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    So the guys at 121 Rod & Restoration continued the final steps to the outside panel painting today. They will start on the finish tomorrow. Edges are cut in, Jambs are done and the car is assembled. Should be in paint by Friday. We are looking at a mustard and a Ford Sand Color for accent striping.

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    Here are the raining shots, **** sucker is going to be Green when you see it again. Last two are the Ford Straw Color we are considering for the accent stripe.

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    The last shot is the mustard color

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    Playing around with it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by wrp View Post
    So the guys at 121 Rod & Restoration continued the final steps to the outside panel painting today. They will start on the finish tomorrow. Edges are cut in, Jambs are done and the car is assembled. Should be in paint by Friday. We are looking at a mustard and a Ford Sand Color for accent striping.
    I am interested to see how they have done the paint this way versus full off body painting and then re-assembling the vehicle and all its components or even body on painting and the doors, trunk hood etc... done separately and then re-assembled. I was looking to have mine fully feathered and blended and then fully painted, in and out, then re-assembled. now i may be questioning that a bit, can you provide insight on why they/you are painting it in this way?? THX!

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    One thing that I am learning is that this is an art form mores than an engineering spectacle. True the engineers come up with grander solutions that make us envy their talent, but at the end of the day you just skin the cat the best you can. I figured out up front that extensive body work and prep was not something I really excelled at though I love the concept. The car has been partially assembled and exposed to the elements for nearly 10 years. The exposure to heat and cold had accomplished a good deal of seasoning for the body, ie swelling and shrinking. The body was in position, doors mounted, trunk mounted. No roof mount, hood, engine skirts or the current fenders. The approach was totally up to the shop as I had no clue on how to approach this. Kory explained to me that he would rather tweak the doors, hood, roof, skirts, fenders, and trunk as opposed to having to try the potentially major re alignment issues once removed and reinstalled. I used the term "cutting and jambing" meaning precisely what they did, cutting the edges and the jambs, plus the undersides of the hood and trunk, inner doors and dash. This also gave them the advantage of working out the number of coats of paint needed on the smaller jamb and edges to ensure the final panels were blended. More than 75% of the time on this car was spent aligning the doors, hood, trunk and reinforcing structurally weak areas plus mounting the hood roof and gas shock kit for the trunk. That is after I have driven the car for over a year as a roadster with the gelcoat thinking I was a hotshot cause everything worked. I think Kory just felt he could do the job better this way than painting everything off the car then assembling it. I am not sure there is a right way. I see some beautiful work being done by guys with the bodies off.

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    Fender Gender?


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    Humidity got high today and they couldn't paint. They will start soon. I love the green, the roof is [retty close to done.

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    Totally awesome day today. The guys at 121 put on several base coats and several clear coats to finish the panels. They wait tonight until the paint is just hard enough tomorrow and they will begin color sanding.

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    Clues your shop might be into some heavy metal

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    Kind of a fun little look at the changing nature of the driver's side of my 33.



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    Wow, she is looking really great! I like that green color a lot!

    Are you planning any contrasting colors, or stripes of any kind?

    I think you are going to get even more looks than you have in the past. when you roll in with that fresh paint!

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    We are going to look at several shades of gold starting with Ford Straw and running the gamut to yellow

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    Got my first look at the car in the sunshine today. At first I thought the pictures had picked up some flaw not visible to the eye. Then I realized I was seeing a perfect mirror reflection of the clouds in the sky. Overall the effect was stunning. The paint flowed well, we are on the way to finishing the car up.

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    Last Three of the day's shots

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    Quote Originally Posted by wrp View Post
    Last Three of the day's shots
    Awesome!! Now you get the fun of cleaning it and then putting it all back together!!! Have fun, your really close!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by wrp View Post
    We are going to look at several shades of gold starting with Ford Straw and running the gamut to yellow
    I think that will look terrific. Thanks for the response!

    The new pictures look awesome! Very, very nice paint job.

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    Wow! This is turning out AWESOME! Can't wait to not be able to get my legs under the steering wheel again

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    You will be back on the road and turning heads perdy soon!

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    You know i have the seats out of it, you should come up and try it again

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    That may be the only way I'd fit Now, if I could afford to convert one to a Sedan Delivery....

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    So they've pretty much finished scuffing and buffing, working on final assembly. Have to say pretty close to done. We are planning to redo the interior with a chamois or buckskin color but I have a need to drive it.

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    Putting her together now. Really looking good, Love the effect of the door handles, the mirrors and the dash. Taillights and tag make it complete.

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    I like it, the car is coming along very nice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by wrp View Post
    Can't really see the pinstriping - those last 4 pics look quite low res?
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    Thanks will get a better shot we haven’t decided yet

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    So today Kory finished the lighting, mounted the headlights, reinforced the hood. and put together the roof mounts. Also mounted the rear fenders.

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    Here is the car running


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    It is amazing how the hardtop changes the look of the car. As a roadster it looks like loads of fun. As a coup it looks downright mean. Great job Bill!!!
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    Thanks Andy, you are absolutely spot on, The hood and fenders also change the tone as well as the chrome door handles and mirrors. Also the drivers side shots shows us goofing around with some pin striping tape, looks awesome
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    Love the green. Still haven't decided what color to paint mine.

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