Cleaned out my garage to make room for another car

[bremereric]

Well thank you Mike, It sure has been a fun project :happy1:

Okay I already answered this last night but do to the server crash here you go again MeMike...I have been busy and yes sometimes I don't get to the thank you's fast enough...you beat me to it...thanks Eric

 

[bremereric]

Thank you for sharing this great R/T car :happy7:
Congratulations You sure have dun some very nice work to this car and looks like it went to a great owner
It's that time of year again here in Arkansas to get some spring cleaning dun and organize all my work space to.
Thank you for posting up the wagon for sale that came from an USAF base bremereric :icon_smile:

I love the way your car is coming together. I hope my Barracuda comes out this well.

Thanks you old farts.....:la:

 

[bremereric]

Almost there....

Wow what an arm killing day...got all the paint stripping done...now there is some hand sanding to feather in the top of the inside fenders..and some minor body work on some rust pits on the cowel...curious as they are right where the seal is when it closes..pictures tell the story..will give myself a sanding tape line on two sides and the cowel...then tape it up for primer and paint...

I can see B7 32216I on the radiator support..I can't believe mopar was still doing this in 1977

 

[bremereric]

Almost there two last pics

Rust pits where the cowel seal sits when the hood is closed?

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[bremereric]

Today a little more progress

Got the side rails cleaned off...little hand sanding there and then the tape lines...I cleaned off both front frame rails with wire brush attachments on my die grinder...I also took out the fuel line and stripped the remaining paint off of the passenger's side frame rail...tomorrow I will fog the cowel compartment with the Eastwood's internal frame coating and let it cure for 24 hours...I am also picking up some caulk tube and brush on seam sealer tomorrow at the paint store...try some of that tomorrow night also...then on to hand sanding...

 

[bremereric]

Got my stuff back from blasting

Got all my stuff back from media blasting...ours uses plastic media to blast because it is usually used to blast aluminum trailers...it removes some of the loose rust but does not touch the rest...some parts already hit the rust bucket....

The k-frame will need some mechanical rust removal and treatment....the torsion bars turned out clean...the hinges and such came up clean...the rest will need a soak in the rust bucket..

My tranny bellhousing looks aluminum again and is going to stay that way

 

[gaz440]

Awesome work mate. Great motivation for me to get back into mine.
I love that you have a 440 A body and a F body, just like me.

 

[bremereric]

Awesome work mate. Great motivation for me to get back into mine.
I love that you have a 440 A body and a F body, just like me.

Yep two totally different cars...I love them both for what they represent...

 

[bremereric]

Omg....

Got my brush on and caulk tube seam sealer today...

I know what the 3M stands for now....3 times the money....66 bucks for both of them

 

[bremereric]

Okay I picked up my clutch package at UPS today and here is a picture..

I already read the instructions...If using this to replace a stock 3 finger Mopar style one you may have a problem with the clutch pedal remaining on the floor...this is do to the lighter pedal pressure needed to press the clutch in...two choices...remove the large inside spring on the clutch pedal or install a heavier clutch return spring at the bellhousing..

 

[bremereric]

Well I found this one at work...although you may need two feet to overcome this one on the clutch....:toothy1:

 

[bremereric]

Did some more tonight...Hopefully getting closer to paint

I taped up all of the cowel openings and then sprayed the Eastwood product...it was a wide and opening area so I had to take several sneak peaks on how it was doing...I did it several times to make sure I got full coverage..pictures aren't the best...

I then broke out the caulk gun and decided to do the areas with the largest and most obvious gaps...the hood hinge area and such..I found out if you keep you finger wet with lacquer thinner it makes the seam sealer easy to smooth out with you finger

I then treated each frame rail in the engine comparment with the Eastwood product inside until it dripped out of the next hole and then the outside rusty area with their brush on rust convertor..

