non cobra build log

[CoolCarl]

So I got this toy last summer and gave it to mom for mothers day. She wanted it yellow (I thought orange was fine). So after getting some estimates for this silly toy I decided to paint it myself. The quotes were in the 5k neighborhood. I have 1 more coat of clear to apply Tuesday then I'll start the reassembly. There are 5 windows to put back in, front and rear bumper, wiper motor and wiper, mirrors, heater and defroster and the diamond plating. The doors are already done and stored at moms place. I didn't have enough room to do all the pieces at once in my place to I did the doors first.

With paint, compressor, gun, misc materials it set me back a little over 1k.

Here are some of the pics.

The before pic


Front pic (base coat done, 1 coat clear so far). See the front vertical area that has some rot (to the right of the single headlight assembly). That will be covered with diamond plating on both sides.


The Humdinger is the name of our family business (burgers, shakes, fries, etc. 50's style burger joint) The letters are your basic vinyl letters.


Tailgate