'66 Malibu N/SA - Page 9

Dave Muller · 01-17-2016, 07:36 PM

And today I sprayed the rest of it. I think I moved the sprayer too fast on the last coat of clear, resulting in lots of orange peel. A couple of other flaws as well. But with three coats of clear I think it ought to sand and buff out okay.

If I get a mirror finish, it'll only highlight the flaws in the body work anyway!

HandOverFist · 01-17-2016, 07:43 PM

Good job Dave! I sprayed today as well...feeling fortunate I had only one small run and it was in the second coat of base.

impstocker · 01-17-2016, 07:47 PM

Looks great Dave,
With my car I just painted, Contingency decals and lettering to cover up spots I don;t like~!

Will Lamprecht
65 Impala I/SA in progress

HandOverFist · 01-17-2016, 07:52 PM

Our Camaro needs lots more decals lol...

Dave Muller · 01-17-2016, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by impstocker

Looks great Dave,
With my car I just painted, Contingency decals and lettering to cover up spots I don;t like~!

Will Lamprecht
65 Impala I/SA in progress

You know, that's funny, I was just thinking about what I could get lettered on the trunk to hide a couple of bad spots there!

Dave Muller · 02-07-2016, 07:33 PM

I haven't gotten to the fenders and hood yet but the rest of it is now sanded and I just finished the first round of buffing, with coarse compound. It already shows the beginnings of a shine.

Now it's time for beer and wings, and watching guys give each other concussions.

Dave Muller · 02-20-2016, 09:13 PM

It's nice to finally be back to doing some mechanical work.

After taking care of a few details like a timing pointer:

And a pulley for the water pump, which had to be cut down for clearance:

I always fabricate a jumper to the solenoid and run a Ford-type solenoid on the inner fender. I hate the idea of having a cable with live 12 volts next to a hot header:

Finally I installed the engine and transmission:

HP HUNTER · 02-21-2016, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Muller

It's nice to finally be back to doing some mechanical work.

After taking care of a few details like a timing pointer:

And a pulley for the water pump, which had to be cut down for clearance:

I always fabricate a jumper to the solenoid and run a Ford-type solenoid on the inner fender. I hate the idea of having a cable with live 12 volts next to a hot header:

Finally I installed the engine and transmission:

Theres a new dyno testing facility coming to North Phoenix, you might want to consider some dyno testing.

Dave Muller · 02-21-2016, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HP HUNTER

Theres a new dyno testing facility coming to North Phoenix, you might want to consider some dyno testing.

Very likely I will down the road a bit. It's been in the back of my mind.

Dave Muller · 02-26-2016, 01:10 AM

A big part of why I like projects like this is working through all the little design issues, even the trivial ones. Like mounting the line-loc solenoid.

I've always mounted them on the inner fender in the past, but this time there were a couple of happy little bolts by the master cylinders saying "Use us! Use us!"

So I did, starting out by making a template:

Then cutting it out from a 1/8" sheet of aluminum and drilling it:

Then I mounted the solenoid and bolted the plate in place.

Now all I have to do is bend the existing lines slightly and they should line up with the fittings that I'll be adding shortly. The only new line I need to fabricate is a short one to the solenoid inlet.

01-17-2016, 07:36 PM	#81
Dave Muller Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 491 Likes: 159 Liked 221 Times in 71 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA And today I sprayed the rest of it. I think I moved the sprayer too fast on the last coat of clear, resulting in lots of orange peel. A couple of other flaws as well. But with three coats of clear I think it ought to sand and buff out okay. If I get a mirror finish, it'll only highlight the flaws in the body work anyway! Last edited by Dave Muller; 07-07-2017 at 10:18 PM.

01-17-2016, 07:43 PM	#82
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,655 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA Good job Dave! I sprayed today as well...feeling fortunate I had only one small run and it was in the second coat of base. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

01-17-2016, 07:47 PM	#83
impstocker Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wingdale, NY Posts: 302 Likes: 27 Liked 54 Times in 16 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA Looks great Dave, With my car I just painted, Contingency decals and lettering to cover up spots I don;t like~! Will Lamprecht 65 Impala I/SA in progress

01-17-2016, 07:52 PM	#84
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,655 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA Our Camaro needs lots more decals lol... __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

02-07-2016, 07:33 PM	#86
Dave Muller Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 491 Likes: 159 Liked 221 Times in 71 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA I haven't gotten to the fenders and hood yet but the rest of it is now sanded and I just finished the first round of buffing, with coarse compound. It already shows the beginnings of a shine. Now it's time for beer and wings, and watching guys give each other concussions. Last edited by Dave Muller; 07-07-2017 at 10:21 PM.

02-20-2016, 09:13 PM	#87
Dave Muller Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 491 Likes: 159 Liked 221 Times in 71 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA It's nice to finally be back to doing some mechanical work. After taking care of a few details like a timing pointer: And a pulley for the water pump, which had to be cut down for clearance: I always fabricate a jumper to the solenoid and run a Ford-type solenoid on the inner fender. I hate the idea of having a cable with live 12 volts next to a hot header: Finally I installed the engine and transmission: Last edited by Dave Muller; 07-07-2017 at 10:26 PM.

02-26-2016, 01:10 AM	#90
Dave Muller Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 491 Likes: 159 Liked 221 Times in 71 Posts	Re: '66 Malibu N/SA A big part of why I like projects like this is working through all the little design issues, even the trivial ones. Like mounting the line-loc solenoid. I've always mounted them on the inner fender in the past, but this time there were a couple of happy little bolts by the master cylinders saying "Use us! Use us!" So I did, starting out by making a template: Then cutting it out from a 1/8" sheet of aluminum and drilling it: Then I mounted the solenoid and bolted the plate in place. Now all I have to do is bend the existing lines slightly and they should line up with the fittings that I'll be adding shortly. The only new line I need to fabricate is a short one to the solenoid inlet. Last edited by Dave Muller; 07-07-2017 at 10:29 PM.