Owner built on a budget;

Hray · #1 (**permalink**) 11-21-2009, 07:19 PM

Update: I figure that up until yesterday most everything done was preplanning, fabrication, engineering, gathering parts and just mapping out the build.

as of today I am going to quit counting backwards and start counting forwards. Meaning today was day 1 of exactly 90 until setup at autorama. As I make my photo album build book for the judges they will understand this approach as being more familar.

At this point everything should be basically going forward to build a 98% disassembled car.

Today is now day 1 with 89 to go, with 8 hours into final build.
today i got the frame primed, along with firewall, and some of the a-arms and brackets. Pictures of todays work.

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This is the 20 by 30 shop space where the entire build will take place, all the way to paint and upholstery as needed.

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Hray · #2 (**permalink**) 11-22-2009, 10:31 PM

16 hours: Day 2: 88 remaining;

I have decided that about 10 to 20 percent of shop time is cleaning up. Took 4 hours today to get stuff put back in place, parts organized, floors cleaned and basically convert the mechanic shop into a body shop.

Got another 4 hours on the car. While block sanding the cowl I notices how many compound curves are in the firewall and tunnel. Whoever did the layup for those molds did a fantastic job. I did not know anything about CR's, it just happened that I came across these, I am in no way sorry. So far I have not found any substandard work on the body or chassis. Unless you count not grinding the welds smooth, but I would not count that as inferior work.

Well Bob, we wanted to brighten up the motor bay, well we certainly have done that. got to spray some silver on the brake booster and first time to cover the front clip on the frame. I also decided to fill some holes in the firewall, not sure what they were for but I will either reroute whatever or redrill the holes as needed.

The paint is good ole acrylic laquer, I bought a gallon of this about 15 years ago and this seems to be a good place to use it.

Here is a pix of painted front clip, man this thing has more nooks and crannies than the grand canyon, had to stand on my head to get to some areas. Notice the aluminum foil used as masking on gas line and brake line that is still on car.
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Here is a picture of the firewall, look at how this transitions from one angle to another just as smooth as silk. Look at the lip where it rises from foot box to then set on frame next to transmission. Show me the guy that built the molds and I will nearly worship him, he was/is a craftsman.

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Here is just a plain ole booster, on all surfaces the paint flowed out just perfect, seems to be 100percent dirt free. It doesn't get much better than this. (just watch tomorrow something will go south and make me eat those words, but i will take this for now)

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