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Well, as long as you blame Ken, and not me I'm ok with that

Seriously tho
you and stovens are correct, if it was easy we wouldn't love em when their done

Don---Whats happening with this saga? Its been a while since your last post----this does not bode well-----Brian

Well Brian, it's been slow going. We dropped off all those other parts at the PC a while ago, and Friday they told me they should be done tomorrow or Tuesday. As for the frame, it came back from them all blasted clean, and Dan worked on it late last night and got the metal nice and shiny again. Tonight we went over and put another skim coat of that Tiger Drylac filler all over it, which should take a couple of days to cure.

Tomorrow I am going to start calling some local body shops to find one that will sand it smooth for us. The one I had used is disappointing me right now because I have left several messages and no return call. That's ok because he just screwed himself out of also painting the cab and bed..........I'm done with him. With all the body shops laying people off because people are using the money they get from insurance companies to live on rather than get their cars fixed, you would think there would be someone hungry for some business.

Dan has about had it with this phase of the job, and I can't blame him. Not only is some good money down the drain but we are back where we were over a month ago. But once it's back in black most of this fiasco will probably be forgotten.

Thanks for asking.


Don

I thought the powder coater said they would sand the filler for you??

Originally Posted by 35fordcoupe

I thought the powder coater said they would sand the filler for you??

They did offer to do it, but we talked it over and don't feel they can get it as smooth as a bodyman can. We needed someone who understands how to fair in fillers and will get it right. If it costs a little more this way it will be worth it in the end we hope.

I did find a shop today who will do it for us. He is a restoration shop so he should be able to do what we want done. I am supposed to meet with him tomorrow to drop it off. I'm as anxious as Dan because all my projects are on hold too until we get this thing further along.

Don

good news!!
Can't wait to see this project back on track.

good luck tomorrow with the body shop

It's a good thing we have a sense of humor about this powder coating thing because it keeps getting stranger all the time. Yesterday Dan picked up all the parts we had taken back to be sandblasted and recoated, and last night he and I went to the shop and unwrapped the rear axle housing. When we met with the owner a couple of weeks ago the one thing we stressed over and over again was to NOT mask off the gasket area where the pumpkin goes. They had masked it off, and when we installed the gasket a big section of bare steel was left around the gasket. We must have told him 4 times to coat the entire rear housing and NOT mask it off. Soooooooooo, when we unwrapped it last night we found they had not only masked it off again, but the bare area was even bigger than the first time!

This morning I was back at their door with the housing and I was not in the best mood I have ever been in. At 1 PM they called to tell me they had it redone, and that I could come pick it up. My fear is that they simply reshot that area, and if so I am going to reject it once again. We paid good money for a good job, not a retouch. I'll find out tomorrow morning when I go there again.

Also, we decided to not use the body shop I had talked to for the sanding on the frame. I stopped by their shop, and it wasn't the most professional place I have ever seen. I could just see us chasing them for a couple of months to get our frame back. What we did do was Dan started sanding it himself last night, and it went much better this time. Not sure what was up with the first batch of Drylac filler we used, but this time it sands much easier and also applied much easier. This time I used one of those paddlewheel mixing deals that goes on an electric drill, and I mixed the heck out of it, almost whipping it like butter. It spread very easily, and is sanding out much better. Dan got the entire front half of the frame done last night, and another night should get the back half done.

Who would have ever thought that something that should have been so easy would become such a PIA? However, living in SW Florida we have become accustomed to these sorts of problems from just about every business we have ever dealt with.

Don

Don,
What a shame and waste of time. I certainly can see your frustration, I think you made the right call on the body shop. If you got bad vibes from your visit go with your gut!
Ken

You've hit the nail on the head Ken, what a waste of time the past two months have been, messing around trying to get these parts coated. This thing is starting to get old at this point. As for the body shop, something just told me they were going to add to our frustrations, and about now Dan is not exactly thinking hot rodding is the most relaxing hobby in the world anyway.

Don

Too bad Don. I hope that someday this episode is a memory that's mostly forgotten. This type of thing is why my current coupe looks rough right now. Low stress. My last project was so detailed, tedious, and time consuming that I burnt out on it. I'm having fun with my car right now. I'll take it apart and paint it later though. I do want it to look nice someday.

Hey atleast billetproof is in a couple of days!!! just take a deep breath and enjoy the sights, and hopefully this bump will seem like a bad dream!

Im sure the stress is overwhelming right now, but when it`s finally over the rewards will be worth it!! Just hang in there guys.

Poor Dan. I know his frustration level has to be at the "explode" level. I'm sure he has probably had thoughts about where he is now and where he would have been if he had kept the first chassis & body... Tell him to hang in there; some frustration is almost always part of the process (though usually not this much). I know I have said many times that in my next life I am going to be a stamp collector and not going to have anythig to do with $%*^#@*$ dirty old cars!

Thanks guys. Oh yeah Bill, your Deuce is just soooooooo rough. They should all be so rough, that's why everyone who sees it falls in love with it.............me included.

John, Billetproof..........YES!! We are ready to go. Don has to play, but Dan and I are coming. Not bringing my T though because we just want to relax and do the spectator thing and get time to see some old friends and drink a few cold ones. Really looking forward to it.

Jim: The way things have been going with this thing, even stamp collecting looks good. I keep telling him to chill and just get the darned thing running, but since it has been his obsession for the past 4 years he can't seem to do that. I guess it's like your first kid..........you sweat every little scratch or sniffle they get, then the second one comes along and you lay back a little more.

Oh, I've finally gotten a little time to start playing with a little project of mine while he has been there sanding away on his. I started to notice that the 29 roadster pickup body he passed down to me looked very much like it would fit on the chassis I had waiting for the 39 Dodge truck. So the other night he and I lifted it onto that frame and it fit like it was made for it. It ends up looking like a 50's drag car with the moon tank up front and the tripower Olds engine. Just a few tweaks and everything will fit.

My plan for this one is maybe a brushed on paint job, some door art (Dons Speed Shop ), lots of old speed decals, and generally early American rat. Want it to look like something I would have owned 50 years ago if I had the ability. I am using a chrome model a grille shell with no radiator, that will still be hidden in the bed. I like the looks of it and as soon as I can drag it out of it's hiding spot I'll shoot some pictures.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

....... some door art (Dons Speed Shop ), .....Don

How about "Pop's Pool Hall" or "Bald Guy's Brothel"............

Or maybe Washington State Wiseguy.

Don