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Jo-Han 70 Caddy


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This is a commission build for someone. I have never done a commission for someone. He asked for a model of a 70 Caddy he had years ago. He doesn't have any pictures of it but the description sounded simple enough so I figured why not. He said that his was dark metallic green and I showed him the paint on my 65 Chevelle I just finished. He said it looked close enough to his Caddy.

I recieved the kit from him and spent a couple of days cleaning and sanding the flash and mold lines. Got it in final primer tonight. I'll probably mix the nail polish and spray it tomorrow. 

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Hi Tom, nice to see another one of these being built. The one I built last year had very crisp details, especially the badges and script. Double check the hood alignment with the grill in place and make sure everything plays nice. I had to massage things a bit for good fitment. I’ll be watching this come together.

Cheers, Steve

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9 hours ago, Steve H said:

Hi Tom, nice to see another one of these being built. The one I built last year had very crisp details, especially the badges and script. Double check the hood alignment with the grill in place and make sure everything plays nice. I had to massage things a bit for good fitment. I’ll be watching this come together.

Cheers, Steve

Thanks, Steve for the heads up. I have been looking at the instructions for the front suspension. They aren't very helpful and it looks pretty complicated. 

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I'll be watching this build with interest, as I've got an unbuilt one that's been waiting in the on deck circle for ages.  My main issue is finding the best way to replicate the clear corner lights (JoHan chromed them as part of the grille/headlight assembly).

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Tonight I got the paint mixed up for the body. Same as I did for my recent 65 Chevelle Z16 build I mixed two nail polishes together to make a dark green that the client says is very close to what he had.

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I also primed a bit of the interior and started the assembly of the engine. There are 23 steps alone in assembling the engine! The instructions are not that clear as to attachment points.

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That's it for tonight.

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3 hours ago, David G. said:

That looks like a great start Tom!

Your first commission! That must be very exciting... and a little intimidating, yes?

David G.

Thanks. Yes, it is a bit of both. I don't plan to make it a habit. It would be more help if he had some pics of his car, but oh well.

We did make an agreement last night for some cash and this 62 Galaxie convertible screw bottom.

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I had forgotten that deep in one of our texts back and forth he had told me that it had a white vynil top. So, today I began to remedy that by running strips for the borders and seams. Just a minor mistake that wont take much to fix. I will let the glue dry for a while and co.e back tonight and clean it up. Then I'll peime and get it ready for the white.

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1 hour ago, David G. said:

It's a good thing that you recalled it having a vinyl top now rather than upon delivery.

David G.

I agree! Sure would have been easier if I had remembered it to begin with but not a big problem.

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I sprayed a base of Testors Fathom green to get a good base and make the nail polish go farther. Today I finished the white top. Now to add a couple more light coats of the green nail polish to lighten it up a bit.

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Got a chance to do some work on this last night. I focused on the chassis and interior since the weather has been too humid to spray the clearcoat. I didn't shoot any pics of the chassis but here is the interior. All I have left is to add some "carpet" and glue the dash and front bench in.

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