'67 El Camino - First attempt

[Bonehead]

What makes you think those holes are from the factory? Maybe someone added something like a scoop? God only knows with a 50 year old car. Looking good!

[HandOverFist]

What makes you think those holes are from the factory? Maybe someone added something like a scoop? God only knows with a 50 year old car. Looking good!

Precision stamped holes...never been a screw in them, never been disturbed.

[Bonehead]

Think it was hit with some putty and painted over from the factory? Weird.

[HandOverFist]

There was nothing on the underside of the hood where the holes are...it was only when I was scraping the insulation glue off that I uncovered them. This vehicle has been painted before so I'm not the only one to have seen them. If someone had a vision off adding some kind of hood scoop in the past it would have been a doozy...about 24" across lol. I'm not going to lose any sleep over it...just hard to imagine these holes being made after the fact.

[HandOverFist]

Slowly making progress...



I may have located a donor dash to repair the hacked radio opening in mine...that piece is on hold for the moment. I may get some color on this beast sometime this month if all goes well. I've narrowed the color selections to three so far...White, Cement Gray or Ceramic Blue.

[HandOverFist]

Ran across a color this evening that just riveted my attention like no other has...2016 Corvette Shark Gray Metallic.



I just don't know if I should attempt this metallic on my own or if I'm capable. Gawd, it is gorgeous!

Edit: I'm committed now...have a new Devilbiss gun on the way. Wish me luck as I will certainly need it!

[HandOverFist]

Excuse the crappy pic's...taken with an old flip phone late at night thru a show room window.

[Z06killinSBF]

That blue one next to it though!

[Motown 454]

Amazing how tough it is to pick a color...... Nice work.

[HandOverFist]

I was talked out of the metallic paint for various reasons and likely a good decision. Left the paint store with Chrysler Ceramic Blue...the first image is the actual color, my camera being unable to catch the true color in the booth.

[Paraman1]

Can't wait to see it in the daylight . I hear you on the paint booth from hell , we primered my El Camino in a one car garage with no ventilation . The overspray was everywhere and it reduced visibility to the point you could barely see the car . I am still cleaning overspray out of spots I didn't want it .

[HandOverFist]

I'm going to leave it in the "hell hut" while I finish the remainder of the parts. After some cure time I'll reassemble the car and get some decent pictures.

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Good luck , I am watching u to see where I need to go with my 67 el co , love my el co s

[HandOverFist]

Weekend plans for painting the remainder of parts is on hold due to recent snowfall. There is snow/ice on the roof in the rear portion of the shop...as I bring the room up to temp it begins raining inside from the melt. Forecast for next Saturday looks promising with sunny skies and temps around 60 degrees.

[Paraman1]

When my buddy painted his FJ55 we had to keep going out into the shop and keep the wood stove stoked to keep the temperatures over 58 degrees so the paint would cure . Nothing like getting up at 3 in the morning to run out and stoke the fire again . It was 13 degrees outside so we were definitely fighting an uphill battle . The good news is that the weather will eventually cooperate

[HandOverFist]

When my buddy painted his FJ55 we had to keep going out into the shop and keep the wood stove stoked to keep the temperatures over 58 degrees so the paint would cure . Nothing like getting up at 3 in the morning to run out and stoke the fire again . It was 13 degrees outside so we were definitely fighting an uphill battle . The good news is that the weather will eventually cooperate

Yeah, the front portion of the shop is insulated and has a wood stove as well, but it is so large and the ceiling so high that the stove doesnt have much impact in the back. The back shop has no insulation whatsoever and the blower heater does well to maintain 60 degrees in this cold weather. Had it not been for the dripping water I would have given it a stab today. I fully expect to block sand the entire vehicle when it's finally reassembled...from there it will go to a real paint booth and a real painter to be slicked off.

[HandOverFist]

Still pounding on it...

[HandOverFist]

Tm I will bust apart the front-end to paint the subframe/cowl in preparation for assembly. When all parts are back on the vehicle it will be going to a proper paint booth.

[HandOverFist]

The front-end was nastier than I initially thought...spent the entire afternoon scaping/cleaning. I did manage to get it sprayed this evening just before closing the doors to the shop. Tubular a-arms and ridetech springs are on the way...still no decision on the front disc brakes.

[Yelcamino]

Looks like you're making great progress! Nice!