Project "Therapy Sessions" 1972 Maverick

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  1. mercgt73

    mercgt73 Member

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    Good to see you are still plugging away at it, Glenn. The engine looks awesome!
     
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  2. car-nut

    car-nut Glenn

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    I wanted a nice tilt column, so I bought a brand new steel Ididit tilt column and made my own mounts. It actually now mounts as the factory column mounted.


    Here it how I did it from start to finish.



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    mojo "Everett"- Senior Citizen Supporting Member

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    Nice work on that column! Going to be nice to hv a tilt column! :thumbs2:
     
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    mav1970 Bob Hatcher

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    Very nice fab work around the back of the quarter window :thumbs2: and I did go temporally blind looking at the picture of your engine :biglaugh:
     
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    Awesome !
     
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    car-nut Glenn

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    Couldn't get in the booth last weekend, but today it was all mine. Today I concentrated on just the valance, spoiler and stone guard. The spoiler and valance will get sanded down and I will flow coat them with a ceramic clear since they will be prone to chipping down low as they are.

    I was hoping to get all the interior parts painted this weekend as well, but no room or extra time. Can't next weekend as I will be in Syracuse for the Right Coast car show. So, hopefully the weekend after I can get all the interior parts painted. That includes the dash, gauge bezel I made, the lower dash panel I made and the steering column. All will be body color with matte clear.


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    After a 30 minute bake I was able to pull them outside and take a look in the sun.


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    And lastly my favorite picture really showing the color and how the two parts fit together with a nice tight seam.


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  7. mercgt73

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    Glenn, those look great! :clap:
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    Blue is the only color to paint a car. Any other color is a mistake. Well, in my opinion anyway. Looking great Glenn.
     
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    Very nice!!!!! Love the color!!!!!:thumbs2:
     
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    GrabberGT Chris

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    That color looks great. Can wait to see this come together.
     
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    Your body mods are awesome, it's nice to finally see color on them! Excellent hue of metallic blue also...
     
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    Glenn, thanks for coming back to the forum and showing us your progress, from just what you have teased us with I know it will be a show winner and one of my all time favorites upon completion
     
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    Hey I see how you cut the drip rails, was it just a simple cut and grind or were there layers underneath you had to weld and grind?
     
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    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    It will require lots of welding as there are layers....so not a real simple job.
     
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    Very cool. Awesome color.
     
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