'71 Hits the Paint Booth

[71charger_fan]

I finished removing the headliner, scraped the residue of the original insulation from the inside of the roof, and test fitted my new LED dome lamp.

[71charger_fan]

I removed my interior sail panels and installed the "cat whiskers" (or whatever they're called) on the repro ones I bought. The brown ones painted black have lived a long life and are overdue for freshening or replacement.

[chapel40]

How do the cat whiskers attach?

[71charger_fan]

The cat whiskers screw to the sail panels. I had to drill three holes in each new panel. I just did a go/no go with the drill bits on the existing holes. Not even sure what size I landed on. I lined the cat whisker up for a best fit on the new sail panel and drilled through the holes already in the cat whisker.

[71charger_fan]

Now I need to use this mess to make a pattern. This was up behind the sail panels between the insulation and the roof. I'm thinking of using Coroplast for the new ones. Either that or I'll coat cardboard with POR-15.

[71charger_fan]

Today, I used that crumbling cardboard to pattern and cut a new piece from a sheet of Coroplast.

[71charger_fan]

I also painted the new OER radiator.

[CDN72SE]

Looking good. 

[71charger_fan]

I put a thin layer of closed cell foam on the back of the pieces I made and did a trial fit. Since the plastic is corrugated, it didn't quite want to conform to the curves as the cardboard had. So, I put a few self tapping screws in to force it where I wanted it.

[71charger_fan]

Today, I finished cutting and finishing the passenger side piece.

[71charger_fan]

Today I worked on getting the woodgrain decal off of the console top. It's a lot harder than I expected.

[nchrome]

Heat gun may of helped and also speed it up plus less glue to contend with

[71charger_fan]

Yesterday, I pulled the package shelf, put a coat of Eastwood radiator paint on the leading edge to hide any hint of the GY9 showing when the interior goes back in and packed up the parts in the trunk as it may finally be headed to the shop next week.

[71charger_fan]

My only Black Friday purchase.

[71charger_fan]

Today, I installed the Xmat.

[tan top]

 

[chapel40]

What size engine does it have?

[71charger_fan]

.030 over '77 400

[71charger_fan]

Yesterday, my wife followed me when I finally drove it to the shop for work to begin on the color change back to purple. Nice to finally have it out of the garage for a while so I can get some work done on the '55 wagon.

[NHCharger]

Did they give you a time frame of when it will be done?

[71charger_fan]

No time frame as yet. I'll talk to him after the New Year and give him time to go over the car and inventory the parts packed inside. Then I'll talk to him about how long he expects it to take. I still need to choose a stripe color.

[71charger_fan]

Just as they were about to start on it, they had to shut down due to COVID-19. They're back to work and have finally started tearing into it.

https://www.facebook.com/699745276876002/photos/pcb.1450553901795132/1450553771795145/?type=3&theater

[71charger_fan]

I put a Detroit Muscle Technologies carbon fiber overlay on the console top.

[71charger_fan]

Front fenders are stripped. Rest of the body will probably start getting stripped after Labor Day.

[hemi-hampton]

Was there something wrong with the Body Work, I just thought the Pearl White paint was mottled & streaked LEON.