Richard Sweet
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Jim, I sure hope you've been rewarding yourself after so many days of accomplishments. I'd say you have earned many steak dinners and chocolate desserts. Enjoy your successes along the way. It's looking good.
1966/'69 A100 Twins Build
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This stuff is like never-sieze... you don't look like the tin man though... not sure what you look like...
Was still on the nippy side yesterday after the storm came through and I sort of took the day off... back at it today... fresh epoxy inside the cab so I an 2k the interior of the cab tomorrow. While that was drying started to wet sand the sides with 400. The sides are ready for a coat of sealer and base/clear. As you perfect your blocking techniques you find you get better and better at sanding it flat uncovering area you thought were flat but were not... there is not one paint job that could not have used one more coat of primer and blocking.... She seems fairly straight
JDMopar
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I only recently found the forum on the SPI site, and was reading all the raves about the Black Diamond sanding blocks. Does the big long block help a lot on the stage you're at now? I would like to have a few of them, I think. 
I only recently found the forum on the SPI site, and was reading all the raves about the Black Diamond sanding blocks. Does the big long block help a lot on the stage you're at now? I would like to have a few of them, I think.
Oh yea!
I only recently found the forum on the SPI site, and was reading all the raves about the Black Diamond sanding blocks. Does the big long block help a lot on the stage you're at now? I would like to have a few of them, I think.
The forum is much better than the FB page. Barry hangs out there and so do old timers that are super helpful.
I can't believe I am here, there are times I thought I it would never end.... RH side and front are ready for sealer coat and color... do the LH side cab top tomorrow and then....
abdywgn
dismantler
all I want for Christmas is a coat of paint, a coat of paint...
Amen!
JDMopar
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It was white at the start of this thread. Are you going back with that, or a different color?
It was really forest green originally. Now SPI Orange with a white band in the middle.
JDMopar
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That will look nice. I have a friend here who had one that was Turquoise with a white band. Looked really good.
Almost went that way... if I was going to keep it I would like have. This needed to be a knock your socks off head turner.. that is the reason for the Weber "6 pak" on the 225 as well. It will turn your head with the color and the sound of that slant will make you want to know more.
moparmat2000
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What's the width on those A100 van axle housings?
C Body.
Time to play the “good enough” card. Room for improvement, for a six figure trailer Queen absolutely, for a knock your socks off car you can still drive it’s at that point and not cry too much if it gets a chip (ok yea you would get emotional). FINALLY time for color. Need to shoot a fresh coat of epoxy on the bottom so I can base clear that too, but not this week.
mygasser
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wow that's straight 
neil.
neil.
Nice hat Jim!
Keeps the sun off me and the car!
340sFastback
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That body looks straight. What engine is going back in the bad boy, small block stroker?
The amazing part is you could see your reflection in the primer.
Sprayed down with water
That's okay, my reflection would look like a funhouse mirror if I did the bodywork.
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