Category Archives: hood

Finished Paint and Final Assembly

Posted on March 3, 2014 by dan 1 Comment

Since the last post a lot of work has been done, although it is not always really obvious from looking.  I’ve spent a lot of time on the engine with the builder on the phone, doing a net meeting and … Continue reading →

Body Paint, Carpet, Cockpit, Ground strap, hood, Mirrors, Radiator, Roll Bars, Seat Belts, Seats, Speakers, Steering Wheel, Stripes, Trunk, Uncategorized, weatherstrip, Wheels, windshield, wiper

Body Paint, Wet Sanding, Stereo, Masking for Stripes

Posted on December 21, 2013 by dan Leave a comment

On May 19th I got the car over to Dave Dante.  He wanted to do the initial body work with the body still on the chassis to make sue he got panel-panel edges and contours correct.  I did a bit … Continue reading →

Body Paint, bulb seal, Cockpit, Dash, E-brake boot, hood, sanding, scoop, Seat Belts, Seat heaters, Seats, Shifter boot, Speakers, Stereo, Stripes, Trunk, windshield

Body, Stripes Test and More

Posted on May 8, 2013 by dan Leave a comment

After a vacation break, generic ailment I got back to work.  I started with the hood scoop.  I cut off the bulk of the excess on the flange, asthma then used the sander and hand sanding to get the flange … Continue reading →

door, filler, Footbox, hood, J pipes, Radiator, sanding, scoop, Side Exhaust, Stripes, Trunk, windshield, wiper

Fitting Body Panels and More

Posted on April 22, 2013 by dan Leave a comment

My next step was to begin on the body.  I had no knowledge or skill in this, shop so had a friend, Dave Dante, come and teach me the basics.  With his help I knew enough to get started.  There … Continue reading →

door, filler, Heater vents, heater-defroster, hood, sanding, scoop, Seats, Trunk

Begin Body Work

Posted on February 18, 2013 by dan Leave a comment

Now that all the electrical is done (except for the horns), ask I can start work on completing the sheet metal, mind and then move on to body work.  First, medicine I had a few other items to do as … Continue reading →

Aluminum Panels, bulb seal, door, filler, hood, Rage Gold, sanding, scoop, seam, Trunk, weatherstrip, wiper