To get the car ready to paint, I had to remove the hood and front fenders which gave me the opportunity to create an access panel in the passenger side inner fender panel so that I could get to the … Continue reading
As luck would have it or not, somewhat by accident I found a 1940 Ford Convertible project car on eBay. From the photos and the discription of the car it looked like all of the initial body work had been … Continue reading
After the high build had cured for a day or so, I guide coated the repaired areas and all of the trim pieces and then wet sanded them with 400P. I am happy to say that all went well with … Continue reading
Not only did I find some high spots that I had to tap down and fill with Easy Sand, but then I found this large box that had all of the interior trim pieces that I had epoxied quite a … Continue reading
I cannot tell you how happy I was to get to this stage of the project! At this point, I have the body panels as straight and flat as I can get them, and now it is time to remove … Continue reading
Last weekend we went down to the valley to attend a birthday party for a good friend of ours so I was not able to get back to sanding the PPG K38 High Build primer until late Monday when I … Continue reading
A good friend of mine, who is a swap meet master, found a roof rack for me at the Glendale swap meet. It is the same one that he has on his 1966 Impala wagon. I think it was originally … Continue reading
My new dash guages came last Friday! The dash gauges have been an on going issue with me. The original gauges are in pretty bad shape and needed to either be rebuilt or replaced. Rebuilding is an expensive option and … Continue reading
Over the past couple of years I have been looking for a chrome roof rack for the wagon. I saw one on a ’56 Dodge wagon at the 2010 NHRA Hot Rod Reunion at Bakersfield. I then saw one on … Continue reading
After once again primering the entire wagon with epoxy to seal all of the metal that was exposed during the leveling process, it was time to lay down 2 coats of high build 2K primer and then block it down … Continue reading