Can-Con Posted March 25, 2020 Author Posted March 25, 2020 Well,, she's on hold again. Not because of flooding this time at least. While gluing a couple mounting tabs to the back bumper, I smeared lacquer thinner on it. So, stripped and back off to Dale to be replated ,, again. Including the initial replating after the seam and guard removal this will be the third time I've had to have this bumper redone.
Can-Con Posted March 25, 2020 Author Posted March 25, 2020 Thanks Carl. The car's almost done and I'll finish it up while the bumper's out. Just need to permanently attach the chassis plate to the body and finish up under the hood. I checked and I will still be able to attach the bumper after everything else is done so no worries.
David G. Posted March 25, 2020 Posted March 25, 2020 Wow, great progress up until the dreaded bumper incident. Hopefully they can get it turned around quickly for you. David G.
Can-Con Posted March 28, 2020 Author Posted March 28, 2020 When I went to drill holes for the hoses in the front of the engine I found that there's no place to put them. So, I sanded the front of the engine flat and added the front of an MPC 440. Not the cleanest work I've done but it's gett'n done.
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 Engine looks good, but I believe you'd have a pretty serious short the way the battery is wired.
Can-Con Posted March 29, 2020 Author Posted March 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Engine looks good, but I believe you'd have a pretty serious short the way the battery is wired. LOL ,, Just easier to paint one wire attached at both ends then two with loose ends. Then I just snip it and run the ends to where they need to go.
Can-Con Posted April 4, 2020 Author Posted April 4, 2020 Actually, it's all finished except for the back bumper. Gonna be a few weeks before it's back. When that happens I'll post a full set of pics. But for now, here's the engine bay and a teaser pic.
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 4, 2020 Posted April 4, 2020 She's really shaped up nicely Steve! And I see that the '64 GP is sitting patiently in the background waiting for some love! Steve
Bucky Posted April 4, 2020 Posted April 4, 2020 That's a gorgeous piece of eye candy! Color combination is perfect, in my opinion! Looking forward to the completed pics!
Can-Con Posted April 4, 2020 Author Posted April 4, 2020 53 minutes ago, StevenGuthmiller said: She's really shaped up nicely Steve! And I see that the '64 GP is sitting patiently in the background waiting for some love! Steve Thanks Steve. I did work on the GP a bit today. Deepened the door and trunk lines and worked a bit on the repaired areas on the hood and front fenders.
Can-Con Posted April 4, 2020 Author Posted April 4, 2020 40 minutes ago, Bucky said: That's a gorgeous piece of eye candy! Color combination is perfect, in my opinion! Looking forward to the completed pics! 15 minutes ago, James2 said: Quite beautiful! Thanks guys. ?
StevenGuthmiller Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Can-Con said: Thanks Steve. I did work on the GP a bit today. Deepened the door and trunk lines and worked a bit on the repaired areas on the hood and front fenders. I'm so glad to see that the GP went to someone who would appreciate it, and had the skills to resurrect it . Steve
Can-Con Posted April 5, 2020 Author Posted April 5, 2020 3 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: I'm so glad to see that the GP went to someone who would appreciate it, and had the skills to resurrect it . Steve Thank you.
David G. Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 Sweet engine bay, love all the added detail. David G.
AmericanMuscleFan Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 WOW!!! Superb customizing work on this '62 Chrysler! The interior is superb and looks like a car that might be shown at SEMA! Nice to see a big block cross ram engine under the hood too! Great work Steeve!!!
Nazz Posted April 5, 2020 Posted April 5, 2020 Absolutely beautiful Steve! The engine bay looks great.
Can-Con Posted May 16, 2020 Author Posted May 16, 2020 Got the back bumper back from LMKCo today. It's attached and I just need to find a suitable licence plate before taking the pics. Should have the pics up real soon. Thanks again on all the kind comments and suggestions on the car.
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