I start off with the fluids on the car, Brakes, Transmission, Engine oil. Then attempt to get the car off the jack stands and run into an issue with the new wheel bearing I installed. Finish stripping the interior and the rear exterior of the car. Finalize the battery wiring, fuel system, and intake plenum. […]
The Stealth Project Ep12 – Prep and Paint! Car is all ready for body work, sanding, and paint prep. I start by welding up some existing holes. Then we move on to body filler and high build primer to fill in sanding scratches. Finally we get everything in the garage cleaned up and the car […]
Paint Debut Time! Some orange peel which was to be expected, but easily fixed. So I break out the cut and polish on the panels and get them mirror smooth…Since the weather has been colder than normal I switched over to getting the interior worked on. Mainly getting the dashboard back into place and all […]
Another change in plans as I switch back to painting due to the weather. I start with the doors and pillar trim pieces and forget a vital piece of the doors when painting. I stumble upon a fairly large issue with the rear hatch that sets me back a bit but in the end it […]
I get a lot done in this episode. Start of by installing all of the internals of the doors and adjusting the side windows. Get the mirrors all put back together and installed. The hatch gets installed along with re-installing the rear glass which I did myself with help of a friend. I knock out […]
A lot of little and big stuff gets completed. Fenders and hood installed, First engine crank, New seats installed, Trim pieces refinished and I start working on the door caps and side skirts. This is a long episode as I was trying to get to a certain point in the video before cutting out. Didn’t […]
Time to knock out the last couple of parts that need to be painted, Work on finishing up getting the interior panels installed, finish the clear coat cut and start to work on the polishing and then finally installing the last of the underside panels.
It’s really coming down to the last bit of little things now. More wet sanding and polishing with some new equipment which I go over in details. Headliner gets wrapped with new material and the interior is now finished. Quick summary of things I got completed off camera while I was sick.
Welcome to the Special Edition Episode! What makes it so Special? I got the special parts in and installed that’s what…I go over the parts the installation and then we do a photoshoot and video of the completed car. Then the car gets loaded up for a 2 hours trip down to Rockingham Dragway to […]