Fairmont U/S Build AKA Craigslist Racer

[cicero819]

Eastwood makes a great tool to fold the inner rear fender lip, you could make the tool in your welding class.lol Nice project keep it up.CR

[FireSale]

The guy I bought my Mustang off of had covered the floorboards with that stick-on foil sound deadener. I spent several days cooped up in my coupe with a torch and putty scraper, so I feel for you. Smelly, dirty stuff. And the metal under the passenger side was so rusted I had to cut it out and replace it.

Nice welding and fabrication. Glad to see someone tackling all aspects of race car conversion themselves.

I don't know what your paint plans are, but since I was going to strip and paint my car I used a torch and body hammer to roll my fender lips. That Eastwood tool is nice, but I already had the torch and hammer. Worked out OK. And don't believe those YouTube guys who say you can do it with a baseball bat...

Dale

[Shadylane]

I don't know what your paint plans are, but since I was going to strip and paint my car I used a torch and body hammer to roll my fender lips. That Eastwood tool is nice, but I already had the torch and hammer. Worked out OK. And don't believe those YouTube guys who say you can do it with a baseball bat...

Dale[/QUOTE]

Baseball bats on wheel wells are for the circle track crowd, in my opinion.
I discussed this with my body guy yesterday, he is going to split the lip on the inside and fold it in. Should be about 1/4 to 3/8 thick when done.
Car is going to body and paint Wednesday. Front fenders, trunck lid, hood and bumpers are already done. They look great.
I found a one in a million with this guy. He works out of a single car garage, charges $20.00 an hour for body work and $35.00 for painting. I bought all the materials so he doesn't make any money on that. Is reasonably fast, gives me a bill every Thusday for work done the previous week. I inspect the work, if im not happy I don't pay until its corrected. No money up front.
I'm pretty happy so far.

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by Shadylane

I found a one in a million with this guy. He works out of a single car garage, charges $20.00 an hour for body work and $35.00 for painting. I bought all the materials so he doesn't make any money on that. Is reasonably fast, gives me a bill every Thusday for work done the previous week. I inspect the work, if im not happy I don't pay until its corrected. No money up front.
I'm pretty happy so far.

Any possibility we could clone him???

[black88coupe]

Cool build. Good luck with it. Subscribing.

[Shadylane]

Finished getting the shifter installed on the trans. Looks cool and works like a charm on the bench.

The rest of the car went to body and paint, got the bumpers back. I wanted the bumpers to be silver originally but the painter being the creative type talked me into a candy blue over a silver base. I like the way they turned out.

Car is Wimbledon White over dark blue on the lower body line. You can see in the picture of the fender.

Now I have several weeks of nothing to do while I wait for the car to come back. Never mind I have plenty to do.

[Shadylane]

Pictures of the car while body work was being done, then in primer. The roof originally had a landau vinyl top which turned out to be a mess. Should be ready to paint by early next week.

[Bunkster]

With a little imagination, and that blue and white...you could turn back the clock to 1978 and think you were in Whiteland, Indiana.

[Dave Muller]

Originally Posted by Bunkster

With a little imagination, and that blue and white...you could turn back the clock to 1978 and think you were in Whiteland, Indiana.

Of course, to complete the effect you have to run undefeated for a full year...

[Shadylane]

Originally Posted by Dave Muller

Of course, to complete the effect you have to run undefeated for a full year...

If I can go one round the first time out (not likely), then I could pack it up and go home undefeated.