Off to paint!

[architect]

Quick teaser pics... it was super nerve racking watching the car get towed the the car to the shop (1.5 miles lol) we couldn’t use a flat bed because my place has a low garage... and she’s not running because of the prep.

I’ll post some after pics soon... can’t wait! Keep it simple. Black with lots of clear

[architect]

And yes.. I was able to do all of this in a residential parking garage.

Ninja mechanic!

[lglade]

Awesome! Can't wait to see it when it's finished.

[Zoofly]

How long did it take you to sand it?

[architect]

How long did it take you to sand it?

Not too long actually. Once I pulled all the trim off, I was able to sand the body in about 12 total hours. A combination of electric sander / blocking and filler. Amazingly the body only had one rust spot, at the drivers rear wheel arch... about the size one a penny.

Overall prep took about 40 hrs. I only brought the body to 80 grit. The painters will bring it up to 220.

[royn]

Great work, looking forward to see it painted

[architect]

Also picked up some classic style lights with indicators. I had a pair of Jeep lights (free) temporarily.

There actual glass by United Pacific. Pretty sweet LED lights too (with fans).







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[lanciahf]

Very Nice. Where did you get the bumpers from? Custom mounts?

Thanks,
Ralph

[architect]

Vick auto. I have an entire write up here:

http://www.fiatspider.com/f15/viewtopic ... 15&t=37357

[leigh0680]

Can't wait to see once it's finished. It's gonna be sharp. Two questions for you - what color? And, how much is the paint shop charging? I hope you got some good money off from prepping yourself.

[architect]

Can't wait to see once it's finished. It's gonna be sharp. Two questions for you - what color? And, how much is the paint shop charging? I hope you got some good money off from prepping yourself.

Well my prep wasn't complete. I brought the body to 80 grit.. it really needs 125. 180, 220 to get a nice finish. Plus a full 2k prime job.. sand again.. 3 coats of base (BLACK!) and 3 coats of clear. There is a lot of body work to be done.. the doors are wavy (P.O. did some patchwork on the doors) and the front end has small cracks be the headlight / grill area. Not sure what's happening there. Estimated 80 more hours of work. Also getting all the jambs painted.

I dropped off the hood (new), trunk, rockers (new), wiper cowl (new) rear quarter panels last week. The shop is painting those parts painted inside and out. I'm actually really excited to see a gloss black hood / trunk interior, lol.

Out the door was 2700 cash. almost 3x what I paid for the car. That was a hard pill to swallow.... but I enjoy it. A buddy of mine that works on some of the fastest cars in Texas provide an estimate that was close to 4.5k and triple the time. Should have the car back in 2 weeks. Just want to get her back on the road!

[architect]

Picked up the first round of parts this afternoon! Soooooo shiney

[architect]

A few teaser pics from the shop. I’m aiming to have the car put back together by Friday!

Fresh chrome just itching to be installed!

[DRUMMOND]

Hi Architect

Looks Awesome!!! great work

[architect]

Rear is near complete. Some more pics below.. with a dusty top, and a millon on handprints

Just need to install two more bolts for the rear bumper.. and level each out.

Rockers / grill / fog lights get installed Friday! Woo getting closer to wrapping the exterior up. Interiors been done for a while.