 

[77RTNJ]

looks great under the hood. The way you did the seam sealer will definitely clean up the look under there instead of the cow pies which basically served no purpose. I find seam sealer all over the car but sometimes not where there should be some. All of mine is dried and cracked wherever I have been poking around except for some areas in the trunk. I will be replacing it all with the brush on and caulk I bought at eastwood. I will prime mine first as the seam sealer sticks well to primer. I just want the added protection as most of the original was done directly to the metal and once it cracked and came off it was bare metal. I think the new stuff will probably last forever compared to the old stuff though.

Kevin

 

[bremereric]

looks great under the hood. The way you did the seam sealer will definitely clean up the look under there instead of the cow pies which basically served no purpose. I find seam sealer all over the car but sometimes not where there should be some. All of mine is dried and cracked wherever I have been poking around except for some areas in the trunk. I will be replacing it all with the brush on and caulk I bought at eastwood. I will prime mine first as the seam sealer sticks well to primer. I just want the added protection as most of the original was done directly to the metal and once it cracked and came off it was bare metal. I think the new stuff will probably last forever compared to the old stuff though.

Kevin

I could have gone crazy with the seam sealer also...there are more spot welded seems on the fender and the firewall...inside the cowel is where I will do the brush on stuff...they had some of the big putty turds in there too...it was used to route water to the flapper openings but they didn't do a very good job...that's why I had some rust at that seam

 

[Wylde1]

WOW!

You're taking F-body restification to a whole new level. Keep up the great work.



Wylde1.

 

[bremereric]

looks great under the hood. The way you did the seam sealer will definitely clean up the look under there instead of the cow pies which basically served no purpose. I find seam sealer all over the car but sometimes not where there should be some. All of mine is dried and cracked wherever I have been poking around except for some areas in the trunk. I will be replacing it all with the brush on and caulk I bought at eastwood. I will prime mine first as the seam sealer sticks well to primer. I just want the added protection as most of the original was done directly to the metal and once it cracked and came off it was bare metal. I think the new stuff will probably last forever compared to the old stuff though.

Kevin

Thanks Kevin

WOW!

You're taking F-body restification to a whole new level. Keep up the great work.



Wylde1.

Thanks, I do this for myself and also to help others..I am not a real real smart but I am not a dummy either...

 

[bremereric]

I didn't have much time last night

I cleaned up my stripping mess from under the car and swept up a bunch of debris...I then jacked the car up and sprayed the tranny tunnel with Eastwood's black rust encapsulator...I taped off the front frame rails and did the same treatment...I then did my rust bucket detail..some of the pieces with thick rust get a wire brush treatment which speeds up the process some and then they go back in...

 

[bremereric]

Getting closer...

Okay I feathered the edges on the paint until I couldn't feel it with my thumb nail anymore and then I taped off the the top and used the red Scotch-Brite pad on the whole engine compartment..watch out for the sharp spot welds they have left over sharp metal...I then mixed up some spot/finishing putty to fill in the rust pits on top of the cowel...I will sand it down tomorrow and then start the taping up project...I also did the rust bucket detail and will have 5 more pieces for paint on Saturday...

 

[bremereric]

Tape, Tape and more Tape

Did it on and off till 12:30 tonight...first sanded down the spot putty and then blew the whole car down with air..another wipe down with lacquer thinner then the taping began..I read instructions...the instructions said if you spray more primer on top of the old primer after 24 hours then you need to sand it first...forget that...that explains the extra taping to cover the very front of the car that was already primed...got two more big holes in the firewall that I will have to get from inside tomorrow...I ran out of the wide painters paper that I got at work..I will have to get some more tomorrow...I like to use this around the impact area and then the rest will be covered with plastic....this engine compartment will be in primer tomorrow...I have 22 1/2 hours to go...

 

[bremereric]

Kill two birds with one stone...

I got my control arms out of the rust bucket and rinsed them off with water and let them dry...I then knocked one bushing in part ways with large socket and big hammer...I then put the rod in and did the same on the other side..hit it with my impact and drove them in some more but not completly..there are two things I don't have here...commercial air system and a five hundred pound all steel work bench..okay I will add a third...hydraulic press...that's why I will take them to work and get some more of the painter's paper..