Bryan Posted April 24, 2022 Report Share Posted April 24, 2022 Didn't see it quick enough or would have posted pics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted May 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 Cobbling her back together for her first (casual) car meet. And seriously, Why do my pics post upside down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkers72 Posted May 7, 2022 Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) Thought would help. Looks great ! Edited May 7, 2022 by junkers72 Forgot text 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted May 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2022 1 hour ago, junkers72 said: Thought would help. Looks great ! Thanks you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted May 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Rebuilding the carb and ( found two pieces that wouldnt lay flat. Seriously there is about a 16th inch gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) Time to break out the glass plate and 400 grit sandpaper. Round and round motion. And watch how you hold the part. Even too much pressure on one side can cause the surface to grind off more there. Depending on the part rotate it in your grip a 1/4 turn for about 5 motions on the sandpaper. Check where the shiny surface is forming. Edited May 14, 2022 by Bryan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted May 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2022 So tore the carb down, cleaned it, dipped it. Started to put it back together and realized the kids had beat me to the carb, The Acceleration pump had two check balls in it. the Power Valve Jet Spring was completely missing. The little U shaped piece that holds the float pin was replaced with some kind of home made thing. Honestly I am surprised she ran at all! Ordered a new spring as none of the local parts hauses had one. Ended up paying twice as much for expidited shipping than I did for the spring it self. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted May 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2022 (edited) So... with the carb torn apart and stuff needed to put it back together in the mail, and Jacquiline parked so that working on her would be awkward. I reverted to type and found something to paint. originally I was going to paint the inset high gloss black. But after Matte Blacking the dash I decided that was to much black. The door trim kinda flows to the dash so I was thinking Continuing the Electric blue would add a kind of flow to the interior... nor its done I am not completely sold. Edited May 18, 2022 by OUTFXD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Here it is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 Or gloss black. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted May 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 Thanks Bryan! No idea why it wont let me post pictures right side up. I have even tried editing the pics and saving them flipped over with no result. I *think* it has something to do with camera orientation. I think I like the gloss black better. But then I have been watching hot to paint Faux Wood videos and think I want to experiment with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 49 minutes ago, OUTFXD said: Thanks Bryan! No idea why it wont let me post pictures right side up. I have even tried editing the pics and saving them flipped over with no result. I *think* it has something to do with camera orientation. I think I like the gloss black better. But then I have been watching hot to paint Faux Wood videos and think I want to experiment with that. Ha! Was actually thinking of one of those glue on wood grain applicates but didn't want to complicate it. Picture software is weird. MS picture manager will sometimes show it different on the Thumbnail than MS Paint. I think your picture I rotated it with MS Picture Manager. I do believe cameras have some kind of sensor that knows which way is up..wish it would just stay one way across all programs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted May 20, 2022 Report Share Posted May 20, 2022 You know, there are places that can dip the dash and put a wood grain pattern there. It's called hydrodipping. Problem is, you have to pull the dash out to do it. Then you have to find someone that does it, about an hour and a half drive to the nearest one for me and hope they have a tank big enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ194950 Posted May 21, 2022 Report Share Posted May 21, 2022 Online there are many U-tube videos on ways to build your own tank to fit your project on the cheap for home hydro-dipping (graining) parts, dashes, trims, etc. Want to do camo.?? Also there are many web sellers of the films in 1000's of designs including wood grains and while not dirt cheap but not way over the top either for a do it yourself type and will end up very reasonable priced compared to many other ways of wood graining --paints included. Check them out if at all interested. DJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted May 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2022 Guess What I did Yesterday. Was the Trial run of the HVLP set up my son got me for Christmas. God I love my kid... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted May 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2022 The blue in the first photo is dust from sanding her down, I havent washed her as I need to redo the Drivers side. I had an airline pop on the literal last triger pull of the paint job spraying the entire side of the car with dirt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted May 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 My baby all grown up and looking Gangster... Like Old School Gangster... Like Pre "O.G." Gangster. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted May 24, 2022 Report Share Posted May 24, 2022 That looks real nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted June 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 Not really sure what to make of this. its on the rear suspension cross member between the rear bumper and the gas tank. The only Idea That comes to me is that somebody tried to weld in a home build trailer hitch AND FAILED. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerJon Posted June 3, 2022 Report Share Posted June 3, 2022 I don't think there is any factory brackets there, I would suspect someone welded in a trailer hitch, then years later it was cut off with a torch. Not uncommon to see old pictures of cars pulling all sorts of trailers in the '50s and '60s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted June 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 Diagnosing Jacquilines harder than normal morning start. I discover that in the morning the fuel filter is full when I park. and empty the next morning. Finding no leaks this leaves me thinking the Fuel Pump is the issue. Either it has a bad check valve and the fuel is back flowing to the fuel tank, or (More likely in my opinion) the diaphragm has a pinhole and is leaking fuel into the oil. So I order a rebuild kit and remove the fuel pump. (in that order) Discovering the OE fuel pump has been replaced with a newer one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted June 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 I dissemble the fuel pump, knock off the heavy grease, and let it soak overnight in the dip tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted June 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 The torx fittings took a little more scrub brushing but shined up nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted June 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2022 All back together and looking new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUTFXD Posted June 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2022 I was kinda hoping someone would comment on the fact that the last picture was a completely different fuel pump 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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