72 TA : New Project

[njsteve]

Some more body shop progress from ENOCH. I guess he is also working on a 69 Z/28 at the same time. Don't know which one though. Anyone care to fess up as to who is delaying my car's finishing date?

[Xplantdad]

Isn't the 69 Z SamLBinJ's?

[kwhizz]

Look'in "Good" Steve.........

Ken

[njsteve]

Look what I just found on ebay! A buddy from the Performance Years website gave me a heads up. A good buy at $15. Looks like vintage 1970's from my car's original dealership (which is still in business today!)

[Turbo Regal]

Steve,

I just got a gallon of the Safe Rust Remover after seeing your results. Boy, this stuff is amazing! I put the "hamster wheel" out of the heater box of my 65 Chevy II and soaked it overnight. Looks like new! I do have one question: Have you had any paint adhesion problems with parts washed in it and then washed under water after the process is over?

[njsteve]

No problems at all. Just wash in soapy water til squeeky clean and then let them dry out in the sun and you're ready. If it is going to stay bare metal then use some kind of preservative, like Boeshield.

[njsteve]

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Look what I just found on ebay! A buddy from the Performance Years website gave me a heads up. A good buy at $15. Looks like vintage 1970's from my car's original Roseville, California dealership (which is still in business today!)



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Here is the major restoration on the license plate frame: I cleaned it in the kitchen sink when the wife wasn't looking. I used 0000 steel wool which brought the chrome back very nicely.



I then sprayed a bunch of gloss black enamel into a cup and used a Q-tip to soak up the paint. I then applied the paint liberally to the background area, letting it run and moving the frame around so the paint would flow into the letters. (It's a lot easier to use the "sprayed out" spray paint than trying to thin out regular paint from a can).



For the letters, I then used white touch-up paint from the wife's old mini-van. Those little self-contained bottles with the built-in brushes sure come in handy after you sell the car.



After all the paint was applied I put it in the oven at 250 degrees for 10 minutes to cure it. (Wife still out shopping, of course)

And voila! All ready for the car...and this vintage California license plate I picked up, which still has the 1972/73 registration sticker on it!

[427TJ]

Nice work Steve. YOM plates and dealer frames are one of my favorite details.

[njsteve]

I have been cleaning up the remaining set of fuel/vent lines and have noticed that there has to be at least 10 different sizes of retaining clamps used on the car, in all different finshes and paint colors for the various brake/fuel/emission vent lines, which all come with or without the coil spring sheathing. I have found bright yellow, zinc chromate green, black painted, black phosphated, natural metal, silver cad (or zinc) coated of the various sizes both with and without alignment hole locating tabs.

Most of the retainers have a size number stamped on them in inch measurement like 24/64". Here are a few photos of the before and after clean-up shots. I wirebrushed the lines and the coil springs and just gently hand cleaned the retainers with a tooth brush and extremely diluted "purple stuff" degreaser, as I am trying to retain all the original finishes and not repaint/recoat them.







After the cleanup, here is the last set of lines, the rear fuel/vent to subframe lines:

[njsteve]

And yes, that is the original trunk mat sitting on top of the Viper (pronounced work bench). I had to lay it flat because I didn't want to risk it cracking from being stored in a folded up position.





It even has the factory stencilled part number still visible on the back. It's a shame they dont reproduce these in the correct material: this mat is about 1/8" thick, heavy rubber.