65' Boise Barricuda new project, new member
Here is a link to my first group of messages, so there is some continuity in my thread.
Since I last posted info about my progress, I have done a couple of things....I started with the trunk. Since it was filthy and could be worked on easily, I thought that I would polish up at least one part of my new baby.
As you can see, the trunk was pretty crusty. No real rust eaten through yet, so it looked like a good thing to get done. I picked up an abrasive disc for my drill and got to work. I cleaned up all of the surface rust, pulled out the plugs and ordered a full replacement set. I primed the trunk area and picked up some bomb cans of what turned out to be a green trunk splatter paint along with a can of undercoating spray for the insides of the fender wells at Napa. That trunk paint has a lot of solids, so it took quite a few (7) cans of paint to get a good finish. I am really pleased with the results.
I finished the trunk splatter paint, masked off the trunk area and got to work on the filler panel. Took off the latches, oiled them up and buffed them out. Cleaned the muck off the bumpers and sprayed the entire back panel and trunk hinge satin black. Even though you won't see most of this stuff when the car is done. it feels good to put a finish on some part of the car.
Since this might be the last nice driving day I have before I put the car up for the winter, I had my daughter's boyfriend help me de-grease the engine bay, add some Sta-Bil and Seafoam to the gas tank and take one good last, drive around town in order to get the additives into the fuel system adequately.
By the way, I really need a trunk prop and new trunk hinges for the car. If anyone knows where I can get those without getting bent over by the repro parts guys, that would be nice!
That's Jake, my daughter's boyfriend, I call him Ringo. He's a bit of a cowboy, but a great kid who is excited about helping me work on the car....I'm glad to have his youthful enthusiasm around. Here is a picture of Jake and my daughter taking a final drive around the block before we put the Cuda up for the winter.
I'll talk to you guys later!
1st Question Instrument cluster removal
Here is a link to my first group of messages, so there is some continuity in my thread.
Since I last posted info about my progress, I have done a couple of things....I started with the trunk. Since it was filthy and could be worked on easily, I thought that I would polish up at least one part of my new baby.
As you can see, the trunk was pretty crusty. No real rust eaten through yet, so it looked like a good thing to get done. I picked up an abrasive disc for my drill and got to work. I cleaned up all of the surface rust, pulled out the plugs and ordered a full replacement set. I primed the trunk area and picked up some bomb cans of what turned out to be a green trunk splatter paint along with a can of undercoating spray for the insides of the fender wells at Napa. That trunk paint has a lot of solids, so it took quite a few (7) cans of paint to get a good finish. I am really pleased with the results.
I finished the trunk splatter paint, masked off the trunk area and got to work on the filler panel. Took off the latches, oiled them up and buffed them out. Cleaned the muck off the bumpers and sprayed the entire back panel and trunk hinge satin black. Even though you won't see most of this stuff when the car is done. it feels good to put a finish on some part of the car.
Since this might be the last nice driving day I have before I put the car up for the winter, I had my daughter's boyfriend help me de-grease the engine bay, add some Sta-Bil and Seafoam to the gas tank and take one good last, drive around town in order to get the additives into the fuel system adequately.
By the way, I really need a trunk prop and new trunk hinges for the car. If anyone knows where I can get those without getting bent over by the repro parts guys, that would be nice!
That's Jake, my daughter's boyfriend, I call him Ringo. He's a bit of a cowboy, but a great kid who is excited about helping me work on the car....I'm glad to have his youthful enthusiasm around. Here is a picture of Jake and my daughter taking a final drive around the block before we put the Cuda up for the winter.
I'll talk to you guys later!