Console paint

After getting the very back piece fixed, it was time to start spraying the rest of the console. Nothing special here, just black paint.




Currently working on front grill paint and clean-up. To be continued....

2 tires get a bath

Nice brand new tires, two of which get blown out from that blasted fire. The other two, which came from the passenger side away from the main fire, just had some nasty soot. Ofcourse when I bought them they were nice with crisp white lettering. Today started a long process of cleaning the salvageable ones. With some tire bleach spray, warm water, and SOS pads my dad and I went to work. They are not done, but they are on there way.

Air cleaner cleaning

A bunch of grime clung to the air cleaner there and tried to claim that spot forever. My buddy "steel wool" pushed those plans aside.

The first battle was actually getting the filter off. You would have thought that filter came factory welded after the fire. A simple putty knife and some muscle, (granny muscle really) allowed me to free the filter. Once that was off I scrubbed like crazy with the putty knife again and finished with the steel wool. I really like seeing the clean filter again. It's like seeing a pretty lady (like my wife... *wink*) in a new bra... Gives me just enough to look at to make my blood get excited.

Console repair

Since the fire I have been frantically trying to locate the big interior items for low money. I continually found the items, but the price tag that came with them didn't include the vasoline... A decent console for the car ranged from 350.00 to 500.00!! After searching I almost just said forget it and go without, but I really liked my console and the way it looked in the car. I did end up finding one on eBay for under 80.00, but the back piece was in pieces. I figured I could just put more elbow grease into this project and save the money. Here is the back part. This was a three day process for the JB Weld to dry. I'll throw some black paint around it and we'll be good.

Driver's door replacement

Tonight after work I had a few minutes that could devote to Rusty. I took the door handles, mirror, and lock cylinder off. My dad has been a big fan of the shaved door look, so I'll stay true to that.

I had a little more paint to snake off as well. Just to mention, it appears I'll have to exchange the window crank because this one won't jack the window up or down. Ofcourse it wouldn't work like my original Rusty doors. Grrrrrr!!!!

Engine crud

Man that engine use to look so clean. It's a terrible sight seeing " The Traveller" in this condition. I bought some carb cleaner, brake cleaner, steel wool, and went to work around the top. My dad and I went in and tried to clean everything we possibly could. It was nice to see some of that metal clean again. I'll have to touch up the engine paint and repaint the bolts again, but I want it to be a nice clean engine again.

Front clip primer

After blasting the front clip I metal prepped it and threw primer on there.




Letting it set for a week til I could work on her again, the gloss paint went on next. I'll get to work on the grill once I get some other things done.