Update on sloow progress on 70 Challenger - Updated 12-9-2014

[troutstreamnm]

Nice work! 

[ksierens]

Little more done now.  I pretty much have the shell roughed in and in urathane primer, though now I see a few places that need to be tweaked. Now I need to fill the inside of the trunk and I can then paint the bottom and engine compartment and start getting her back down on the ground!

[hezzel]

Looks good , keep the pics coming

[troutstreamnm]

Looking good 

[70shaker6pk]

Very nice,, how much more do you need to do berfore you start painting?

[ksierens]

Very nice,, how much more do you need to do berfore you start painting?

Well this is how I see it ...

Next I need to fill the grind marks in the trunk and get it in urethane primer.
Then I can finish sand the bottom and engine compartment and paint them, Hot Rod black on the bottom and black out areas, and gloss black for the engine compartment.
Next I can have the rear suspension sand blasted and paint them, purchase and install the gas and brake lines and get the car back on the ground, after having the rally wheels blasted, painted, and purchase the new tires (BFG 235 15's on the front, 255 15's on the back)
Then comes the engine rebuild and painting of the rest of the drive train, and the painting and assembly of the front suspension, and get the front back on the ground.
Then I can finally fit the doors, and front sheet metal so the gaps will be right, and get the body all looking straight.

So in short, it is still going to be a while.  I do all the work my self and only spend about 10 hours a week on it, but I love working on it so I don't really care how long it takes, plus I have to save up for some of the parts as I go.

[Chlngrcrzy]

Very nice. Keep us all inspired with your progress. 

[ksierens]

Well the weather was great here yesterday so I took the day off work and painted the bottom and outside of the inner wheel wells.  I used SEM Trim Black and I really like the stuff. Cuts with lacquer thinner and goes on great.  Next I will wet sand the engine compartment, door jambs and trunk and shoot them with gloss black.

[hemiken]

  Can you post some pictures of the sealer you just applied before you color please buddy.   Color is looking great.

[ksierens]

The first page of the post shows the bottom after it was primed. I use Marson Ultimate 2k Urethane primer, here is a picture of it.

http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/pc-10828-590-ultimate-2k-urethane-primer-surfacer-buff-5553.aspx

[ksierens]

Finally got some real paint in her.  Decided to go with DuPont Chroma One, single stage. Strange thing is the paint smells like cucumbers. Next I will paint the inside of the car with SEM Trim Black, like the bottom, then I can get the brake lines, fuel lines, and brake cables installed and start getting the rear end back in.

[hezzel]

Nice

[dutch]

 

[71ChallengerSE]

  that looks great

What did it look like before you started on it?

[ksierens]

I have a lot of pictures on the following web site, but it was pretty rusty, like the rest of them.

http://home.comcast.net/~ksierens/