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1951 Pontiac Chieftainpeteh1969
@peteh1969
Club Retro Rides Member 107
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Phil
Don't hate me for this but should the bulk head be painted body colour, I thought American car of this era had black bulk heads the same as the inner wings/inner fenders?
I do know what you mean about the time taken to remove old paint, it took me ages to remove as much as I could on my Corsair before Chris had it, but it's all worth it in the end.
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The body was painted as a unit on these, it's blue all over (uncovering old paint all over), undersealed on the bottom. The front (wings, radiator frame, inter wing aprons) is an assembly also, painted black apart from the wings which are body colored on the outside.
The rest of the chassis was black.
Once the cars started to go semi-unibody the firewall was black. In this case it's body color. Not sure if the body was painted by Fisher, given the written paint code on the firewall.
Phil
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Last Edit: Jul 4, 2019 12:17:53 GMT by PhilA
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Phil - Tell me about it yet when I quote the time in hours / money some clients virtually fall over - its quite often the hidden areas that become the time thieves on projects But, in the end, I think a worthwhile effort. Particularly once the engine goes back in and everything is in place, it becomes an impossible task, so while it's out it's worth expending the time to do so. Phil |
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Phil said:
"What a lot of work for such little visual impact.
Still, progress is progress.
Phil"
there is a big difference between "little visual impact" and "subtle" or "understated"....
to me, when the motor is back in and everything is painted, the visual impact, overall, will be stunning!
JP
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I know its spelled Norman Luxury Yacht, but its pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove!
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You're right. Once it's rubbed down and painted fresh the visual change should be noticeable.
Just, taking back to clean metal and all the associated bending, reaching, sanding, filing takes the time. Engine compartments aren't usually designed to be aesthetically pleasing, more functional so there's lots of crooks and nannies.
Phil
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Last Edit: Jul 4, 2019 18:40:05 GMT by PhilA
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What was that about visual impact? Disregard the overspray..  Phil |
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It's 37°C in the garage right now with the doors open.
No progress today. It's too damn warm.
Phil
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 Got me the toolbox that'll be living in the car, keeping useful stuff in. Belonged to the wife's grandfather, he was a shipbuilding welder by trade. Phil |
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Toolbox looks longer than what I know.
Around 400mm ?
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My workshop has been taken over by mud daubers. Therefore, my plan of action is to, tonight, go out and spray the heck out of every nest I can find the smash it off the wall.
The issue I have with these is they're hard bastards and will bathe in the bug spray for a little while, shake it off even, before they start to get a bit dopey.
Up until then they are more mad than usual and will sting anything they can (including themselves sometimes).
One flew around covered in blue paint for about 5 minutes, that's how hard they are to kill.
Next up after this will be to gingerly look up under the car to make sure none have made any nests on the damn car.
Then, perhaps, I can jack the car up and remove the ventilation fan (that's a good design there) to see how much overspeed and how much overheated the motor gets running on 12V.
I may end up getting a proper 12V motor; they aren't that expensive.
Phil
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Last Edit: Jul 6, 2019 20:34:08 GMT by PhilA
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DescriptionMud dauber is a name commonly applied to a number of wasps from either the family Sphecidae or Crabronidae that build their nests from mud. Mud daubers belong to different families and are variable in appearance. Most resemble long, slender wasps about 1 inch in length.
Had to check them out.
Good luck,with the annihilation
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Oh, they are. Those are northern ones, they're wussies compared.
These ones eat chunks of Chuck Norris for breakfast and wash it down with Vinny Jones' pee.
Phil
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Last Edit: Jul 6, 2019 21:12:29 GMT by PhilA
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Okay. Six cans of bug spray later and we are down to a minimum.
Gave one a bath in the stuff. Can advertised "kills on contact", five minutes later it's still withing about on the floor.
However, my garage is less of a hostile work environment now. That all just needs to blow away because it's given me a headache...
Phil
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Last Edit: Jul 6, 2019 23:51:59 GMT by PhilA
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Went gingerly check the garage. No flying menaces inside right now. Still stinks though.
I may go get me some underseal to put on underneath the body and lower chassis.
Phil
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ovimor
North East
...It'll be ME!
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I think UK bods sometimes 'overlook' the luxury of our soggy & coldish climate...
No *bugs...
*that attack you/bite/sting/hospitalise/kill
Keep well m8
OVIMOR
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Knowledge is to know a Tomato is a 'fruit' - Wisdom, on the other hand, is knowing not to put it in a 'fruit salad'!
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We light a newspaper and use it to smoke the nests out for mud wasps here.
After a bit of smoke, they're asleep, and you can use the newspaper to light the nest on fire.
Or knock it off the wall, etc.
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