1964 Rusty Bucket transformation
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Crumley
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Gents it's been a while. I am still working on the Belvedere but not like I was at the begining...lol.
I have a lot of other thing going on right now, but do get to the restoration when I can. So I did manage to get into the shop and do a few things. Pictures:
I is amazing what cheap dollar store oven cleaner and a pressure washer can do. The K member is now de-greased.
I have managed to get the lower section of the body masked off and white paint sprayed on the roof.
I did succeed in getting some paint runs......crying....lol. So a razor blade was used to cut the runs down and the run areas wet sanded, starting with 400 and ending with 2000 grit. The top will now get completely wet sanded with 2000 grit sand paper and buffed out.
I will try and make a effort to keep updating on a regular basis.
I have a lot of other thing going on right now, but do get to the restoration when I can. So I did manage to get into the shop and do a few things. Pictures:
I is amazing what cheap dollar store oven cleaner and a pressure washer can do. The K member is now de-greased.
I have managed to get the lower section of the body masked off and white paint sprayed on the roof.
I did succeed in getting some paint runs......crying....lol. So a razor blade was used to cut the runs down and the run areas wet sanded, starting with 400 and ending with 2000 grit. The top will now get completely wet sanded with 2000 grit sand paper and buffed out.
I will try and make a effort to keep updating on a regular basis.
Crumley
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An update for today.
The white top has been 2000 grit wet sanded, compounded and polished. So far it has came out looking pretty good...lol...but that is in filtered light. That might change when it is out in the sun.. I have removed the masking on the lower body section. This gives a better color contrast for viewing the white top.
The runs that I had, where scraped with a razor and are now hard to detect, but, a body guy will be able to spot them in the right light.
For the picture hounds out there:
I have begun the process of masking off the top to lay some color on the body....
The white top has been 2000 grit wet sanded, compounded and polished. So far it has came out looking pretty good...lol...but that is in filtered light. That might change when it is out in the sun.. I have removed the masking on the lower body section. This gives a better color contrast for viewing the white top.
The runs that I had, where scraped with a razor and are now hard to detect, but, a body guy will be able to spot them in the right light.
For the picture hounds out there:
I have begun the process of masking off the top to lay some color on the body....
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Looks good crumley!
ckessel
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Looking good there Ken.
Crumley
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Thank yall for the support.
I did manage get into the shop and shoot some paint....as usual, with me that is, there is paint runs to deal with...lol. I guess I didn't let the paint flash long enough before applying the next coat....the trial and tribulations of a novice. Pictures:
Due to the lighting, it is hard tell the color, but it is Capri Cream. I had the Sherwin Williams Automotive Paint store mix it.
I did manage get into the shop and shoot some paint....as usual, with me that is, there is paint runs to deal with...lol. I guess I didn't let the paint flash long enough before applying the next coat....the trial and tribulations of a novice. Pictures:
Due to the lighting, it is hard tell the color, but it is Capri Cream. I had the Sherwin Williams Automotive Paint store mix it.
Looks great Crumley! It's nice to see all the progress that you've made on the 64 and here we are now checking over the top coat. Always so satisfying to see the members home-built projects turning out so nice. Well done!
2quick
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Went thru the entire thread today. The quality and quantity of your work is truly amazing. My car was on a rotisserie for over 5 years, fixing rust and and other stuff and was just finally painted a couple weeks ago. Looking to get it back in garage in the next week or two so I know what it takes to do what you did. Going to be amazing car. Putting it back together is when it starts to get fun again. Keep up the good work.
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Looking good Crumley! It'll be fun putting it back together, at least I enjoyed that part the most.
Crumley
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Gents, thank you for all of the encouraging support. I did manage to get into the shop. After a lot of cutting/ scrapping with a razor blade. Using a cut down paint stick. I started sanding with 320 grit and wet sanding with 400 thru 2000 grit sand paper. I did manage to get the runs flat.....but, the paint was almost translucent. It was thin enough you could just barely see the primer thru the paint. So I wet sanded the entire 1/4 panel with 2000 grit and re shot it with paint. Man did it come out looking great. While I was suited up, I went ahead and painted the doors. For the picture hounds out there:
I turned the flash off on the camera while taking these pictures.....the car looks almost yellow...hummmm, well see when it is finally rolled into the sun. Unfortunately it may be awhile before it sees the sun...lol. Below are pictures of the doors:
I recently found out that AMD is now making reproduction front and rear glass for the hard tops....I am quite tickled to hear that, decent back windows on these car are getting hard to find.
