Chassis painting.... part 5

Got the POR15 and first coat of Chassis Black applied to the frame....

 

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

front wheelhouses....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the core support and rear bumper filler reinforcement....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My tubes of seam sealer were dried out so I'll have to order a few new tubes before I can get all the seams sealed up. So I started playing with my front bumper pushbar idea. Dennis Carpenter sent me an email with the dimensions and profile of their 78-79 F series bumper guard, so I made a cardboard template of the guard and got to it....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brought the front bumper home so I can continue to tinker with the template.

 

More to come.....

 

ZEBRA 3 OUT

Chassis painting... part 4

I got the firewall, cowl area and wheelhouses masked and ready for seam sealer...












































































































also inspected the hood hinges and transmission crossmember I had cleaned at the local plating company....




 










































and got the bumper reinforcements, front suspension and steering linkages and front bumper hangers ready to drop off Wednesday to have them cleaned by the platers...

Next weekend plans are to apply the seam sealer and get everything POR15'ed and then shot with first coat of Chassis Black.

Until next time....

ZEBRA 3 OUT

Chassis painting... part 3

Had company this weekend so was a shortened play day Saturday...

I shot the core support with POR15 Self Etching Primer so it can be finish coated with Eastwood Underhood Black....

I also got the front suspension broken down and several parts staged for taking to have acid dipped to clean the rust, grease and grime off of...

























Next week I plan to apply the seam sealer to the rear wheelhouses and to the firewall and cowl areas.

Stay tuned for more....

ZEBRA 3 OUT

Chassis painting... part 2

Today I got the underside of the Tomato painted with POR15 and the first coat of Eastwood Satin Black Chassis paint.... plus I'll be wearing some POR15 freckles for a week or so! Turned out pretty good so far....















 

 

 

Next on the agenda is to apply the seam sealer along the wheelhouses and the joints on the firewall and get those areas painted with POR15 and coated with some chassis black.

More to come....

ZEBRA 3 OUT