El Camino project car

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

Very lite smoke...

[hotrodalex]

My main concern is if it will look right on the car, since it's only a two door, and I'll have to make sure it's applied correctly so I won't have any problems with it peeling.

Positives to tint would be decreased interior temperature on hot days (very nice on hot days, especially w/o A/C), a little privacy (not a ton since it'll be light, but a little), and maybe a little protection for my sound system. You'll still be able to see into the car, but at night it might be harder to see without really peering into the windows.

[Secret Chimp]

What kind of privacy do you need in a two door cab?

[hotrodalex]

What kind of privacy do you need in a two door cab?

For when I'm picking my nose at a stop light.

[hotrodalex]

Apparently there was a small tack weld on the bottom of the fender that was holding it back when we were trying to move it out of the way of the door. Fixed that and tried to adjust the door, but it's just not fitting correctly. There's still a rather large gap between the door seal and the A-pillar, but the door doesn't seem like it can move forward any farther. Like always, nothing can ever be an easy fix.

Tomorrow I might put the new dash in and see if I can figure something out with the door. I'm going to have to, because my dad doesn't seem willing to sell it unless it's absolutely impossible to fix.

[Secret Chimp]

This car sux.

[Cookie Monster]

This car sux.

[hotrodalex]

Guess what - the new stereo is slightly too tall to fit in the new dash.

I guess I could always get a stock radio to put in the dash just for show, and then have the actual stereo on top of the subwoofer box. Or I could buy a fancy stock looking modern headunit and sell the one I have right now.

[hotrodalex]

I'm just a few steps away from setting this car on fire and making an insurance claim.

[hotrodalex]

Got it to fit after chopping up some bits.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

I'm just a few steps away from setting this car on fire and making an insurance claim.

   You'll be 

[hotrodalex]

Took off the door handles today. The driver's side has never sat right, it's always been angled up. I had assumed it was the fault of the door handle, but it appears to be caused by door skin, which is a little banged up underneath. Hopefully it can be straightened out and the new door handles will sit correctly.

[Secret Chimp]

You should just leave the body on this thing as-is and throw all your money at rubber burnin'. Rat rod.

[Rupert]

I agree. It's an old American barge; it was probably misaligned and wiggly from the factory.

[hotrodalex]

You should just leave the body on this thing as-is and throw all your money at rubber burnin'. Rat rod.

I've contemplated it.

[hotrodalex]

Should I strip all the primer and just clear coat the metal? I'd have to do some bodywork to patch up the bondo spots, but I think it would still be cool. That or a diesel oil rub. Like Rusty Slammington.

[Cookie Monster]

No.

Rusty Slammington was cool because it's something you'd never see done to a BMW. If you did that to your car, it'd just look ghetto.

[Eye of the Tiger]

WTF does diesel oil rub do aside from make your car extra smelly and flammable?

[hotrodalex]

No.

Rusty Slammington was cool because it's something you'd never see done to a BMW. If you did that to your car, it'd just look ghetto.

Already looks ghetto as is.

[hotrodalex]

http://www.roadsters.com/gibbs/#how

[shp4man]

After going back in the the thread and looking at pics of the car I would also say to forget the body for now and get the thing running and driving. What engine and trans are you running?

[Eye of the Tiger]

http://www.roadsters.com/gibbs/#how

I use Amsoil HD Metal Protector. It leaves a wax-like protective coating, but also seems to soak into the metal. W/E mang.

[hotrodalex]

After going back in the the thread and looking at pics of the car I would also say to forget the body for now and get the thing running and driving. What engine and trans are you running?

New 350 crate engine and a Saginaw 4 speed. It should all work now, haven't started it in months because I pulled the gas tank and now I'm finishing up the dash board. After I'm done messing with the wiring under the dash I'll reconnect the battery and it should be in good driving shape.

I really like that Gibbs stuff. I wonder what bird droppings would do to it. Guess I could always just carry a can of it around and spray more after I wash off the crap.

[Rupert]

Soaks into the metal? I would be dubious about that claim. Metal containers can hold anything liquid that doesn't eat through it (corrosives, acids) without anything "soaking" through.

[hotrodalex]

Soaks into the metal? I would be dubious about that claim. Metal containers can hold anything liquid that doesn't eat through it (corrosives, acids) without anything "soaking" through.

Probably just layman's terms.

[Rupert]

I think it was meant pretty literally at that link. Context suggests they don't actually know what it does.

[hotrodalex]

What about a clear powder coat?

[Secret Chimp]

I think it was meant pretty literally at that link. Context suggests they don't actually know what it does.

If the metal is porous at all, liquids can "soak" in, even if it's just barely into the surface. It may be more of a varnishing effect, but still.

[Rupert]

If the metal is porous at all, liquids can "soak" in, even if it's just barely into the surface. It may be more of a varnishing effect, but still.

Liquids can get into all the microscopic dips and imperfections, yes, but a metal surface doesn't absorb.

[hotrodalex]

Might go hook up some dash lights and then either take out a kick panel to figure out how to mount the speakers, or put some insulation in the driver's door. Nice weather today, so I feel like being productive.