65 Futura in East TN . . .
Re: 65 Futura in East TN . . .
My boys think so too! They're insisting we're done and should just put it together for good LOL. Not yet. . . .poboyjo65 wrote:It looks good in flat black!
Taking full advantage of a beautiful day, after dinner I went back out, knocked the pins and bushings out of my hinges, blasted them and got a few coats of paint on and drying. Tomorrow morning is our scheduled bi-weekly game camera checks, then hopefully we can get a door or fender hung. More to follow -
Dan
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Wow I agree! That's a great pic and nothing looks better than the roof line of a Falcon Comet hardtop!bigdan wrote:So I have a day off during the middle of the week, so time to keep going. Pulled the quarter glass out then picked up more epoxy to finish. Lots of stripping to do, but a beautiful sunny day to keep working on it! And, a pic of my "stripping area" just because I like the pic. These cars look fast sitting still! And yes, the trailer wheels will be gone soon! Thanks for looking.
Dan
Dan your progress is awesome! Keep on truckin amigo- looking good.
Joe
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Thanks guys! I used to think it looked ok, till today. Now it's REALLY looking good, in my opinion. All epoxied, easy part is over. A little blocking left . . . .
Almost forgot, Pop/Johno - wheels are swapped. Not the final color, of course, but not trailer wheels either!
Thanks for looking -
Dan
Almost forgot, Pop/Johno - wheels are swapped. Not the final color, of course, but not trailer wheels either!
Thanks for looking -
Dan
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OH Yea! Now you're ______ in high cotton! Looks great! Really nice stance!! I like that bumper,dont get me wrong, it looks great, but I like the one you made better. it seemed to have a shape & lines that really suited the car with a unique look.
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That Futura really does look great in flat black!!
Nice work!!
NP Dave
Nice work!!
NP Dave
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Thanks guys. Johno, I somewhat agree on the other bumper, and still haven't made a final decision. My design was ridiculously heavy, and I couldn't really decide and bought the fiberglass set up on a whim. I really like both is the hard part. I may shoot it in epoxy also, then fit it up and compare now that we're all one color. All in all still happy to be this far. Thanks for looking -
Dan
Dan
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Take it a step or 2 further , paint it when you paint the car, then you have both. see how I fixed that? that way you dont have to make that difficult decission. it could be the test piece when you paint.bigdan wrote:Thanks guys. Johno, I somewhat agree on the other bumper, and still haven't made a final decision. My design was ridiculously heavy, and I couldn't really decide and bought the fiberglass set up on a whim. I really like both is the hard part. I may shoot it in epoxy also, then fit it up and compare now that we're all one color. All in all still happy to be this far. Thanks for looking -
Dan
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I like it - options!poboyjo65 wrote:Take it a step or 2 further , paint it when you paint the car, then you have both. see how I fixed that? that way you dont have to make that difficult decission. it could be the test piece when you paint.bigdan wrote:Thanks guys. Johno, I somewhat agree on the other bumper, and still haven't made a final decision. My design was ridiculously heavy, and I couldn't really decide and bought the fiberglass set up on a whim. I really like both is the hard part. I may shoot it in epoxy also, then fit it up and compare now that we're all one color. All in all still happy to be this far. Thanks for looking -
Dan
Dan
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Thanks again fellas. Johno, after much debate when I got home this evening I stripped my "Dan-bumper" in preps for epoxy. We'll get a coat on it and decide from there. Still moving forward -
Dan
Dan
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I'm always costing you more work it seems! but you did put in a lot of work on that bumper, so it deserves a chance to at least be a part time part!
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If it makes you feel any better my oldest son was pushing me that way alreadypoboyjo65 wrote:I'm always costing you more work it seems! but you did put in a lot of work on that bumper, so it deserves a chance to at least be a part time part!
Dan
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So, at Johno's request, I stripped the rustoleum off of my bumper I built a few years back and shot it in epoxy. And now I'm in a fix. Compare the fiberglass Shelby - style bumper/valance a few pics back to my design in these pics and weigh in with your own $0.02 - please. I like both, but not 100% yet . . .
Pros and cons - fiberglass is lighter, my bumper is heavy. The fiberglass is aggressive to me in a mustang kind of look, while I think mine compliments the Falcon lines a little better. I won't meet another car with a bumper like mine, which is either good or a sign of something else . .
Thanks for looking -
Dan
Pros and cons - fiberglass is lighter, my bumper is heavy. The fiberglass is aggressive to me in a mustang kind of look, while I think mine compliments the Falcon lines a little better. I won't meet another car with a bumper like mine, which is either good or a sign of something else . .
Thanks for looking -
Dan
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Re: 65 Futura in East TN . . .
yep! you may have to paint them both!! Give your son a high five for me!bigdan wrote: The fiberglass is aggressive to me in a mustang kind of look, while I think mine compliments the Falcon lines a little better. I won't meet another car with a bumper like mine