Project "Therapy Sessions" 1972 Maverick

So today was another long day at the shop. Got the shell, doors and hood all cleared. After a bake I was able to get the wheels and tires back on and get it out of the booth to clear the fenders and trunk lid. Those are baking as I type this.

If you believe the weather men, we might be having a storm coming. So I am not sure how much will happen tomorrow. I will get the truck and trailer Friday and bring the car home.

 

And here are the fenders and trunk lid...........

 

Seeing that there is almost 100K views; I'd say people are looking/watching the build. Great work! Most people appreciate great work, whether they agree w/ the overall theme, or not....

 

Plenty of lookers for sure!

 

WOW what a good reflection it has already without any of the finish work. Wish I had a quarter of your talent and your paint booth also. Sorry got to clean the drool of off my keyboard now

 

Low and slow...Just like good bar b que...DOI is stellar Glenn...As usual. Love the colors too...Those stripes almost disappear depending on the angle and the lighting. Long time... Looks like its finally paying off.

 

" Who Loves Ya Baby" the immortal words of Telly Savalas. You keep those updates coming I know you love doing it. We should talk soon.

 

Same here! unbelievable work. Don't comment a lot, but look forward to every update. Envious of your talent.

 

Thanks again for all the feedback and comments. Always nice to hear people that appreciate what I'm doing.

I went in to the shop today to get a couple things done and then head home to spend time with my family. This is supposed to be a vacation week. But instead I have 50 hours and Just shy of $1000 in materials in this final booth session.

Today I masked up the trunk area, covered the car with plastic sheeting and painted the trunk hinges. I really wish Ford made these a "serviceable" item. But since they are not removable this is what I was relegated to do.










Then after unmasking everything but the interior, I reinstalled the hood and fenders. Nothing is lined up very critically, just enough to load it up into the trailer tomorrow and get it home. Then all the parts will come back off for final assembly of the drivetrain and upholstery.


I Really LOVE the subtlety of the two colors together for the stripes. At some angles they completely disappear, then Bam!, they are there as two different as any colors could be.

 

Yep, I keep watching and waiting for progress reports, not much more to say than what others have said.

 

Today I went and got the car. I pushed it outside into daylight and was able to stand back, it was thrilling to say the least. Loaded it up in the trailer for the trip home. Once unloaded I took a few more pics before pushing it back into my backyard garage.

Later this weekend I will disassemble the fenders, hood and doors and start the sand and buff stage. Then on to installing the engine and trans. After that, final assembly of everything else.

 

Sooo, in other words, you'll be driving it next weekend, right?

 

I wish. Sooooooo much to do still. Spring time for sure.

 

Umm...Yeah... That ride...ROCKS!!!

 

The sanding and buffing process has begun. I pulled the fenders and hood off, then covered the window openings with plastic sheeting along with the engine compartment.

Started with 800 and went all the way up to 3000, then started buffing. So far very happy with the results. Roof, quarters and rear tail pan along with the rear valance are now done. I need to hit a couple small spots and then do the cowl.