Call me crazy - Ranchero's (again)

With a couple heaters going in the garage the car dried pretty well overnight and I was able to spray a second coat on tonight. It's turning out pretty nice. I expected to see a lot more flaws in my "bodywork" but not too bad.. if I do say so myself.

Here's some pics from the first coat and the tail lights and mirrors I'll be putting on it. The buckets only had a socket in one of them, so I picked up some sockets from the O'Reilys and will post some images of the install of those. The buckets cleaned up pretty good though.

I will add that the 63 backup light style buckets will fit a Ranchero. There isn't anything in the way like the wagon.

Since these sockets were intended to be removed to replace the bulbs, I've still got to come up with something that holds these in place without having to hold the socket in the hole - from the back-side - while you push and twist the bulb. I've got a couple ideas, so we'll see what I come up with. :)

Looks great as usual....... :BEER:

That's it, I am bringing the delivery to your garage!! You have got more done in 6 months than I have done in 2 years. I have all but given up on the body work.
The "Flarechero" looks awesome, one hell of job Roger, Gene, and whoever else had a hand in this. Is it going to the XXX show on the 4th?? The 65 won't be ready but the 62 might...
By the way, is that sprayed with a gun (looks like it) or did you bomb it? Either way two thumbs up.

I doubt I'll bring it to the XXX. Won't be driving it much until I can get it to the alignment shop. Still a couple weeks, at best, for that. I'm going to get as much as I can done before I try and play musical cars again.

I'm using my small detail gun for this. I've tried my HVLP gun on this #7777 satin black. Even filtering it, it clogs up. So this detail gun does a pretty good job. Just have to fill the thing 6 times to shoot the entire thing.

The '62? Did I miss something. OMG... you didn't. :WHATTHE:

I did. *see roger club post... I need to come over soon and see the yellow I mean flarechero soon. Will you take the 65 to the XXX show??

Yes... there is nothing "yellow" on the Flarechero now. Anywhere. All gone.

Yes, I plan to take the wagon to the XXX show. I don't think I'll have the 'chero aligned and all that by then. You never know, but I don't see it in my forward looking periscope.

I had an idea for some pin-stripes this morning too. They'll be all red to go with the wheels and interior. You'll just have to wait to see that... if I do it. Unlike Jeffs car, which I copied too much from, this idea I want to be all mine - first.

My only concern now, on this, will be... do I now have to get tattooed and pierced? :NERVOUS:

Maybe you could get one of those temporary Henna tattoo's. As far as a piercing you are on your own.
Can't wait to see the car. I think I will have the 62 ready by then. I need exhaust and I can drive it. Got the registration done yesterday!!!

How about these? Just roll them on like pantyhose and when you have to go to work Monday, take them off. And no needles :NERVOUS:

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Kenny I think you posted an image, but for some reason I don't see it here. Scares me to think what it might have been.

Gene and I wrapped up coat #3 of the satin black last night and so after work today the newspaper comes off to reveal the final [for now] look. What a milestone. You don't know how good this feels.

Not sure how much I'll get done, or what I'll post between now and tomorrow - so if I don't post anything later...

HAVE A GREAT TURKEY DAY!!

or...

HAVE A GREAT TOFURKEY DAY!!

(just making sure I cover all my bases)

Hmmmm, I think I know what went wrong. I'll go this route...

Cool... I can get a 10-pack on Amazon for $15. Or not.
:confused:

If you do get a set, be sure they are made in America where it is more likely he printing would not be mirror image like the one shown.

Do you think they come in Small? How about custom printed so we could have all our chapter members wear them at our first Regional with our logo?

Roger, when it is time to go with your original plab for paint (Gunmetal) do you have to strip all the black off or just scuff and squirt? Did you get overspraty in your jambs?

Can't wait to see it in person. January meeting?

I suspect they are like Buffs, which I tried (having known a couple people - through work - who made them) to have custom Buffs made for work. That went over like a lead balloon. But I'm sure we could all get "tattoo'd" with Rainier Falcon logo's.

As for the gun metal color, I may never go there. Once I found so much "tweaked" around the a-pillar and door jambs, which made it really hard to fit things, like fenders and doors, correctly - that prompted the satin-black look. I left the gun metal color in the jambs, but it's so close in color to the satin black, you can't see where one stops and the other begins unless you look real hard. I used backer rod (foam rope used to stuff into cracks) as my paint stop. Taped it to the door where the weatherstipping goes and shut the door. Worked well. Anyway, I think this color looks pretty cool and fits the car well with the red wheels and the stainless, when I get it all on.

Also, for the tail lights, as I was lamenting about above, I just used pure silicone to glue the socket in. The tail lights look really good.

Here's where I got it to last night. And I started painting a few of the other odd bits I need to start assembly. I don't see anything stopping me from having it on the road for the January meeting. Likely much sooner than that.

Off now to eat some turkey...