02/16/20 Update.....

I headed to the dealership Saturday and finished making the rear seat armrest brace and then sandblasted it. Learned that 16ga stainless steel is a bit tougher to bend than regular carbon steel but I think I did OK blacksmithing it!

On the Torino front, the guys ran into some surface rust on the roof skin that had gotten under the primer, so they are in the process of addressing and eliminating it prior to applying the skim coat.

Slow but sure progress none the less.

Until next time....

ZEBRA 3 OUT

Update 02/09/20

Saturday, I stopped at the dealership to bend up the arm rest brace...

but ran into an obstacle that prevented me from completing the task, so I need to get a couple pieces of heavy steel stock that will allow me to finish forming the last two bends and then straighten and tighten up all the bends so I can pass it along to Nick and Daniel for installing in the Tomato!

Speaking of the Tomato progress, the guys got the second coat of mud on the rear sail panels...

the A pillar seams filled with All Metal...

the passenger side sail panel blocked and ready for primer...

and started the body work on the lower passenger side rear quarter.

They are moving right along....

DON'T TOUCH THAT DIAL!

ZEBRA 3 OUT

February 2 update

Well not to much to show for myself this weekend. I blasted the better of the trunk gutter patch panels

hoping it would work to repair mine but evidently the seam sealer the factory used held moisture because both patches I got were rusted away just like mine had.

I believe there's enough good material there that it can be sectioned and used to make mine look like new again. Have it now soaking in EvapoRust

to kill the remaining corrosion that might be hiding in areas the sand blaster didn't hit.

The guys however made a bit more progress than me this week as the All Metal filler arrived and they got the roof seams filled, mudded and ready for blocking.

Eager to see what they got accomplished this weekend!!

Stay tuned....

ZEBRA 3 OUT