Trying out the new Window Seal Trim ...and it isn't fitting like
I thought it should ...reach out to our friend Aaron Quine and
he sent pictures of his - sure enough the trim is too short :(
Engine Readiness
- 1/07-8
The 502 BBC is ready for run/break-in
the headers are just for this effort along with the black valve
covers & electric water pump motor.
Passenger's Side Mirror & Trim Gapping
- 1/09-19
Time to add a rear-view mirror on the passenger's side. Starts
with cutting some flat bar, drilling holes, then building a steel backing plate with
holes tapped for the screws - then bonding it inside.
the window trim seals have gaps between them and the body - time
to add material to the top edge, to fill the gap.
More West Systems, smoothing it out to match the window trim
...and panel leveling
Door Hinges
- 1/12-28
New Hinge Pins & Bushings came in ...time to fix the flex in the
door hinges. William driving the pin out, then the brass
bushings on each side - some VERY worn
Then tapping the hinge bolt holes in the doors to clean them out
...then test fitting the doors with the repaired hinges.
Testing the fit of the Mirror now that the epoxy is dry.
Engine Initial Start /
Break-in
- 1/18
The 502 BBC is ready for run/break-in
the headers are just for this effort along with the black valve
covers & electric water pump motor.
Building Door Panels
- 1/21-2/03
Started by roughing out the shape on the aluminum. Next was
putting the curvature in the aluminum to fit the door shape.
Multiple test-fits onto the door as things progressed.
We used flat C2 rivets to bond the original C2 metal top edge to
the new aluminum sheet
Full mock-up of the new aluminum door panel
We still need to put the slots for the door panel mounting tabs.
Full Mock-up of the door panels with the armrests and dash pads
in place
Door Gapping / Leveling
- 2/03
Tested the new Chrome Door Striker and finished leveling and
gapping the doors
Decklid to Door Gapping / Leveling
- 2/11-19
With a few minor adjustments on the doors & quarter panels -
time to check the decklid one more time
Time to remove the doors and go to painting door jambs
Time to Lay Some Color - Warm
Days
- 2/11-18
Prepped & ready, black base, HOK blue, blue-purple Colorshift
pearl, then white diamond dust & clear
a little cut-n-buff - will need to do this again in a week or so
after the paint has fully cured
The speaker housing mocked-up after the 1st cut-n-buff
you can see the blue-to-purple shift as you move around looking
at it - last 2 pictures are outside in the sun.
Time to Spray More Color - 2/11-26
Starts with a black base coat - HOK S2-25
Prepping A-Arm Covers for final Klear
The inside of the decklid has color & first 3 coats of Klear
have to look at the parts out in the Sun
Aluminum Door Panels
- 2/11-27
Door panels are ready for the leather - once a shop has been
selected
More Color Sprayed
- 3/2-3
Door edges now have color
The door jambs and decklid gutter all have color now
Engine Compartment Rain Gutters painted
Inside of the Hood Sprayed
- 3/5
Door edges now have color
Starts with HOK Jet Black base ...masked to mirror what the
outside will be stripped ...then HOK Blue, then blue-purple
colorshift pearl, then diamond dust, then HOK Klear
