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I realized that I didn't have a hinged hood. MAGNETS ! Here's the only thing I could think to do. I added a ....uhh....well, a nose 🤥. I taped the hood in place and experimented with shims. Like setting points 😉. Found the right, CA on the shim and "send it in!"......more coffee...... Looks like .030 maybe .... I used a heated blade to remove the excess shim. I added more CA and kicked the 💩 out of it. Since I just could not wait to see the hood ornament in place, I had to build a bubble around said ornament when the time came to paint the underside. Got that out of the way. Thanks.

Got some foil on it last night.

I spent about three hours on this today. I started with 4000 but It wasn't cutting . I went to 3600 and then 3200. The masking ridge on the right side (which was only a half inch long) gave me some greif but I persevered. It looked pretty decent so I just went ahead and rubbed out the whole thing. I did a bit of brush touch up in the usual places and then I wanted to see it with the side trim on. Thanks for checking in. You can see a difference due to the clear coat altering the light. I may try to patch the clear coat but I don't believe I can improve it much.

Actually, Elliot, it doesn't. The camera just isn't kind. 😒

Remember, Dave, I deviated from the instructions. Because I'm averse to gluing two painted things together, I, naturally, attached the firewall and the inner fenders to the "carcass" 😅. That got me in trouble later on, Dave, so this thing I did was a workaround for that 🥴. But I suppose you could build it their way, Dave.

Thanks, Bob. You should have heard me the first time I tried to put it in there. The neighbors did.🤣

You may recall I mentioned the difficulty of inserting the tub Into the body. Oh. Well this is what I did to make it a bit safer for my paint job. All I needed was my trusty Micro. It's still pretty tight but that's a good thing (that's not what I meant 🤭) because.....it looks better when there's no gap. It worked. Slid right in like your foot in your Apex sneakers. Thanks for looking, time for coffee.

Today's late edition DO NOT ZOOM ON THE DASH 🤨 It was a terrible time. The guages are so tiny i kept losing them.. I recommend drilling out the holes and give it a skin on the back for the decals to sit on. The guage panel was too deep to foil. After 3 attempts, I couldn't not tear the foil so I gave up and painted it. I forgot to chrome the knobs. Note to self: ..... And then I tried to rub out deep scratches on the hood to no avail. But it's ready for paint.....again. then I fitted it with hood magnets. I think I've got the scratch issue under control. We have good painting weather coming and it's not quite ready. Much to do, much to do..... I told you not to zoom on the dash, didn't I? 🤮

Now I know why the handle 🥴 That's a great shade of gold, Jeff. What is it?

I see Ace knows what I'm talking about. 🥴

Actually, Craig, it was nothing I haven't done more times than I can count. I'm not a multi-tasking sort. I tend to focus and ignore what's around me. That leads to a lot of "Oh $hit !"s. 🥴

I am always open to advice from y'all. I am somewhat stubborn and it takes time for input to fully hit bottom. I appreciate all of it, Craig.

OKAY THEN! I used my cheapie two stage to apply the paint. It seems to be the correct tool for this job. Now I need to do a little wet sanding with some 2000 grit and patch up the clear. After that, an over-all rub-out on the blue/clear. Wish me luck.

The interior is pretty simple so I kept it that way 🙂. I found some Krylon matte "sand dollar" and covered it with Tamiya semi-gloss clear to give it a little shine. The floor has some off-brand rattle can primer I found at Ollie's. It's red oxide but, as you can see, is quite brown. While I was in a painting mood, I put color and clear on the hood and dash. I put a driveshaft together and got the coil-overs back in place too. Thanks for sticking around 🥴 BTW, the hood would not sit down all the way. I was able to sand the inside of the hood in the middle where it was contacting an air cleaner. The instructions want you to feed the completed interior in from the bottom but that's before the firewall and rear inner fender panels are in place. Since I have already assembled those parts, I could not install it that way. I was, however, able to install from the top. I trimmed the side panels a bit at the front, top corners to make it a bit easier. It may not be necessary to do that but I was desperate. You may only need more patience. 😕

Thanks, James. I think I might see if I can get another one. Yeah, Dave, they look like they should be that way. I'm happy with the result. Sorry. I had no idea it would cause a problem 🤣. Thanks, Quiet Eric.

Oh boy! More '40s! Yay! I'm following, Jeff! I'll try to be quiet. 🤐

I'm glad you like my "skinning" idea. A broken clock is correct twice daily 😌 Thanks for the suggestion on the interior. I have nice light tan in a can but I may venture out today. I also have "Corinthian White" which is a....well.... light tan. More like cream in some light.

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Yeah, boss, it's good! I had to rip the rear end out of mine. Consider yourself lucky. 🥴

Took it out to the paint shop for some primer. The first two shots are for you. 😯 The other four are for me. Gotta zoom for a look at what I need to do to smooth it out. You may as well see it too. 😕 Taking suggestions on interior colors, y'all. 🤠

I stopped by the body shop for a bit of custom work. It's a little awkward to hold cold-curled 5/64 rod while gluing and kicking but I managed to do so without my fingers becoming part of the fender. Bondo time! My cheese grater 👇 The inside needs some love too. Just some quick work with sanding drums to eliminate the roll-under and make it look like a normal fender. This should make everyone happier now. 😉 Thanks for sticking around if you did. If you didn't, well.....you missed it!

. ...And why can't they all be like that?

WDYT about adding styrene rod to the rear fenders to create a rolled-over lip. This would reduce the radius evenly and shrink that unsightly void over the tire? 😏

Yup, thanks, Bob. I do listen to y'all. Sometimes. 😌

The device is a mini-vise I got from Micro-Mark many moons ago. It helps to cut a square end on small stuff like the driveshaft. In other news.... This is my deuce body with the deuce frame from a '29 or '30 kit snuggled inside like they were made for each other. My firewall is in place, otherwise it would go through at the cowl. Some minor tweaking of the inner fenders might be needed. A deuce frame that's already pinched for a Model A highboy or a channelled deuce. Cool, huh? I love those extra frames. 🙂