front flares and grilles - louvers -- project finally started

[MYBAD79]

It's been a while since the last update. Well... no new photos but I sanded some more and I hope to get it ready for paint this weekend. I am planning on a coat of black epoxy primer/sealer before shooting basecoat, that will show if there are any remaining imperfections.

 

[MYBAD79]

It's done .....


started cleaning out the garage to make some room for this....


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turned out very nice.... I sprayed black base over the grey primer first, then the blue over the black blending into the existing blue.

now the re-assembly can start....

 

[69427]

Looking good Karsten. :thumbs:

 

[MYBAD79]

thanks

it was a entire day worth of work, got done by 9PM ... these 3M respirators are awesome, the fumes were so bad I think I killed all ants and spiders and whatever else was living in my garage LOL

 

[denpo]

Tssss....
You was way too fast.
What the hell are you gonna work on this winter?
:clap::clap::clap::clap:

 

[MYBAD79]

Tssss....
You was way too fast.
What the hell are you gonna work on this winter?
:clap::clap::clap::clap:

my power steering rack, the trailing arm swap and then there's my air cooled VW that hasn't been worked on in over a year....

 

[DeeVeeEight]

That's a lot of progress in a short time! It looks great too, the only problem is that now I am ashamed that I have let my 'Vette sit with so little progress for so long. I guess I better turn off the TV and get off my butt.... Your success has motivated me!

 

[denpo]

That's a lot of progress in a short time! It looks great too, the only problem is that now I am ashamed that I have let my 'Vette sit with so little progress for so long. I guess I better turn off the TV and get off my butt.... Your success has motivated me!

Same for me, doing 75h/week a the moment, and what infuriate me the most is not the lack of sleep :twitch:, but rather the lack of garage time, and Sir Fast-Forward-Karsten is not helping. :hissyfit:

 

[MYBAD79]

hey hey.... keep in mind I started this back in January... took 10 months to get here....

took it outside today:



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now I have to paint the eggcrate grills

 

[Twin_Turbo]

Looking good!! very good.

 

[MYBAD79]

ok, first picture is without the front grilles and emblems...



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Then the '79 re-assembled with grills and emblems.... a few days ago at Starbucks.....


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I'll add a few pics of the side grills ..... stay tuned....

 

[MYBAD79]

side grills:

I can't believe I actually had to get the sandblaster out and blast the old paint off these grills.... stripper just wouldn't do it...



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black epoxy, blue basecoat....
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sanded the fins and re-shot with clearcoat....



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[MYBAD79]

view from the side.... shows the grills better than the other pics

 

[DeeVeeEight]

Really nice work!hoto: Once again I have to get off the sofa and get busy, you put me to shame.

 

[greg75vette]

Wow, those flares look they should have been there from the factory. And the grills fit perfectly. Great work!