My '72 Grabber build thread

DDB - I used 000 which is about the finest sand I could find and the testure is perfect like it was never touched. I'm very happy with the outcome. I only used one thin coat of the primer as to not fill in the texture.

MAV1970 - Thanks for the tip. I found the flower by searching through the menus. It worked a little better but still not perfect. Maybe it's me?

mojo - I haven't done anything with the inside of the door yet. I want to patch the areas where the pinholes are first and then I was planning on coating it with POR15 on the inside and letting it seep into the bottom edge of the door.

I didn't get as much done today as I hoped because I spent a bunch of time organizing things so I have more room in the garage. Still doesn't look like I have much more room but at least I'm not tripping over stuff anymore!

I got the engine and trans out and removed the under hood wiring harness. Removing the rotted out battery tray revealed more rust in the fender apron. During the evenings this week I want to patch the rust on the top of the fender aprons and battery tray area and degrease and remove undercoating on the engine compartment. Then next saturday or sunday I want to sandblast the engine compartment and prime and paint it with body color.

Here are some pics from today. I also fitted the rear wheels/tires that I will be running in the beginning.

 

Pics of the rear wheels on the car.

 

Thanks for the info! I have some rust in the texture on the car I'm working on now, I was going to get the door dipped, but I'll just blast it now.

 

Nice work on all this.

Macro photos typically call for the camera to be on a tripod, and it also helps to set the timer and let that snap the shutter. Physically pushing down the button with your finger can jiggle the camera.

Also, some cameras have a "pre-focus" (don't know what real technical term to call it). You push down the button part-way, and it may throw a box around what it thinks you want it to focus on, ahead of the actual shot. If it isn't right, try again. That feature will get the camera in the ballpark of where it needs to be.

 

I got some work done tonight. I cut out the rusty metal under the battery tray, made a patch and welded it in. I also cut out the rusty metal on the tops of the passenger side fender apron, sandblasted the metal underneath, made patches for the two areas and gave it all a coat of weld through primer. I'll probably weld those patches in tomorrow night.

 

hey john how did you make out this weekend? im sure the snow probably put a damper on your plans.

i was supposed to go to track today with the maverick but because of the snow i figured they'd probably be closed. i'm stoked to figure out how it runs.

 

I got all the patches in the engine compartment welded in and the cowl braces welded back in also. I started scraping off undercoating and grease but I will finish that this week and wait for a little better weather to sandblast and paint the engine compartment.

 

Finally made some more progress on the maverick this week. Got all the grease and undercoating scraped out and washed down and ground down the welds on all the patches. Today was good weather so I got to it in the afternoon and sandblasted the engine compartment and gave it a coat of epoxy primer. Tomorrow the weather is supposed to be good again so I will do a little plastic work over the patches and prime those. Then I'll scuff down the whole engine compartment and give it 2 or 3 coats of grabber green. I really feel like I'm making good progress!

 

Definately making some good progress..... Looking good.....

 

Nice- -very nice

 

I just got done giving the steering box and some spots on the outer fender aprons a coat of POR15. Tomorrow I will have some pics of the shiny paint to show you guys. Thanks for the comments, they keep me going!

 

Great job John!!! keep up the good work and pics too!!

 

Finished up the battery tray patch today as well as the patches on top of the fender aprons with a little plastic. Then I primed those spots and seam sealed everything. And finally, I sanded everything and painted the engine compartment! WOO HOO!

 

Color

 

Wow....you are kicking but on getting this car done. It would take me 6 months to get done what you get done in a weekend.