'65 Grand Prix

[Slotto]

Box stock? Ha!

Stay Tuned...

[kelson]

Nice job on opening the doors.

[bisc63]

Nice color, what is it, specifically?

[Janne Herajärvi]

Nice,i have been wondering is this kit any good? Cant wait to see more.. i might get one of those

[Slotto]

Thanks guys. This is the color of the kit right out of the box. It's like a teal/green. My plan is for maroon.
The only thing I've done so far is set the rear axle for the ride height and cut off the doors.
I haven't really gotten into the kit yet, so we will see how good it is as we move along.
I couldn't pass it up. I found this at Hobby Lobby for $5 in a clearance rack. There was an identical one on the shelf for $17.

[Slotto]

Setting the ride height with popcicle sticks.

Engine with all the plumbing attached. I used ear bud leads for the heater hoses and larger headphone lead for the water hose.
Too cold here to spray paint here in the mid atlantic.

Stay tuned...

[Day 2 Muscle]

Looking good, never seen carbs plumbed that way.

 

D2M

[Slotto]

After 2 1/2 years I'm finally back on this one. You're right Day 2, I got lazy with the fuel plumbing. Instead of researching, I just thought I'd wing it.

I did my best to fix that. Thanks!

A while back I bought a roll of shelf paper at the dollar store but wasn't sure if the grain would be too big. Whatcha think?

I got some primer on the body and

I painted up the grille.

Stay tuned...

[Geno]

Sweet, another Poncho build. Gotta love it. Great job so far Steve.

[Slotto]

Thanks Gene. I've been bouncing between 2 cars this week. Today I managed to run in the fuel line and do a little with the firewall. This kit didn't come with a master cylinder so I pulled one from the parts bin.

stay tuned...

[Geno]

I'm diggin' it Steve, man, I love old Pontiacs.

[randyc]

Cool build.  I have one somewhere.  It's missing right now.  Put it up for the winter and can't  find it now.  

[doorsovdoon]

I'll be watching this one, I'm doing the 2+2 version of this. Really nice cars these.

[Bills72sj]

I like where you are going with this. Following.

[Slotto]

I laid on some color yesterday then put on some clear this morning. Unfortunately it was too hot outside and the clear began to cure before it flattened out.

[Spottedlaurel]

Dashboard looks great, and the woodgrain has worked really well.

Love the colour, don't you think the clear would polish out?

[Slotto]

I'm not sure of how to proceed. Sand with 3000, 5000 then polish?

Edited July 20, 2020 by Slotto
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[yellowsportwagon]

7 hours ago, Slotto said:

I'm not sure of how to proceed. Sand with 3000, 5000 then polish?

I would very lightly sand it with 1500 to knock the peel down a little bit. Add a couple more coats of clear nice and smooth.

[Slotto]

Getting closer to the finish line with this one. I'll be glad when it's off the bench. She's giving me a mess of problems. I should have never cut off the doors.

I totally forgot about the headliner so I picked up a roll of tan duct tape at the hobby shop last night. I'm pleased with it.

Stay tuned...

[Bucky]

It's looking good! I never thought about duct tape for a headliner. How easy is it to use on the curved areas?

[Slotto]

It wasn't as bad as you would think. It is very sticky though. I did it in 3 passes 1st pass down the center then the sides leaving a small overlap on each side. Note, no WILL need a sharp blade.

[Slotto]

Finally done. You can see her here.

Thanks for playing along