heres my first post even though its been going on for awile. i have been doing some rust removal and primer for a bit. here you go though.
heres the oldest pic of the car i have.
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/00blkdak/thunderbird/100_1187.jpg)
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/00blkdak/thunderbird/
please let me know if this link works otherwise ill upload all the pics
ill be askin daminc for a lot of help haha
looks like you have a good start, keep it up :D
Good job so far.Keep it going,and keep the pics coming.It looks like you have a good project car,and,it looks WAY better than mine did......for a while.
yea i have been blessed to find a solid car in wi. Its all comming along but im going to need a new front fender so i hope i can get my hands on one. I also need weatherstripping and dew wipes for both doors. i have actually owned this car for 3 years so im happy i finally get to tear into it. it has not been my daily driver but now i have enough space in the garage.
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/00blkdak/thunderbird/100_1344.jpg)
this has been a small problem area for me but as of today its all primed and ready to go.
i need to know where i can get new window trim for the front and rear windows. thats a ways down the road but im going to start packing parts away.
was up workin on the car today but left the camera there. im going back tommarow so ill grab it. meanwhile i was working on this to go on our trip to the mississippi river by lacrosse.
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/00blkdak/100_5140.jpg)
Nice boat!
How much did you lower the 'bird?
Looks good!
Shiny Side Up!
Bill
i didnt lower the bird i bought it like that. I think the shocks and struts are bad and the springs were cut so i have been looking at sn95 stuff. I also took off the ten holes and put on snowflakes because the front and rear tires are not the same size and i didnt like the look. as of that picture the only things i had done were take off the body kit, replace motor mounts (the old one broke and was chained and masterlocked down), and i got a 87 turbo hood from a friend in milwaukee.
heres a pic of the soon to be done rear quarter and there is a new video in the photobucket account with the 3 inch exhaust.
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/00blkdak/thunderbird/100_1382.jpg)
heres the drivers side rear quarter got it cut and somewhat tacked in tonight. I need a better welder mines just a 110 wire feed and its hard to get it to penetrate.
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/00blkdak/thunderbird/100_1386.jpg)
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/00blkdak/thunderbird/100_1387.jpg)
rear quarters almost done
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/00blkdak/thunderbird/100_1389.jpg)
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/00blkdak/thunderbird/100_1390.jpg)
motor almost ready to come out
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/00blkdak/thunderbird/100_1395.jpg)
motor is out so is trans and now im just cleaning up to repaint the bay. any paint suggestions? do i need temp resistant paint?
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/00blkdak/thunderbird/100_1406.jpg)
(http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/00blkdak/thunderbird/100_1407.jpg)
more pics
http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c132/00blkdak/thunderbird/
I have never used hi-temp paint in an engine compartment and have never had a problem. Keep us posted on how everything goes. Maybe you'll find some parts at the big Jefferson Swap Meet this weekend. Great job so far!!
yea im going to try and make it to jefferson with a friend on sat
well my dads 4.6 f150 lost a head gasket so that has been comsuming most of my time. we are almost done, hope to fire it up tommarow. i have sanded down some of the bay in my car and should be able to start painting it soon. i think im just going to use rattle can gloss black paint from an auto parts store. any suggestions?
High temperature paint isn't needed in the engine compartment. If you are using spray-bombs, just use a good quality product. If you are using automotive enamel or urethane, you will have no problems at all. In fact, I frequently paint engines with regular urethane with no problems due to heat.
Shiny Side Up!
Bill
ok thanks i was thinking duplicolor gloss black automotive paint
what did you do with the body kit??