turned out very nice. looks good with out the badges and trim. i bet a lot of people won't belive that was your first paint job let alone sprayed in a garage.

 

Took off early again today…..

Decided to do a little touch up on paint work.

There was slight orange peel on front edge of hood, so wet sanded with 2000 grit.




Had a little bit of orange peel at door handle as well. Hard to sand and buff with handle installed. Should have removed from the beginning. So a little sanding here.




Holes for door handles had crud around edge of door handle, including year of dirt and then compound, so I decided to clean it up and spray it.



Door handle opening masked and then spray painted.






And the door handles themselves were pretty ugly. Found a new set for about $15.00 each.







Gotta get as much done as possible. Going to Ranger – Tampa Bay game tomorrow, and then a couple Maverick games next week, with another work trip to Austin in between. I’m thinking Ram on the road next week!

 

Wooo! You are a perfectionist.

 

A little work today…..

Got the new door handles installed today:. The keepr to keep the door latch rod in place was very tight. Complicated by cramped working space, similar to crank position sensor, and a lack of visibility, i had to rmove handle and trim the opeing in the keeper. Looks like it was designed for a smaller diameter rod.



Original tail lights:



A little damage to original tail lights:



And now new tail light installed.

 

Wow man, that is shaping up VERY nice. When are the front end parts supposed to be in?

 

A little more work today…..Then off to Arlington to watch the Rangers deliver some revenge for last night over Tampa Bay!

Parts for bumper should be here Tuesday, and AC condenser will be delivered Monday. Probably won’t get to work on it Monday as I have to go to Oklahoma to move my dad’s tractor to his new place on Tuesday.


Worst defect was some sanding scratches when I got in a hurry. Lesson – don’t rush!



Sanded out and a little more at the top right (couldn't see it outside buyt see it in photo!)….

 

Looking good GD . Too bad I can't I can't the same for Texas fans. LOL JK

 

Thank you.

Yeah...goood thing you aren't a Tampa Bay fan! .. lol ..

Went to the game last night and sudedendly saw a FB post from my brother's grand daughter. It was nearly the exact same view of the field from where I was sitting. She was sitting in the next section about 40 feet away! She lives about 200 miles from me, and I haven't seen her since my mother's funeral last July. It is a small world sometimes!

Rangers - 16-5 (.762)
Yankees - behind the Rangers! (in case anyone wasn't sure....lol...)

 

It's early bud. Besides, all I care about is taking care of the RED SUCKS. LOL And right now I only care about the other Rangers.

 

gotta stand behind the redsox, even though theyre in last place in the mlb east..... oh well, itll get better im sure!