Project "Therapy Sessions" 1972 Maverick

Absolutely STUNNING!!

What did you use to make the raised pieces where the drip rail used to be and how did you attach them to the body?

I love your idea for marker lights. I was looking for a substitute for my stock ones but just could not come up with anything that I likes so I was just going to fill them in completely however your idea is perfect. How will you light them up and what are you doing for amber and red lenses?

 

That looks really sharp!!!

 

Thanks Dave!

Thank you Frank

I agree Ward. I have always thought that without leaving something when shaving the drip rails the car almost looks naked. The top of the roof already has this built in reveal, so all I am really doing is extending it down the A pillar and then the C pillar as well. Although the C pillar definitely gets a little exaggerated, but that isn't a bad thing.

I am still working on the raised spoiler, but I am also getting the stock spoiler fit to the car and both will be panted and ready to go. I will run the stock one for a while as I am quickly running out of funds and will not have the extra cash to have the molds made for a little while. I have two side jobs scheduled, but I really want my car in color before I take anything else on. I am getting tired of seeing mine sit while I do everyone else's.

The raised areas above that runs along the top of the roof is all metal from Ford, down the A pillar I ran some double sided 3M tape as a template and then applied some filler up to the edge. On the rear area I used a template I made and used filler as well. It's a thin coat, Maybe 1/16" total thickness? I am not worried about it failing. Too hard to do it in metal, I could have, but it would have created far more work and not really gotten me a better result.

Here is what I did for the lights: http://www.haganauto.com/Third_Brake_Lights_s/153.htm

They come with the weld in plates, the lenses and the box that mounts behind for the bulb etc. Yellow for the front and red for the rears.


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Thanks again for all the compliments guys! I really wasn't sure how well you would all like the new body reveal I added. I love it, but sometimes it's hard to judge what others will think.


Glenn

 

Awesome! I like your marker lights as well.. I almost went with the newer ones that come on bmw's but decided to go with none..I just finished the shell of my car.. It's 1 coat of primer away from paint.. Onto the other prices now.. You have a lot of sanding ahead and I feel bad for you. But it'll look amazing when done.. So have fun sanding

 

I thought about shaving the lights all together as well. But, since I plan to let my kids drive this car when they are old enough I didn't want to give some cop a reason to hassle them. The side lights are supposed to be there, so I think this alternative works for me.

To be honest, I enjoy this part of the build. Call me crazy, but having the dust flying is ok. I have to finish all the "mud" work, then reprime the car. I expect to use only 1 gallon of filler on the entire car. And most of that will be sanded off and hit the floor. I will then block it down one more time really thoroughly, then prime one last time, sand and paint. Over kill....maybe. But that is how you I strive for getting it as close to perfect as I can.

Just call me Dusty!

Glenn

 

i used exactly a gallon on the shell...and wow the shop is a mess..ive blown it out, sweeped it and its still crazy dusty..i dont know how ill clean this when im done..my car was wavy so i expected to use lots..plus the quarter panel patches..i have another gallon now and dont expect to use anything of it really..but honestly to are more than crazy for enjoying this part..i can barely get through it i just keep telling myself 'this is the last time you will sand this car' i've been sanding for weeks. i know it wont be perfect but i want it to be the best quality i can do.

what brand filler are you using btw? i used rage extreme? i believe for the first time and OH MY GOD. stuff went on like a dream and NO pinholes.

 

That all sounds good. 1 gallon on the shell isn't bad. These are old cars that need work. I am expecting only 1 gallon on the entire car, at least that is the goal. I usually use Rage Gold, but we just recently got a shipment of a couple pallets of Rage Ultra so I thought I would try it. I am really impressed. Like you say, spread like like warm butter, sands incredibly smooth and easy with very few pin holes. Great product.

I don't know why I enjoy this part really. Yes it is really dusty, but after spending many years in the body shop doing this for a living I don't find it too big of a deal.

 

Happy East everyone!!!!!

There isn't much exciting to post this week. Lots of sanding. It doesn't look like much has gotten done, but one step at a time it is moving forward.

I fitted the trunk to the car, then installed the stock Grabber spoiler set. The spoiler pieces don't fit each other very well. So I ground down the ends of the center section to better fit in line with the end caps. I have now filled across the three parts for a smoother transition. I like it much more now.



The driver side quarter has the most filler of anywhere else in the car. It may look like a ton of filler, but it is really fairly thin. This NOS quarter had some damage from being passed around all these years. Not too bad though.



Driver side quarter now blocked out for the first time, still a couple low spots to take care of. I did start the precess of filling the seam where the quarter meets the roof also.



The roof is now completely blocked as well. Only two small low spots to fix. Then ready for a reprime.



It is getting there. Still so much to do though. I hope to get all the initial body work done so I can reprime the entire shell the weekend after next. Time will tell.

 

Awesome as usual!

 

Looking great. What do you use to fill in the seam on the sail panel? I was thinking of using some of that filler with glass strands since it will be a little thick.

 

Thanks Dave!

I am using Evercoats' Everglass, short strand reinforced body filler on the seams. Then to finish it off I am using Rage Ultra from Evercoat.

 

looks so awesome!

random question though..what grit do you prefer to block out with? and whats your final sand grit you use, before paint? thanks..and good work..it's coming along fast

 

Good questions.

I follow the rule that the sharper the paper the flatter the panel. So, I use 80g for my initial block. I then do whatever body work is needed. Then guide coat and block with 150g. After all body work is done I will reprime the entire car. I will block that with 120 or 150g, guide coat then 220g, guide coat then 320. I will then guide coat one last time and wet sand with 400 if I am going to use a sealer, or 500 if going straight to color.

I also use 3M dry guide coat. Never been a fan of the spray on stuff. The reasoning is that the dry powdered will get down in the scratches and I know when I have eliminated them. Spray guide coat sits up on the surface and you never really know when you have sanded the scratches from the previous grit away.



Lots of sanding! All done by hand as well.

Glenn

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And this is the reason I dont do body work. There are just too many tricks to the trade for a newb to just pick it up and make it work.

 

I love body work (since I don't do it for a living) and it's nice to watch someone that is a professional, and have them posting it on the internet is great, since there is so much misinformation out there. The more you put into it, the greater the outcome.