ewetwo Posted October 31, 2020 Posted October 31, 2020 On 10/31/2020 at 6:15 PM, Tom Geiger said: That’s where it’s going. The original builder had a vision, did pretty well on the fabrication, and lost it with the paint and finish. Especially the hand brushed Testors silver somewhat on the trim. I even like the two tone burgundy and silver, and just happen to have those in Duplicolor. Expand I think it will be a nice custom build. You'll do it justice Tom.
Tom Geiger Posted October 31, 2020 Author Posted October 31, 2020 Thanks everyone! It’s marinating in brake fluid right now. Will check on it in the morning.
Tom Geiger Posted November 3, 2020 Author Posted November 3, 2020 Out of the pond. It stripped relatively easy, paint came off in big pieces. That reveals some imperfections and things they have fallen apart. I will allow this to dry overnight and will access the repairs.
cobraman Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 Glad to see you are going ahead with it Tom.
doorsovdoon Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 Looks better already, Tom. Looks like the roof is what needs the most attention.
BlackSheep214 Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 Following this one... What about the doors? Were they stripped of old pain5 as well?
slusher Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 Following along also, glad your building it...
Tom Geiger Posted November 3, 2020 Author Posted November 3, 2020 On 11/3/2020 at 1:45 AM, doorsovdoon said: Looks better already, Tom. Looks like the roof is what needs the most attention. Expand Exactly. Whatever was holding on the perfectly molded trunk lid melted in brake fluid! The part broke off and I will need to glue it back and mold it in again. The transition between the Continental roof and 57 roof will be problematic. There was plastic added above the side windows and that all has come apart. The biggest obstacle is that our original builder had glued in a block of plastic to the headliner area. I will need to either remove or sand it flat.. of course this is the one bit that’s glued in solid! Maybe I’ll start messing with this tonight. On 11/3/2020 at 1:49 AM, BlackSheep214 said: Following this one... What about the doors? Were they stripped of old pain5 as well? Expand yes, both doors stripped well but they are messy where builder glued in door cards.. I have spares I can use.
bobthehobbyguy Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 Glad to see you're saving this. Looks like the original builder put some thought in this. It deserves to be finished as the builder had intended. Looking forward to more.
slusher Posted November 3, 2020 Posted November 3, 2020 On 11/3/2020 at 4:17 PM, Tom Geiger said: Exactly. Whatever was holding on the perfectly molded trunk lid melted in brake fluid! The part broke off and I will need to glue it back and mold it in again. The transition between the Continental roof and 57 roof will be problematic. There was plastic added above the side windows and that all has come apart. The biggest obstacle is that our original builder had glued in a block of plastic to the headliner area. I will need to either remove or sand it flat.. of course this is the one bit that’s glued in solid! Maybe I’ll start messing with this tonight. yes, both doors stripped well but they are messy where builder glued in door cards.. I have spares I can use. Expand So removing the plastic head liner if it’s over glue would break the body?
Tom Geiger Posted November 3, 2020 Author Posted November 3, 2020 On 11/3/2020 at 4:43 PM, slusher said: So removing the plastic head liner if it’s over glue would break the body? Expand It’s like a plastic iron bar is glued over your head! I don’t know if it will break the roof, I just have to either remove, lesson it or remove it!
geemoney Posted November 4, 2020 Posted November 4, 2020 go go go i have like 4 57's in the kitty... inspiring me now
Sam I Am Posted November 4, 2020 Posted November 4, 2020 That came out looking great. I can hardly wait to see more.
Tom Geiger Posted November 5, 2020 Author Posted November 5, 2020 On 11/3/2020 at 4:48 PM, Tom Geiger said: It’s like a plastic iron bar is glued over your head! I don’t know if it will break the roof, I just have to either remove, lesson it or remove it! Expand This is the plastic piece I need to remove, lessen or disguise!
cobraman Posted November 5, 2020 Posted November 5, 2020 Is it an reinforcement ? Maybe grind it down ?
Tom Geiger Posted November 5, 2020 Author Posted November 5, 2020 On 11/5/2020 at 1:50 AM, cobraman said: Is it an reinforcement ? Maybe grind it down ? Expand Yes, no doubt the builder glued it under the joint to hold the roof together. I will try to grind it without pulling the roof apart
Tom Geiger Posted November 8, 2020 Author Posted November 8, 2020 Worked a bit this morning. I found the ex-roof from this car in the parts box, and whittled down one of the rear pillars to replace the missing A pillar, so that’s done. I saw that the bar inside the roof had a loose corner so I managed to yank it off. And as predicted the roof came apart and I glued it back together with gap filling thick CA. Same with the tailgate. And I gave it all a coat of putty. Once dried overnight I’ll sand it down to see what we’ve got.
Vilperi Posted November 8, 2020 Posted November 8, 2020 Built this one about 20 years ago. Even got published in the other magazine, and still holds together.
slusher Posted November 8, 2020 Posted November 8, 2020 On 11/8/2020 at 11:12 AM, Vilperi said: Built this one about 20 years ago. Even got published in the other magazine, and still holds together. Expand Super nice!
Tom Geiger Posted November 8, 2020 Author Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) On 11/8/2020 at 11:12 AM, Vilperi said: Built this one about 20 years ago. Even got published in the other magazine, and still holds together. Expand Very cool! Maybe my original builder saw your car! Edited November 8, 2020 by Tom Geiger
charlie8575 Posted November 14, 2020 Posted November 14, 2020 That could make an interesting styling-study style custom. I say finish it. Charlie Larkin
Tom Geiger Posted November 15, 2020 Author Posted November 15, 2020 On 11/14/2020 at 2:32 AM, BlackSheep214 said: Any new updates? Expand It’s been a busy week for me. I did get to sanding the putty in the last photo and spreading some more. Maybe some bench time tomorrow!
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