T Bell

442_Mustang · August 13th, 2009, 09:13 PM

These are the only pics I have. I'll bring a real camera this weekend and snap a few better side view pix for you. I wasn't sure where to post this cuz I couldn't figure how to send pix as a PM.

t bell · August 13th, 2009, 10:00 PM

Thanks a bunch. Your car is pretty slick. Motivation for me. If you post them to this thread I can subscribe to it. Thanks in advance.

Olds64 · August 14th, 2009, 06:44 AM

Cool car. Keep us posted.

citcapp · August 14th, 2009, 08:36 AM

Hope the seams and the paint work out for you this go around. good luck

t bell · August 14th, 2009, 10:24 AM

I just realized that these pics are 3 years old. Or is the camera date just not set correctly? Either way, slick then and slick now. I got 5 posts so I guess I can post pics of my car. Which is the absolute opposite of your car. Yours is laser straight and shiny as mine is drunk driver straight and suede looking.

442_Mustang · August 16th, 2009, 07:50 PM

No, those are recent pics. I am too dumb to figure out how to set the date on it. I painted it a couple months ago and had a problem with welds showing through. This weekend I got it ready and finally repainted it. We pushed it outside this morning and the sun finally came out so I could see if our work paid off. Hooray! It seems to be fine. Hopefully next weekend I can wet sand it with 600 grit and clear it. Right now it is black single stage and looks very good. It wasn't able to get super hot but there is no sign of the evil welded seams Here are some pix I took today. By the way, While I was uploading those pix I figured out how to set the day on the camera. :-)
derrick

442_Mustang · August 16th, 2009, 07:53 PM

And thanks for the encouragement, Citcapp:-)

t bell · August 16th, 2009, 08:41 PM

Way to go. To get a black laid out on such a sexy body with them many curves takes skills. And you got em. You're an inspiration to me.

442_Mustang · August 16th, 2009, 08:53 PM

I am so lucky that I got to do it twice this summer. Had to redo the dang thing. Thanks for the compliment sir.

I guess, just keep working and making progress till you're happy with it.

scrappie · August 17th, 2009, 05:51 AM

So just for educational purposes what was the cause of the seems showing through so some people don't end up with the same problem in the future?

Ranzan · August 17th, 2009, 06:49 AM

Bad ass car in black

442_Mustang · August 17th, 2009, 03:38 PM

We believe the seams were not expanding at the same rate because of the overlap area and being more rigid. My buddy who restores cars for a living has only seen this problem 2 times before mine. Only on black cars. Even dark blue and other dark colors dont get as hot and that's when it happens. He did a 69 GTX in black and that car was lap welded and he used that AdTech filler and that did not come back. It won best paint 2 years in a row at Mopars in the Park.That seam was much closer to a hard body line rather than half way up the sail like my quarters. I called him today and it wasn't as hot today either but it still looks good. no sign of seams

August 14th, 2009, 06:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
Olds64 Landyacht Club President Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 4,281	Cool car. Keep us posted. __________________ Ferris, my father loves this car more than life itself... Apparently, you don't understand! Ferris, he never drives it! He just rubs it with a diaper! Cameron Frye Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986

August 14th, 2009, 08:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
citcapp Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 3,437	Hope the seams and the paint work out for you this go around. good luck __________________ Pat 1957 Super 88 with a 455 1948 2dr series 76 with a 455

August 16th, 2009, 07:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
442_Mustang Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 135	And thanks for the encouragement, Citcapp:-) __________________ Before, it was "Made in America With Pride!" Now Made in China with poison or any other crap they can dump on us. Piss on China! Buy American!

August 16th, 2009, 08:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
442_Mustang Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 135	I am so lucky that I got to do it twice this summer. Had to redo the dang thing. Thanks for the compliment sir. I guess, just keep working and making progress till you're happy with it. __________________ Before, it was "Made in America With Pride!" Now Made in China with poison or any other crap they can dump on us. Piss on China! Buy American!

August 17th, 2009, 06:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
Ranzan Parksville B.C. Canada Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 262	Bad ass car in black __________________ Wes 67 C/S Sports Coupe http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2447183

August 13th, 2009, 10:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
t bell Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 43	Thanks a bunch. Your car is pretty slick. Motivation for me. If you post them to this thread I can subscribe to it. Thanks in advance.

August 14th, 2009, 10:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
t bell Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 43	I just realized that these pics are 3 years old. Or is the camera date just not set correctly? Either way, slick then and slick now. I got 5 posts so I guess I can post pics of my car. Which is the absolute opposite of your car. Yours is laser straight and shiny as mine is drunk driver straight and suede looking.

August 16th, 2009, 08:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
t bell Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 43	Way to go. To get a black laid out on such a sexy body with them many curves takes skills. And you got em. You're an inspiration to me.

August 17th, 2009, 05:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
scrappie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: eastern MA Posts: 202	So just for educational purposes what was the cause of the seems showing through so some people don't end up with the same problem in the future?

August 17th, 2009, 03:38 PM	#12 (permalink)
442_Mustang Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 135	We believe the seams were not expanding at the same rate because of the overlap area and being more rigid. My buddy who restores cars for a living has only seen this problem 2 times before mine. Only on black cars. Even dark blue and other dark colors dont get as hot and that's when it happens. He did a 69 GTX in black and that car was lap welded and he used that AdTech filler and that did not come back. It won best paint 2 years in a row at Mopars in the Park.That seam was much closer to a hard body line rather than half way up the sail like my quarters. I called him today and it wasn't as hot today either but it still looks good. no sign of seams __________________ Before, it was "Made in America With Pride!" Now Made in China with poison or any other crap they can dump on us. Piss on China! Buy American!

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