Author Topic: My 1966 GT350H Tribute build project (Read 158419 times)

j1autotech · « **Reply #50 on:** May 17, 2011, 10:06:42 am »

This is a great project and read Dale,

look forward to further updates.

J1

IGALOP · « **Reply #51 on:** May 17, 2011, 10:30:02 am »

Hey J1 (from a bit of bacon)! How is New Zullend going?

Agree it is a very interesting read and also enjoy following other rebuilds that I am aware of.

66 Hertz · « **Reply #52 on:** June 14, 2011, 03:21:46 pm »

Havent posted any thing too much here lately as my home computer is fritzed...............But you might be glad to know the car is now over at Mustang Jerrys place for paint.........WWWWooooo HHHHooo.

They came & loaded it & hauled it away this morning on their trailer. Saw Jeremy's 69 today what a sweet ride that is turning out to be...very nice

should see some update shots as the body work progresses.........

rocket · « **Reply #53 on:** June 14, 2011, 09:49:28 pm »

Hi Dale, This is a job we have been looking forward to completing.

We all had a real good close look over your car when it arrived this morning. Everybody agreed - this is an excellent car!

One of the first jobs was to remove the front and rear screens. We called our friends from Instant Windscreens in to remove them. Wanted to remove them very carefully to ensure no damage to screens or paint. They did a good job, but did find a lot of sealant had been used. Unfortunately, it was not possible to save the mouldings. Bugger. Good news is those flanges are in excellent condition -

Andy spent the day plug welding the old door mirror holes and also the holes from the old badges -

Rocket.

66 Hertz · « **Reply #54 on:** June 14, 2011, 11:42:23 pm »

You go boys.......................

chopmgw · « **Reply #55 on:** June 15, 2011, 02:38:32 am »

Good work guys !
Looking on with interest.
Dont forget the pics
Would love to see the progress as it happens.
Hopefully I`ll be there soon too.
Working my ass off at the moment on my project.

rocket · « **Reply #56 on:** June 15, 2011, 07:51:41 am »

Hi Fellas, Yes... There will be lots of photos.

Here are a couple more -

Will take them on a daily basis and upload to a special photobucket album as well as putting a lot here on Dale`s thread

This is the link to the album -

http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg34/rocket67/Dales%2066%20Fastback/

Michael, hope you are also going to post up photos of your car as work progresses.

Hope Dale and yourself drop in regularly to check out progress on the car.

Rocket.

rocket · « **Reply #57 on:** June 15, 2011, 10:25:41 pm »

Andy has now finished the plug welding and filling of the repaired areas -

He is now sanding down the entire body with 120 frecut. This is to remove the clearcoat and flatten the paint ready for primer -

This is a very labour intensive part of the job which must be undertaken with great care to remove all the clearcoat and sand well enough to flatten the paint, but not go all the way through to metal, as the old paint was in excellent condition and therefore will provide a very good base for the new paint.

Rocket.

chopmgw · « **Reply #58 on:** June 16, 2011, 02:07:25 am »

Great pics Rod.
Keep em up.
Was the car originally lime gold ?
Really interested in the prep stage, as this is where Im at.
Must update my journal.
Have to pop down soon, on my way to work.
Gotta a few more questions for Andy too.

Dale, u must be pretty excited right now !

rocket · « **Reply #59 on:** June 16, 2011, 04:41:41 am »

Hi Michael, I think the original colour of this car is the silver blue.

The green areas are primer under the paint. Like this -

You will notice on Dale`s car the green primer you see is mostly where Andy has "feathered" the areas around the repairs to smooth the surface.

Once Andy is happy with the sanding, the car will be taped up and have more primer sprayed ready for "blocking" the surface to make it all nice and straight.

Rocket.

66 Hertz · « **Reply #60 on:** June 16, 2011, 10:11:35 am »

Quote from: chopmgw link=topic=14043.msg149851#msg149851

Dale, u must be pretty excited right now !

Do you think............

mate I can't wait to get this thing on the road. I have put ten thousand miles on my coupe in just under three years & I want to be seen driving everywhere in this.....I am watching this thread eagerly like you guys now....Go Andy :hammer:

mwizz · « **Reply #61 on:** June 17, 2011, 12:15:18 am »

Hi Dale and greetings from Singapore. Have been here for work and will be returning in a couple of weeks. Can't wait to see your car when I return. It is looking great.

