1967 ss/rs resto/mod

[Too Many Projects]

Been a long since an update. I did metal work both of the doors back to something acceptable and then layed on the filler. With the help of my body guy, they are quite decent. I should take some pics...
I didn't have time to work on this for the past several months and only recently started giving it some attention. The trunk has been done except for caulk for a long time and I, finally, did that Sunday and painted it today. I REALLY don't like painting black. It's so difficult to see coverage and stripping and in the trunk was especially bad. I knew I had to do something to get the overspray out quickly to see what I was doing, so rigged up my air cleaner to the window.




I sealed off the other openings in the body so it would draw air thru the trunk and it worked great. I sprayed 24 oz of paint in there and this is the mask I wore. No black paint to speak of on it.





I used my little 9 oz touch up gun and with the hose attached was still too tall to really work easily in there. I need to find a 90 degree adapter for the end of the gun to turn the filter/regulator 90 degrees.





Paint is only about 15 minutes old, so still rather shiny. It dulls down to a very nice semi gloss when cured.

[Zman1969]

Great job Mitch your so close now! wished you lived closer lol

[Too Many Projects]

Still plugging along, slowly. I've never been happy about the large gap between the trunk lid and tail panel on these cars, so took a length of 1/8" wire and welded it across the lip.






Inside...



Initial knockdown with grinder...



Then hand filed to shape and test fitting on car.



Cut the ends and welded the rest up, ground and hand filed again after this.

[Too Many Projects]

Then it was time to get the inner structure of the doors and trunk lid scuffed, caulked and primed with epoxy.









Little bit of filler work needed on the lip extension, but not bad.



2.5 hours later and 2 coats, they are ready to sit under the baking heater and cure. I let the first coat gas out for over an hour, as my shop is only 65 degrees and the paint layed out nicely.



This is my drying system. I line them up right under the indirect heater and leave them alone for 2-3 days. Later this week, they will get jammed with COLOR !!

[Too Many Projects]

Ya, Mon, we be jammin'...

[69M22Z]

Looks great!!

[Lynn]

Mitch: Don't you know you are supposed to just cover all that up, paint it all purdy, then flip it to some unsuspecting newbie?

[L_e_e]

I spy with my little eye a Marantz 2226?

[dustinm]

Well Mitch, you posted that at 11:13, I expect you have it all fixed by now?

[big gear head]

Wow, too bad that isn't a '67 Chevelle. I've got a perfect dash for one of those.