stuff I didn't get many pics of:
Dash:
Disassembled dash, disassembled gauge cluster, disassembled gauges, cleaned them, re-painted the needles, reassembled the cluster, painted the dash, ash tray, and glove box hinge
Misc parts:
blasted and painted hood latch, horn brackets, horns, blower motor ring, battery tray and brace, bumper jack, some little rod doodad that I don't know what it is, maybe a couple other bits that I'm forgetting right now
Doors - the last of the body and paint!
Stripped all the guts out of my doors, primed both doors, both sides each, painted the interior exposed metal bits of both doors black to match the newly painted dash, filler skim coat, sand, high-build, sand, high-build, sand and several coats of green on the driver's door. This came out great. One of the best panels on the car. Passenger's door was totally caved in, creased up, metal munched in one spot. I beat the worst of the dents out with a 5lb sledge and a chunk of 2x4, did some hammer and dolly to smooth some of the easier bits, then filled that door with about a half-gallon of mud. It's a sculpture to be sure, but then I always knew I was going to have to replace this door eventually. This was really just an adventure in playing with bondo. The whole thing will get junked eventually.
Driver's door is on the car. Passenger door still needs a bit more sanding, some epoxy primer and then it'll get some green paint and get hung.
Pics of the driver's door in place really show the difference between the body which only got one coat versus the door that got several. That's ok. Once the parts are all about how I want them, the whole car will get scuffed and a few more coats of green anyway.
Bare with me, guys. This is my first ever body and paint work. I recon I'll have to redo a bunch of it eventually if I want it to be nice.
(EDIT: It was almost dark when we took these. In real light it looks a lot more flourescent. More like an actual Limelight. In this "nearly dusk" light the car looks like I painted it "SplitPeaSoupLight")
Got the right fender extension on finally. It's just a test fit because all the studs are broke off the back of it. :(
And last but far from least, I had Mrs. Halfront add a nice touch to my emblems. I need to buy her a good set of miniatures brushes so she can trim them out with a fresh coat of black around the edges, but this should give you an idea where we're going with it.
Still saving up for the headers and motor mounts to put the firebreathing 440 in the old girl. In the meantime, I've got my firewall gasket kit and my heater box kit from DMT so I'll work on some more boring stuff. As long as I get my new headliner in and all the glass in place before nasty weather, I'm happy. :D
So, I've been negligent in my duties to post car pr0n. Partly that's because the stuff I've worked on isn't terribly photogenic. Partly it's because I've had other priorities, and partly it's because when I have worked on the big, easy to photograph parts it's been really slow going.
Small stuff, stuff I didn't get many pics of:
Dash:
Disassembled dash, disassembled gauge cluster, disassembled gauges, cleaned them, re-painted the needles, reassembled the cluster, painted the dash, ash tray, and glove box hinge
Misc parts:
blasted and painted hood latch, horn brackets, horns, blower motor ring, battery tray and brace, bumper jack, some little rod doodad that I don't know what it is, maybe a couple other bits that I'm forgetting right now
Doors - the last of the body and paint!
Stripped all the guts out of my doors, primed both doors, both sides each, painted the interior exposed metal bits of both doors black to match the newly painted dash, filler skim coat, sand, high-build, sand, high-build, sand and several coats of green on the driver's door. This came out great. One of the best panels on the car. Passenger's door was totally caved in, creased up, metal munched in one spot. I beat the worst of the dents out with a 5lb sledge and a chunk of 2x4, did some hammer and dolly to smooth some of the easier bits, then filled that door with about a half-gallon of mud. It's a sculpture to be sure, but then I always knew I was going to have to replace this door eventually. This was really just an adventure in playing with bondo. The whole thing will get junked eventually.
Driver's door is on the car. Passenger door still needs a bit more sanding, some epoxy primer and then it'll get some green paint and get hung.
Pics of the driver's door in place really show the difference between the body which only got one coat versus the door that got several. That's ok. Once the parts are all about how I want them, the whole car will get scuffed and a few more coats of green anyway.
Bare with me, guys. This is my first ever body and paint work. I recon I'll have to redo a bunch of it eventually if I want it to be nice.
(EDIT: It was almost dark when we took these. In real light it looks a lot more flourescent. More like an actual Limelight. In this "nearly dusk" light the car looks like I painted it "SplitPeaSoupLight")
Got the right fender extension on finally. It's just a test fit because all the studs are broke off the back of it. :(
And last but far from least, I had Mrs. Halfront add a nice touch to my emblems. I need to buy her a good set of miniatures brushes so she can trim them out with a fresh coat of black around the edges, but this should give you an idea where we're going with it.
Still saving up for the headers and motor mounts to put the firebreathing 440 in the old girl. In the meantime, I've got my firewall gasket kit and my heater box kit from DMT so I'll work on some more boring stuff. As long as I get my new headliner in and all the glass in place before nasty weather, I'm happy. :D