66 Hertz · « **Reply #62 on:** June 17, 2011, 09:58:41 pm »

Decided to go with the second hand Shelby Rocker covers I bought off Stormin Norman here on the forum. I glass bead blast them & polished up the fins on top.......come up reasonable.

Still have to fit my full mechanical advance distributor & Tri Y headers yet but I will fit them on after I have run in the cam

Mudzy · « **Reply #63 on:** June 17, 2011, 10:11:26 pm »

Covers look very nice indeed:thumb:

rocket · « **Reply #64 on:** June 17, 2011, 11:15:18 pm »

Mor progress pics - Andy has now finished the initial sanding of the old paint.

Today he also removed the bonnet, guards and bootlid, which will be painted off the car -

He spent this afternoon masking up the car ready for primer to be sprayed on monday -

He had to be extremely careful with the taping of the car. Dale`s excellent prep work under the car, the engine bay and inside the car must not have any overspray.

Rocket.

GT350H · « **Reply #65 on:** June 18, 2011, 07:59:54 am »

How did the repro bonnet line up?

TimR67 · « **Reply #66 on:** June 18, 2011, 09:02:20 am »

Awesome project, Im copying the black and gold paint scheme for my 66 rear end hangin in my shed.

66 Hertz · « **Reply #67 on:** June 18, 2011, 10:03:07 am »

Quote from: GT350H link=topic=14043.msg149984#msg149984

How did the repro bonnet line up?

pretty good...........looks a little high on the passenger side about half way back from the front edge towards the firewall. Otherwise I think it is fine.....it is the 66 version which is steel skin with f/g top, I got it from Tony D Branda Performance

pone65 · « **Reply #68 on:** June 18, 2011, 10:49:51 am »

Hey Dale looking good in a small amount of time. :redpepper:
Guys great pictures.

GT350H · « **Reply #69 on:** June 19, 2011, 09:18:13 am »

Quote from: 66 EMBERGLO COUPE link=topic=14043.msg149988#msg149988

Quote from: GT350H link=topic=14043.msg149984#msg149984
How did the repro bonnet line up?

pretty good...........looks a little high on the passenger side about half way back from the front edge towards the firewall. Otherwise I think it is fine.....it is the 66 version which is steel skin with f/g top, I got it from Tony D Branda Performance

rocket · « **Reply #70 on:** June 20, 2011, 08:06:00 pm »

Andy sprayed 3 coats of a special mix primer on the Fastback today. Although it is Hi-Build primer, because he found the body to be straight whilst sanding, he decided to thin out the primer in order to avoid having the normal thick coating for blocking back. This body requires only minimal blocking.

After inspecting the body after the primer had dried for a couple of hours, i could only agree with Andy - this body is straight. Here are the latest photos -

The primer will be given a couple of days to dry in case there is any shrink back. in the meantime we will prepare those little bits and pieces for paint -

More photos here -

http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg34/rocket67/Dales%2066%20Fastback/

Rocket.

pone65 · « **Reply #71 on:** June 20, 2011, 09:16:55 pm »

Hope theres no over spray on Jerry's 69 on the hoist.

rocket · « **Reply #72 on:** June 20, 2011, 09:54:45 pm »

Hi pone65, The Mach1 does not have any glass fitted as yet, and the body is well protected from overspray with many layers of dust.

But i will give the Mach1 a 4 stage Autopian Polish with my trusty Flex polishing machine and Menzerna polishes when it is all finished -

That paint will be smoother than a baby`s bum. No worries.

Rocket.

mustang-jerry · « **Reply #73 on:** June 20, 2011, 11:02:22 pm »

Quote from: pone65 link=topic=14043.msg150116#msg150116

Hope theres no over spray on Jerry's 69 on the hoist. [/
any overspray will result in certain death :mad:

66 Hertz · « **Reply #74 on:** June 21, 2011, 10:23:19 am »

Hey Brett I see in one of the shots your wheels up against the wall in the background.............They were carefully placed there to catch all the overspray...

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