Donny's 1969 GTX

[roadrunnerman]

always like to see the work that you do on your cars donny,it's like watching a magican,now you see rust-now you don't.

 

[Donny]

Thanks RoadRunnerMan!!!!

 

[morbidgoat]

wow i dont think i was ready to see that!!! but anyway its nice to see progress

 

[Donny]

Thanks! Was wondering what primer I should use to 'seal' it up, repel and resist any moisture? It's not going outside, just want to tidy up as much as I can, got a little more self etch to put down, so far, 4 cups of paint out of my HVLP with a larger paint cup on it, got a little more on one frame rail and some inner roof areas that are still in bare metal, but MAN IT SURE LOOKS GOOD to see this car in some paint, and one color even though it's missing all it's metal, and it's taken down about as far as you can go!

My plan of action is this; remember the Chevelle dolly stand thingy I build for that guy? Well, I'm buying it back from him as he has no need for it, I'll modify it to be like the first one I built -- the good one and put the Satellite on it, and the GTX on the good one where the Satellite currently resides. The stand is set to the right position to allow me to slap the rear frame on it, and build off that to the shell of the car; I have all the metal sans qtrs, but, the floors, frame, wheelhouses all have to be right before qtrs go on! So, the GTX will go on this dolly, the frame thingy it's on now will be cut off.

Bottom line, I'm getting excited!

 

[Donny]

Here it is, outside, in self etch. Going to put some Epoxy Primer on next; seal it up.

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[roadrunnerman]

all i can sat donny is AWESOME WORK!!!!!!

 

[northerndave]

Wow man, she is going to be tight, tight, tight!

long after the human race is gone from the planet there will be 2 things remaining....

Cockroaches will be the only thing living and Donny's GTX will be the only remaining momento of the human race.

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This thing is going to last FOR EVER!!

 

[LeeBoy]

any updates?

 

[Donny]

Nope, not really...hope to get it in epoxy primer soon, balancing it out has been tough as I'm in school full time, media blasting also when the jobs are there, but, school is a bit lighter now as I'm only in 2 classes vs 3! I see some serious progress real soon though!

 

[Donny]

How I didn't put more of my latest 'move on the board' of this GTX chess game I don't know! Here's some more of the latest stage; next up, as I said Epoxy Prime what you see here, then put the rear frame assembly in, and qtrs, install doors and fenders and line it all up, along with the new floor pieces too. Not too sure I'm going to do the GTX/SRT conversion -- at least not at this time, let me deal with what I've got going on...

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Decided to head out for a little ride on one of my motorcycles!

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Under the dash; spotless!

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Remember what this looked like before; all rusty and crusty, now, even I'm impressed!

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Got to get to all areas!

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Better than the factory did it, my mantra, also John Balow's of MCR! He actually told me this personally; do 'em better than the factory did!

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Folks; tear the cowels off, there is lots of bad ju-ju in there underneath; rodents and critters make their houses inside next to these air plenums!

 

[northerndave]

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Decided to head out for a little ride on one of my motorcycles!

Nice boots man! Sweet!!

 

[Donny]

Got ambitious today and put most of the GTX in Epoxy Primer on top of the self etch. I had my new-hired guy do the media blasting today on the Challenger, and likely he will be doing the labor more often than I now that I got me a good job with the Railroad as a Conductor/Train Crew-and can't do all that work as I used to over the past 3 yrs -- plus I can work on my stuff now, and, he needs work. It's not all done yet in Epoxy Primer, but, I went with Black, and added the stuff to it to make it a sealer, so, no more rust for me on this bad *** GTX! Figured a major issue out; hire some help to get it done, and I can do other things! I can't work him each day; he'd get burned out, Monday we'll hit it hard to get most of the Challenger done while I'll be next door working on the GTX!

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[sicksatellite]

DAMN!! Looks like she's coming along great! Keep up the great work!

 

[Donny]

I'm going thru the gallon of Epoxy pretty quickly! Today I finished the car shell, did the inside and edges of the doors, the floor pans, the trunk pans, cowel, radiator grill support device (the one that bolts off); all in epoxy primer as my helper was blasting away at the 70 B5 Blue /6 Challenger!

Here's the car with the cowel 'on' it loosely, not welded or affixed yet, just sitting there...kind of gets me excited!

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[Revhendo]

You know, I have been reading your thread off and on from the start and I don't think I ever commented on how totally impressive your work has been. I know I have said it out loud, but my monitor never translated it. Hell, I am not even sure you need to here it, but I, for one, got a lot of respect for you.

 

[Donny]

Thanks Rev! Not too sure if I am insane for taking on such a total rust heap, but, the good thing is there ain't no more rust on this sucka!

 

[Propwash]

Well, if you are insane, at least you picked the right way to be nutz Donny.

 

[Donny]

Totally Prop! Hiring the fellow to do some Media Blasting for me for the past few days has freed up A LOT of time for me to fiddle with the GTX! While the customers car is getting done, I've been making lots of progress on mine! The spring mount thingy's you sent my way, well, I removed the old ones, going to finish prepping the frame rails, then weld the new ones on, Epoxy Prime the frame rails -- all aiming to assemble the GTX into a chassis sooner vs. later! Now that I got the RR job, and it looks like the guy I hired to come in here and there is going to work out; I'll now have money to do things; just no time. It's been the opposite the past 3 yrs! I smell a big sheet metal order coming, and I think I'll go with the 6.1 as the motor. Or, maybe an Indy 440 based on the new HEMI engines, a 440 Hemi, yeah, sounds nice!

Got the whole car in Epoxy, working on the doors, deck lid, fenders, aforementioned frame rails.

Tomorrow delivering the Challenger B5 (used to be) /6 to www.paintshop101.com and picking up a 69 Barracuda for Media Blasting.

 

[Propwash]

Good to hear Donny! You've had one heck of a crazy busy road to travel here in the past.

 

[roadrunnerman]

good that you have somebody helping you donny,maybe that will generate more customers for you.nice work on the gtx.won't be long now and you'll be hanging fenders and doors.