'71 Hits the Paint Booth

[71charger_fan]

I switched the wires in the American Autowire front lighting plug to the factory color scheme.

[71charger_fan]

What I truly hope are the last two rust holes. They're in the back side of the core support on the passenger side. A patch cut out of an old Chevy truck cab corner and it's good as new.

[71charger_fan]

The front lighting harness is done and ready to go in. I checked continuity through the whole thing today. I've taken the engine/ignition harness as far as I can without the engine and transmission in the car. I have to make the plug that connects to the neutral safety/reverse light switch but that has to wait until I can be certain how long to make the leads. I also have to determine length for the electric choke lead and ignition power and tach leads.

[71charger_fan]

The engine bay is stripped, de-rusted, and zinc treated.

[71charger_fan]

Bed liner instead of paint for inside the front fenders should prove much more protective.

[ACUDANUT]

Why didn't the factory do this ?

[71charger_fan]

There's no upside for the manufacturer to make it last forever.

[hemi-hampton]

They did put some heavy duty under coating in some of these front Fenders Backsides. LEON.

[71charger_fan]

He just keeps finding rust that had been hidden under seam sealer and paint. Fortunately, since he worked from back to front, he's about out of possible places to find more.

[71charger_fan]

After finding, and fixing, one more rust through, the front of the unibody got a coat of epoxy primer.

[71charger_fan]

More bedliner. Engine bay color probably tomorrow.

[71charger_fan]

Previous body shop painted over rust inside the front valance. Of course they did.

[71charger_fan]

Finally have base coat going on. Too bad the lighting washes out the color.

[Bob T]

Good efforts man 
Bedliner was the right call under the fenders too I reckon.

[hemi-hampton]

is that FC7 Plum Crazy Purple?

[71charger_fan]

is that FC7 Plum Crazy Purple?

Looks like Plum Crazy under florescent light, but it's actually Stryker Purple.

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[71charger_fan]

I got the dash assembled. I still have to retrieve the ashtray and glovebox doors, but I think it's 95% done.

[71charger_fan]

Color looks better with the car out of the booth but it's still florescent light.

[71charger_fan]

Fenders back on for what I really hope is the last time. Previous sad attempt to fix the trunk lip cut out and redone and underside of the trunk in primer.

[71charger_fan]

More body color went on today.

[71charger_fan]

Not much to see as work has moved to prepping inside the trunk.

[71charger_fan]

Bedliner on the trunk floor, bedliner tinted body color inside the quarter panels and behind the bumper.

[71charger_fan]

The rust hidden under paint and seam sealer on the front valance has been blasted away.

[AKcharger]

well...that car will be solid till at least 2310!

[71charger_fan]

All it takes is one idiot texting while driving and it's all for nothing.