Lenny B's First Restoration Project - 1968 Mustang

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PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2017 7:24 am
Well made a little more progress. This week I rebuilt the door hinges, and then test fitted the doors and fenders. I also decided to go 1968 dark Highland Green for the paint. I tried to spray the original Seafoam Green on a test panel but could not get the tone just right. It just looked to pastel for me. I do like how the PPG Shopline JB base looked in 1968 Dark Highland Green. It took 6 coats minimum for coverage. Third pick is the test panel in Dark Highland. Also attached is the final look I'm going for except mine will be a coupe version. Hopefully changing the color from the original doesn't hurt the value. I do not plan on selling it anyway. I think I'll add the GT emblems as well.

Thanks again for everyone's help.
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PostPosted: Sun May 14, 2017 4:52 pm
Sorry Lenny but all the paint in the world won't make that coupe a fastback. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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PostPosted: Mon May 15, 2017 5:29 am
Okay, you got me. Too funny.

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Managed to put in another day in on my 68' coupe. Stripped the under side of the hood using a sandblaster and sander, just to find some rust under the front molding. I cut the bad area out and installed a patch. 12 hours to strip, patch, and epoxy it. There has to be a faster way! Next up will be the deck lid. The under sides are a lot more work than the top sides due to all the crevices and bends.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:45 am
Just a suggestion but when you open up a panel like that to remove rust, it is always a good idea to brush or spray some epoxy primer in there. Not necessary but it does add some protection against future rust and a little peace of mind.

Project is looking real good and yes, it takes time but you will get faster.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2017 1:15 pm
Project looking great. Man that car looks like it was in good condition to start with. Nice project.

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Well after taking most of the summer off to spend time with the kids and do some bass fishing I'm back in the garage. I decided to build a simple paint booth with intake and exhaust to try and keep things clean. I also finished all the metal work, filler, and epoxy. Today I will apply two full coats of poly primer and start the blocking process. Hoping to have the paint complete by Easter including under body and engine bay.
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Well I applied two coats of Polyester Primer (Feather Fill G2) to the cab and then blocked the entire cab with 180 grit. I had to touch up a few divots I found along the way with spot putty. It took about 8 full hours to block the entire cab. Next up will be to touch up any spots where I hit metal with epoxy then apply two full coats of urethane prime and start the blocking process all over.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 14, 2017 8:51 pm
Nice rotisserie, I'm envious!

Looks like you are making good progress. :goodjob:
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:33 am
Nice Project
Looking good wasn't bad to start with, That's the way to do it Start with a nice car to start with and Make it Perfect.
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