The Special '62

[Special '62]

Started polishing the lips last night; gonna be a long haul!

Will post some pics of progress when I can

[PassionGarage]

woo sweet
clean up that bay man !!

[Special '62]

The bay is on its way!😀

Today I pulled the front crossmember and started stripping it;





I also began cleaning the bay! I'll also need to make a new battery try hahaha; looks like the rust snuck in...




More stuff coming this weekend!

[Special '62]

Spent most if this fine Saturday scrubbing the cross member clean; 53 years of grease; oil and grime took were tough to remove; but its better than rust!

Heres the end result




I also pulled the wiring harness inside the car; labelling it only took about 15 minutes hahaha




Tomorrow i will be giving the cross member some primer and hopefully paint; as well as getting the engine bay further stripped ready for its paint!

Getting very excited to have her ready for the engine!

[Special '62]

Got the front subframe primed and the underside painted in black. Just gotta give it time to cure now



Also got the bay stripped; started to clean before the rust converter goes on and then primer. There are also a few holes that need welding.




Should get some done this week in the evenings

[Special '62]

Bought something on a whim; I can just picture it hanging off the side of the engine!




I immediately stripped off the carbs and started polishing the manifold



More to come soon

[Special '62]

Got back to work this morning, applied the primer to half the bay and the underside of drivers side fender






Once it dried i gave it its first coat of undercoat




Getting some help smoothing the bay this week

[Special '62]

So have been really busy stripping, patching, shaving and painting the bay. I finally got the fist bit of colour today and am very happy with it. Its the exact colour of the roof 😀








Lots happening and hopefully the rest of the bay will be finished in the next couple of days, meaning i can start reinstalling everything! 😊

[danielsahhhn]

great progress

[ExpelI]

subbed! love it so far!!

[Special '62]

Been working hard to get the bay done! Finally got all of the base coat and clear on! Almost ready for reassembly!!!!







Hope to get some more done before the end of the year!

Thanks for all the support guys!

[Special '62]

Not much happened today; stripped the masking off and admired for a minute before I decided to get back to work.




Cleaned and got Some things painted before the rain set in refitting commences tomorrow!

[Special '62]

Been chipping away at little things; like the wiper motor




And the voltage regulator




Heres how the bay sits now

[Special '62]

Oh also half finished a lip today

Beginning



Half way



Finished section

[Special '62]

Moved on to the floor today, got the biggest part cut out and the new pan tacked in, will finish it tomorrow