I made the plunge

That should work very nicely for your painting! Have you figured out the rest of the system......lines, air dryer and such?
 
Picture time!
Ok, here is the only picture from last week doing the interior re-assembly(note it was cleaned before taking the seat in)
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Despite not having the compressor yet, iused what was there(2.5 gal) it need to fill 4 time for doing 1 side of the hood... but still.. did progress some.
Now work from this thuersday night/friday/saturday morning.

Hole in hood was cut 14" round, had to narrow it some before final shape.
Here was the first cut
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Now with the sheetmetal welded and buffed.
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Second cut for the hood, the cut underside reinforcement plate was ugly and made the hood sheet metal weak.
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So went ahead welding some more sheetmetal (with hopes of good result and no warping)
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Now is underside the hood sanded and in epoxy
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Hood behing sanded with D/a orbital sander and 80g
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Top of hood sanded and shooted with epoxy primer(note, still plenty of boddy work to be done and no blocking/filler has been done yet)
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Next day will be guide coat, filler and high build 2k primer and blocking.
Its my first time doing it seriously with quality product and spray gun, so am finger crossed on the end result(am gonna be using waterborne paint"Onyx HD from R-M" for this job).
Still dont know what i will be using as sealer and clear coat.
 
Looking good so far!

Tell us something about the process. What did you cut the hood with? Did you do it freehand or setup some kind of guide for keeping the cut straight? ETC....
 
First i grinded the paint with a flap disk on the angle grinder then i made a cardboard template for the sheetmetal used to narrow the side of the hole.
I cut the sheetmetal to be welded with a small jigsaw similar to this one(i used my old black & decker)
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Welded using my 110volt MIG welder set to the appropriate gauge thickness(20g in my case), started by making plenty of tack welds so heat can get away then started making 3/4 inch long welding about half a second on and half a second off and an air blower to cool down the weld to avoid warping.
Grinded the weld with a 80g flap disk on the angle grinder and we used a hammer and wooden die to "make it follow the curb of the hood" sorry for lack of better words.

For the hood, we erased the ugly red drawing then we made a straight line about 1/2 from the existing cut and perpendicular to the hood(the needed distance for the carburator scoop clearance) and use the cover from a spray can for the round corner.

I moved on to the angle grinder again with a cutting disk for initial cutting of the hood and the underside re-inforcement.
Changed to a flap disk to smooth out edge and grinder disk to reach and grind the round corner to the lines.

We then had to make one more cardboard template and the same as above to hide that lower reinforcement and make it stronger.

Now most of the welding/grinding was done i moved to the orbital D/A sander, 5in 80g sanding paper and a few hours of sanding(those painted white lines was THICK to sand) and after some cleaning with reducer/solvent i applied 2 full coat of pro-form epoxy primer, same for the underside of the hood.


Now, there is some progress from yesterday, no picture sorry.
Yesterday, I used the 3M guide coat and block sanded with 120g.
With the guide coat almost all removed, i tapped down the UP spot and used bondo/filler on the DOWN spot.
Did some more sanding(removed some with the d/A 80g, and block sanded with the 120g again)
Shot some more epoxy primer over the filler area and where bare metal spot came out only let it dry the required time then i shot 2 full wet coat of 2k fast dry(high build) primer.
Guide coated again, block sanded with 320g that time(wanted 220 but used what was availlable).

Now there where i am, am taking it easy today is really hot so am gonna be riding in the trail this afternoon :).
 

Thanks, now that tells me whats going on!

So the 50's F is what you call really hot.......hate to see what you call cold! :lol:
 
Oh well, today was a really bad day.
First my darn shirt was sticking at every corner of that hood and then there was those 2 high spot...
I blew a fuse, i ripped my shirt appart and got at it with the hammer on the hood hard... Now i think i will need a new hood..
Talk about a bad day...
 
mathd said:
Oh well, today was a really bad day.
First my darn shirt was sticking at every corner of that hood and then there was those 2 high spot...
I blew a fuse, i ripped my shirt appart and got at it with the hammer on the hood hard... Now i think i will need a new hood..
Talk about a bad day...
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Sounds like it's time to walk away until tomorrow. Hope it's a better day!

Just know that you are NOT alone!
 
Fixed my stupid error. Hood just need some smoothening with 400g now.
Will setup the 240v this afternoon.
 
Good, i will be ready for painting this hood.
I will receive that air compressor this thuesday(in 3 day)
I still can't figure out what sealer to use with the waterborne paint (R-M Onyx HD) i may use what i have epoxy sealer.
Any input are welcome.
 
Some picture and questions.
First i know the wire is loose on the wall the install was not complete when i taken the picture(yes i did setup for 1 phase only).
I know the "box switch with glass fuses" whatever its called in english was not necessary(it was an idea from my dad) but i went ahead added it just in case and because it looked cool.

My question..
The air compressor draw 15A, the tech at the store gave me a 15A breaker for the electrical panel(apparently to protect that compressor). i fear this will be too small for the compressor startup. i feel like 20A would have been a better choiche, what do you think?.

Also there is 1 more week delay for that comrpessor shipping..(yes 3 week wait time in total)
Soo now there is plenty of sun, no job to get done on that car but to wait... and the flies are getting here(hope they wont be a problem for painting).
 

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There is a peak current when the compressor starts, your setup will need to handle this higher load, not what it draws while running. Normally it's a 30 amp or 50 amp service, depending on the type plug you use and the size of the wire.

The breaker or fuse is to protect the wiring from too high a current. What gauge of wiring are you using and what is it capable of handling safely?

You might want to buy a book and do some reading before you get too far along with the installation.

 
Am using 2x12Gauge (good for 20A)no longer that 70', apparently its more that enough for my app and can handle some more.
I also feel like dual 15A is jut not enough for startup, will leave it as-is and if the breaker turn to off i will probably try a 20A(i have a dual 20A on hand, my electrical panel's circuit breaker are really expensive at 60$/each"breaker model QBH")
 
Ok, there is some update and with picture :).

First, the air compressor is setup and working. its silent as hell, it was wortht the buy just because its soo much better for my hearing now.
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Now a picture of the hood freshly painted cleared and flashed off
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Picture of the hood setup on the car(yes the car is dirty alot but well..)
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One more picture from another angle
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First, what i have to say.
I was almost 90% sure to screw up and have to sand and start again..(this is why idid it on a dirty small "booth" if we can call it that way) but apparently it turned out much better that expected especially for a first time experience(i count this as a test as it was my first time ever with a spray gun)
I think am happy with the result so far, i was short on paint so a small area on front shade a little its very hard to notice and i can live with it for this summer
I painted it with very little area to move around as you can see see on the first pict of the hood thats where i painted it.. small area it was hard to move, very little lighting and it was dirty but i still managed to have a nice outcome... well i think so.

Let me know what you think :)
 
Must feel good to have a large purchase like an air compressor installed and working.

Well it looks damn good to me and if your happy, then it's perfect!!!

How did your cutout in the hood come out, were you able to keep it flat (no warping from the heat). How about it's placement around the intake, did it come out centered? Seems that would be hard to measure.
 
The cut came out good no warping at all, its perfectly straight.
For the centering the carb and its scoop are not centered because the engine mount need replacement. the engine is leaning a little on the passenger side.
 
I took the car out for the first time this season, its in the driveway right now, what a greet feeling.
I can say i am proud of my work finally.

I must say the color match is better that i expected.
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I bet you got one of those smiles that just won't go away!!! Maybe after a couple of hours sleep, but then when you wake up tomorrow it will be back again!!!

 

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