68' Chevy II build thread

[Crossbreed383]

While those parts cured I took the opportunity to work on the inside floor boards and trunk floor. Being a California car it had very solid floors and trunk
There were maybe 5-6 small pin holes( like most Novas have under driver's side mat) I welded up and then dug out and replaced any worn,cracked seam sealer . Then I painted the floor with a rust preventative.
Then a top coat top was added to simulate the factory red oxide primer .
I figured even though it was to be covered with caret and no one will ever see it I just couldn't bring my self to leave anything untouched at this point .

[Crossbreed383]

So early on I knew I wanted a vinyl roof car .
So that is why in all the pics the roof paint was basically untouched .
The issue was when I fixed the front and rear window channels , I needed to go back and ut some paint down as I wasn't comfortable leaving primer under a vinyl roof ,even if it was catalyzed .
The next project was painting the edges of the roof and window channels black base, clear coat.
I just ended up painted those areas, and then sanded, and feathered the paint back smooth as the vinyl top underlayment will cover any small imperfections. ( actually the roof was amazingly straight )
I forgot to add these earlier, but here is a pic of the trunk floor as well as the inside of the Right rear quarter after repairs and seam sealer.. much better-er ha ha

[Pro Stock John]

Hey Nick!

Looks awesome.

[Crossbreed383]

Next step was letting main body of the car sit out in the sun to bake some more while I took care of some small things.
Decided to paint the inside of the fenders before final painting as well as installed trunk and floor plugs.
Also needed to touch up some seam sealer around the trunk seal area .
Getting close to laying some color soon....

[Crossbreed383]

So I will keep from boring everyone with more sanding pics but basically after the car/panels sat and cured ,I went over and finish wet sanded everything 1 more time to make sure things were straight and to check for any blems.
Then it was time for some color in the door and body jams as well as the underside of the trunk lid and inner areas of the fenders.
Pushed the car out and power cleaned the garage and added paper to the floor .
Everything taped up and ready for some paint !!!!!!!!!
To preface the car was originally Ash Gold body color with Ivy Gold interior from the factory. It had been repainted Black at some point in it's life time, albeit poorly .
Early on I decided Gold wasn't in the cards for a color for me , as the interior choices would be limited as well as so hard to match ,so the decision was made to make a complete color change.
It needed to be a factory 68' color though as I not only wanted an OEM look, but also needed something that worked with a vinyl roof.
So.......................................

[Crossbreed383]

Well finally the day had come for some color.

[Pro Stock John]

Sharp is that Marina Blue or what is it?

[Bill Pritchard]

My guess is either Island Teal or Tripoli Turquoise. Whatever, looks great!

[big gear head]

I love the color!

[downunder1]

Awesome choice of colour, love it.