I turned the flash off on the camera while taking these pictures.....the car looks almost yellow...hummmm, well see when it is finally rolled into the sun. Unfortunately it may be awhile before it sees the sun...lol. Below are pictures of the doors:
I recently found out that AMD is now making reproduction front and rear glass for the hard tops....I am quite tickled to hear that, decent back windows on these car are getting hard to find.
Looking fantastic Crumley! You know what they say, the paint job always looks better the second time! And your booth is working well too!
Looking Great! I really like that color on the lower 1/2. Like French vanilla ice cream !!
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Looks like Y2
Crumley
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Thanks everyone, a little up date.
When I have time....lol. I am still working on the build. I did manage to get the rear spring pack apart and cleaned for painting. Pictures:
Is there anyone who makes a kit that contains the rubber grommets and pieces of material that go between the leaves? I will also need to get new shackles, the ones that came off the car are badly pitted and won't get reused.
Heck, I just noticed there isn't a picture with the white top and cream bottom....hummm. I will try to get some picture up this afternoon.
When I have time....lol. I am still working on the build. I did manage to get the rear spring pack apart and cleaned for painting. Pictures:
Is there anyone who makes a kit that contains the rubber grommets and pieces of material that go between the leaves? I will also need to get new shackles, the ones that came off the car are badly pitted and won't get reused.
Heck, I just noticed there isn't a picture with the white top and cream bottom....hummm. I will try to get some picture up this afternoon.
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I went to the local spring shop and they got me plastic sliders for next to nothing as well as some rubber bushings which the pressed in for me.
Crumley
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Glenwood, thank you for the heads up on where to get the plastic sliders. I found a drive shaft shop that also does springs and they had what was needed. While I was at the drive shaft shop I had them make me some grade 8, 9/16 diameter u bolts to fit over an 3 1/4" axle tube.
For the Mopar purists out there, yes, I am going to use a non Mopar rear end. It is 54" wheel mounting surface to wheel mounting surface. There is currently a 31 spline, 4.56:1 ring and pinion in it. This 3rd member will get a mini spool if I decide to hit the drag strip. I will have another 3rd member built with a 3.70:1 Detroit tru trac for street driving.
I just remembered I was supposed to update, this past Monday, the paint pictures with both colors....well, I guess late is better then not at all. Pictures:
The above 2 pictures are with the flash on.
These 2 pictures are with the flash off. So I guess the actual color is somewhere in between.
For the Mopar purists out there, yes, I am going to use a non Mopar rear end. It is 54" wheel mounting surface to wheel mounting surface. There is currently a 31 spline, 4.56:1 ring and pinion in it. This 3rd member will get a mini spool if I decide to hit the drag strip. I will have another 3rd member built with a 3.70:1 Detroit tru trac for street driving.
I just remembered I was supposed to update, this past Monday, the paint pictures with both colors....well, I guess late is better then not at all. Pictures:
The above 2 pictures are with the flash on.
These 2 pictures are with the flash off. So I guess the actual color is somewhere in between.
Sure is nice to see how far you've come Crumley. A terrific job too I must say. Love the colour scheme! And don't worry about the diff, it's your car and that's a great gear. With the narrower housing you'll be able to go with more offset. Here's my old Polara with the narrower housing. I think that offset was 3.5" and I put a lot of tire under there in the stock tubs. Those tires were 285R70-15's. A sport truck radial. 30"
Crumley
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An update from today. I keep pecking away at this stone, currently I am now taking the smaller items apart, cleaning, wire brushing, repairing, priming and painting. Nothing like waiting on paint to dry....lol. Pictures:
The right side, lower torque arm bushing sleeve was a complete pain to remove. I ended up having to pound it out with a pneumatic chisel. Is there an easier way to remove this metal sleeve without destroying the inner steel surface? If so, please let me know. I still have the left side to do. Pictures:
Oh, look what showed up at my door....lol. Picture:
A complete clutch pedal assembly. Looking like the old Belvedere will be getting a 4-speed. Nothing more fun then rowing a big block thru the gears.....lol.
The right side, lower torque arm bushing sleeve was a complete pain to remove. I ended up having to pound it out with a pneumatic chisel. Is there an easier way to remove this metal sleeve without destroying the inner steel surface? If so, please let me know. I still have the left side to do. Pictures:
Oh, look what showed up at my door....lol. Picture:
A complete clutch pedal assembly. Looking like the old Belvedere will be getting a 4-speed. Nothing more fun then rowing a big block thru the gears.....lol.
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threewood
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Easiest way to remove the metal sleeve is to weld a washer to it and press it out from the back side.
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