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Glad you found your colors, David you had a good idea on your headlights sorry it didn’t work out but the cord looks better with them hidden.

Posted
22 hours ago, mustang1989 said:

That was a good try on getting the headlights to work like you wanted them to Dave and I'm sorry it didn't work out for ya man. I do have to applaud your efforts on trying in any case. Looking forward to seeing your progress in moving forward brother. 

Thanks Joe. Yeah, it seems as if I'm learning when to pull my head out of the rabbit hole.

:D 

 

22 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Nice try on the headlights Dave. I will give it a short look when I get around to building mine but will likely come to the same conclusion you did…it’s just not worth the effort.😕 Short video of them in operation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7vVZOsMzo8

 

Thank you Greg. It's a pretty cool video, thanks for the link. The car is even more beautiful in motion.

 

14 hours ago, slusher said:

Glad you found your colors, David you had a good idea on your headlights sorry it didn’t work out but the cord looks better with them hidden.

Thank you Carl. Yeah, it would have been nice to have operable headlights but I think it's a feature I can live without.

David G.

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  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

Hello Everybody!

 

With the hideaway headlight hurdle cleared it's time to get on with some painting! The front fender assembly has been painted and the seams in the rear fenders have been puttied. Once those are sanded smooth, I can get the first coat of paint on the body.

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Seeing the Cord sitting like this on my Work-Shelf I started thinking... chopped top fender-less roadster... Hmmm... No! No! Stay focused!
    :D 

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For painting the wheels to match the body color, I sprayed the kit chrome with some Tamiya flat clear. I then brush painted the outer rims with a couple of coats some Tamiya TS-93 Pure Blue which I liberated from the spray can.

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Once the blue dried, I finished up with a coat of Tamiya clear before mounting the tires.

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As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to comment.

David G.

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Posted
23 hours ago, Jonathan said:

Have really enjoyed watching your process and progress with this build!  Beautiful work so far.

Thank you Jonathan, it's very kind of you to say so.

 

22 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

The wheels and tires look great great and will complement the car nicely.😎

Thank you much Greg.

 

10 hours ago, rattle can man said:

looking good! strangely, I like the look of the body with no front fenders, and the roof sitting that way makes me think chop the top.

Thanks Harry. That was my thought too! When I saw it there like that I just had to get a photo.

I imagined someone who got ahold of a Cord and didn't have the resources to properly restore it and just made a hot rod out of it. :D 

Thanks again everybody for taking the time to share your comments.

David G. 

Posted
52 minutes ago, slusher said:

Real nice touch on the wheels David, with the body color accents…

Thank you Carl.

David G.

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Posted

Hello Everybody!

I've been having a little trouble with my finger tips drying and splitting due to the cold, dry winter weather so I took a week off building to allow my poor little fingies to heal up a bit. They're not completely healed but they're getting better. So in celebration, here's an update!

I've decided on the trim color for the interior, Tamiya XF-75 IJN Gray.

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The dashboard has been painted Tamiya TS-93 Pure Blue to match the body color. There wasn't a lot of relief to work with when it came to detail painting the instruments so I did the best I could.

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With the dashboard complete, the steering wheel should be next so here it is. It's been painted Tamiya TS-46 Light Sand to match the upholstery with Molotow chrome accents.

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That's all for this update. As always, thanks for following along and please feel free to share your thoughts and views.

David G.

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Posted
22 minutes ago, David G. said:

Hello Everybody!

I've been having a little trouble with my finger tips drying and splitting due to the cold, dry winter weather so I took a week off building to allow my poor little fingies to heal up a bit. They're not completely healed but they're getting better. So in celebration, here's an update!

I've decided on the trim color for the interior, Tamiya XF-75 IJN Gray.

37Cord_19.jpg.cd53ecd0609801a4334f3ec591cb2031.jpg

 

 

The dashboard has been painted Tamiya TS-93 Pure Blue to match the body color. There wasn't a lot of relief to work with when it came to detail painting the instruments so I did the best I could.

37Cord_20.jpg.fda876b606990f2e521687b0d3e966c2.jpg

 

 

With the dashboard complete, the steering wheel should be next so here it is. It's been painted Tamiya TS-46 Light Sand to match the upholstery with Molotow chrome accents.

37Cord_21.jpg.74d6da584b921e3f69d4fa87b5da3f3c.jpg

 

That's all for this update. As always, thanks for following along and please feel free to share your thoughts and views.

David G.

David, I know just what you mean about the fingertips. Sometimes you just touch something the wrong way and you get a shooting pain.

 

BTAIM the interior is looking good, especially the dash. Keep it up. 👍

Posted
22 hours ago, LennyB said:

David, I know just what you mean about the fingertips. Sometimes you just touch something the wrong way and you get a shooting pain.

 

BTAIM the interior is looking good, especially the dash. Keep it up. 👍

Thank you Len.

 

21 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

My fingers used to get cracks also when I was working with metal. I agree with Len, the dash looks great!

Thanks Greg, I appreciate that.

David G.

Posted

Hello Everybody!

I finally got the body and fenders blended to my satisfaction so I decided to give it some paint.

The result?

A crummy paintjob that's completely my fault! While holding the car upside down to paint the inside of the body, it slipped off the clip stand and fell to the patio floor.

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I picked it up and since there was no paint on the outside of the body yet, I thought just blowing the dust off it would be good enough. A little voice in my head said "Go wash it off, let it dry and then paint it." Yeah, I should've listened to that voice.

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In spite of all that, I do like the color choices I made. Here's a mockup I made to help me feel better about the whole incident. 😃

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As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to post any comments you may wish to share.

David G.

Posted

David, we've all had that voice yelling inside our heads before we made a bad decision. I think a little wet sanding and a second take should put you back on course.

Posted
22 hours ago, LennyB said:

David, we've all had that voice yelling inside our heads before we made a bad decision. I think a little wet sanding and a second take should put you back on course.

Yes indeed Len. I usually do at least two coats of paint with wet sanding or polishing in between. This one may take three.

 

20 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Nice! That looks like one of my better paint jobs.

Thank you Greg, I think I've seen you do better though.

 

19 hours ago, Kenmojr said:

Coming along beautifully...

Thank you Ken.

 

16 hours ago, slusher said:

All that matters is your Cord is looking beautiful and I like the color choices!

Thanks Carl, I'm glad you like them.

David G.

Posted

Hello Everybody!

Here's more on the Cord!

The first round of color sanding for the crummy paintjob that I got from dropping it on the patio before I painted. I also decided to re-scribe the panel lines to enhance them a little.

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It's going to need at least one more sand-out and another coat.

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But I'm getting there. I may do one more pass with the panel scriber.

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As always, thanks for taking the time to look and please feel free to sign the guestbook on your way out.

David G.

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Posted

That blue is looking good David.  One more pass with the scriber on the panel lines should do it.

Posted (edited)
On 2/4/2025 at 6:10 AM, Zippi said:

That blue is looking good David.  One more pass with the scriber on the panel lines should do it.

Thanks Bob.

Now's the time to be especially careful with the panel scriber.  😮

David G.

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