72 TA : New Project

[njsteve]

So after the penny removal funfest it finally occurred to me that my labor costs are 1 cent/per hour. I knew I was getting away too cheaply on this car.

[mockingbird812]

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So after the penny removal funfest it finally occurred to me that my labor costs are 1 cent/per hour. I knew I was getting away too cheaply on this car.

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Question is, did you salvage the penny and set it aside for the photo/documentation album? It's all apart of your journey.

Your ride looks stunning. Keep the pix a comin'!

[njsteve]

I finished the prep on the firewall last week and painted it over the weekend. I used the mask and spray bomb technique with Rustoleum Satin Black, which as you can see is pretty darn close to the original black on the outer cowl areas. I masked off the original paint on the outer cowl areas and just painted the center panel, keeping it within the original lower overspray line.

[njsteve]

Today I stripped the upper cowl area. It had several layers of fisheyed glossy black paint on it, so it had to go. I masked off the original caulking and used chemical stripper very sparingly. I then washed it all down with water followed by mineral spirits. The metal is surpisingly nice underneath. Once I get the cowl done I will finally be getting close to reattaching the subframe and drivetrain to the body.

[njsteve]

Here's the cowl tag area. Original rivets are intact. There was a small plug of caulking in both rivet holes. I removed it so it wouldn't retain any of the chemical stripper. I used an old toothbrush once the stripper did its work: no wire bristle brushes here, didn't want to damage the soft metal tag.

[Salvatore]

Lookin good. Amazing how nice some of that 30 some year old metal is. Cowl area looks like fresh metal. Sam

[njsteve]

Being a Northern boy myself, I can tell you there's nothing like a car from a non-salt state like California.