Project Kryptonite (Rupp Take Note)

[Finch]

Question... you said your an IT manager... do you have a paint booth at your house? Or do you work out of a shop?

Nice KDW2's....

There really nice on my C6 and a hell of a lot quieter then the Goodyear Runcraps...

I have a 40X54 shop at my house and I built a 14 X 24 booth inside of it.


I love the KDW's but they are coming off for some PS2's to get that extra little bit at all the events. If Steve Rupp does not stop improving Penny I am going to go broke

[Finch]

I too will be watching this build, especially now that it will be coming back together soon.

As Steve mentioned a couple pages back, if you ever need any help about the bumper mounts and modifications with the Marquez valance, don't hesitate to ask.

Matt

Thanks for the offer but I figured it out and made some out of the factory brackets. You would think they would at least lead you in the right direction on those things.

[Finch]

Quick update for those keeping track. Layed a full coat of Epoxy over the entire car at lunch followed by 2 coats of 2k this afternoon so will be ready to block it out with 220 tomorrow.

Also on the vette the car is 80% blocked out in 180 and should get the second coat of Polyester primer tomorrow and be in epoxy by the weekend. Plan to shoot it the week of 3/1 as I have another track day at the super speedway on 3/6 and need to have it cleared by then so I can relax and drive fast

[dropit69]

looking good Brain..did you get my pm ??

[yerfttam]

Nice work, finchy. Guess you learned a thing or two by welding on my jeep in the gravel. ;)

[tazzz25906112]

Quick update for those keeping track. Layed a full coat of Epoxy over the entire car at lunch followed by 2 coats of 2k this afternoon so will be ready to block it out with 220 tomorrow.

Also on the vette the car is 80% blocked out in 180 and should get the second coat of Polyester primer tomorrow and be in epoxy by the weekend. Plan to shoot it the week of 3/1 as I have another track day at the super speedway on 3/6 and need to have it cleared by then so I can relax and drive fast

Awesome Brian, your pace is incredible buddy.... My hats off to you,, I just wanted to say hey and congrats on the progress, gotta run off to my Ants Funeral.

[Finch]

Finally getting around to posting some updates. I painted the Cage, Dash and Firewall in a satin black and sprayed some bedliner on the floors.








While I have been busy on the body and paint the owner installed the engine and trans in the subframe and has the rear end powder coated and ready to drop in.

[Finch]

Now onto the good stuff. After wet sanding the final epoxy coat with 600 I layed down 3 coats of color and 4 coats of clear. I should have everything shot by the end of next weekend and assembly can begin.

Grenade Green...

[Bow Tie 67]

I love the smell of fresh paint. Great progress Brian

[Al Moreno]

Very nice color, congrats on the progress and thanks for posting

[wiedemab]

I really like that color.

Nice work as always....

[baggins]

what type of bedliner did you use? raptor?

[Finch]

what type of bedliner did you use? raptor?

Herculiner

[baggins]

did you spray it on and does it dry hard? also does it deaden sound at all?

[Finch]

did you spray it on and does it dry hard? also does it deaden sound at all?

I sprayed it with a gun they sell at Napa to use with the Hurculiner. It dries hard and seals well. There is some sound deadening with it but cannot say if it is any better or worse than products like lizard skin. I have both products on different cars and cannot tell the diff.

[zbugger]

Brian, that looks awesome. I can't wait to see the car come together. You're doing some incredible work in a short amount of time. Awesome work.

[67SSDan]

Awesome project!

[WS6]

Great color choice!

[Motown 454]

Great progress.

[baggins]

thanks