another day of sanding

[RUNCHARGER]

Ugh: Well I wasn't going to do the bodywork on this car but here we are. I was doing bodywork yesterday and spent about 6 hours sanding in 38c weather. Back today to touch a few places up and throw the windshield and backlite in and shoot the poly. Supposed to be 38c again so another day of sweat. It is coming well though and hopefully in colour next week.

[YellowThumper]

Ugg!

[Challenger in NC]

Watcha doing working on Fords???? Cool car though.

[Chryco Psycho]

Panama is much cooler !

[xx88man]

Oh that's Greg's project..... is it a real GT?

[RUNCHARGER]

Yes, it's my friend Greg's. It's a factory 5 GTM, mid engine LS with a Porsche transaxle. Cooler today it was only 31c when I jumped in the pickup to come home. Greg decided I should smooth the rough glass surface under the hood though so we can paint it like the outside, so it was 8 hours of straight hand sanding again. Getting there though.

[Shoooter]

Wow that is cool! Can not wait to see some colour

[YellowThumper]

Yup now that we have been enticed.  Gotta see til the end.

[RUNCHARGER]

I'll give an update when I finish it no problem. Car was brought to me half assembled. I've been busy upholstering and fitting the interior, redoing a bunch of rivnuts and installing panels. I wasn't going to do the body but here we are....
After this Greg has a 68 Charger and I have other guys wanting cars done. Keep me busy until I buy a Challenger I guess.

[nsmall]

Very cool keep us updated. Thanks for sharing

[xx88man]

After this Greg has a 68 Charger and I have other guys wanting cars done. Keep me busy until I buy a Challenger I guess.

I'm thinking you might be busy for a long time!   

[dodj]

Hemi Challengers, Hemi GTX, FM3 Challenger, FI Hemi 'cuda, probably lots of others and now a GT40 type car.      Cool cars just gravitate to you Sheldon?

[RUNCHARGER]

Yeah: Not sure whether it's good luck or bad some days! This one isn't mine but I built a 71 HemiCuda for Greg as well. I haven't found a car for me yet (although not looking that hard right now with todays prices) so it's nice to work on other people's stuff to keep busy. He has a 68 Charger I can do after this one and wants to build his wife's Sunbeam Alpine as well, I'm thinking of using a Miata for a donor for the Sunbeam but haven't done the measurements yet. I have another friend that needs a few Chargers built too, it's good to have younger friends that are too busy working and need a hand! I'm after my son to get his 240Z done too and freshen up his 2002 3500 Dually so It's not like I have a shortage of stuff to build, it beats the heck out of sitting on the couch.

[RUNCHARGER]

Well it's been awhile. Have only been able to work 1 or 2 days a week on it. I sure hope this was the final sand (again?) today. Greg shot some Epoxy on it last week to seal it in hot weather and I had to go 3 rounds to get it back in shape.

[Shoooter]

You do great work sheldon.  Keep it coming