Fasterpatricks Custom Cobra - Page 24

*13* · #**461** (**permalink**) 08-23-2010, 07:33 AM

I remember that stuff was tough to spray.

Then you start laying color & clear & the stuff wont stop coming out of the gun!!!

fasterpatrick · #**462** (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 08:56 PM

Well I've gone and done it now, I actually sprayed paint on the scratch build, not all but some. I went at it today and have the doors and undersides of the hood and trunk lid based and clear. if the rest of the car looks like the doors, I will run it as is until next spring and then worry about the cut and buff.

I will dive back in tomorrow am and get the rest of the base and stripes laid down, and shoot clear sat AM. with any luck the booth will come apart by Sunday morning and the rest of the weekend will be a steady beer IV.
Patrick

*13* · #**463** (**permalink**) 09-02-2010, 09:45 PM

Looks Clean! Good luck!

Paul F · #**464** (**permalink**) 09-04-2010, 09:53 AM

Bloody brilliant Patrick.

While I'm most impressed with the quality and workmanship of roadsters like the Kirkham and others, and I have much admiration for them, it is efforts like this that I admire the most. The dedication, craftsmanship, determination, and talent are inspiring. Ogzur Tan is another great example.

Keep it up.

fasterpatrick · #**465** (**permalink**) 09-04-2010, 08:48 PM

Professionals may want to look away. This is nowhere near show caliber paint the base coat went well no big problems. 4 hours to mask the stripes, then things slowly deteriorated. My car had became a magnet for every thing that could find its way to it. Clear well that is tough thing to get right, but for the first car that I have painted since High School it could have been worse. I have climbed the four levels of Hell, 1 Body Filler, 2 Poly Surfacer, 3 Primer, and the 4th Paint and Clear. Now I have the the bonus level Cut and Buff. I really had trouble getting the clear to flow consistently on the larger areas so a cut and buff is in order I will hang the parts on the car and just worry about the parts that show. I think the stripe is a little dark maybe a bit more midnight than blue, but it pops a little more in the sun.

Now to find someone with the stuff to do the cut and buff and the time to help me not screw it up.
Patrick

fasterpatrick · #**466** (**permalink**) 09-19-2010, 05:57 PM

Well, thanks to my never die attitude. I dove in head first to get the cut and buff done quickly. Started Fri. noon with the sanding two steps 1200 / 2000 finished it up Sun. with Menzerna Power Gloss on the wool pad and the finishing pad no need for the middle pad or different compound it works like those single compound systems. huge difference on the car.

Guess I'll have to start putting this thing together now.
Patrick

*13* · #**467** (**permalink**) 09-19-2010, 07:12 PM

That must be a great feeling! It shall be stunning!

63mercury · #**468** (**permalink**) 09-19-2010, 07:44 PM

Looks great, can't wait till mine is finished, well painted and licenced, they are never really finished.

fastraxsg · #**469** (**permalink**) 09-20-2010, 08:34 AM

The end is in sight now Patrick, gotta get it screwed together before those first cold northern winds start to blow...it looks really great. This has continued to be a great inspirations to alot of us...thank you for all your sharing...the good, the bad, the ugly and now the great.
Ken

macktheknife · #**470** (**permalink**) 09-22-2010, 04:00 AM

Been lurking on this thread from down under for some time.
Fantastic effort and looking great. Cant wait to see the ongoing process and video of the completed project.
This ranks with many other major projets I've lurked at.
Goodonya mate.

fasterpatrick · #**471** (**permalink**) 09-26-2010, 06:32 PM

Hey guy's, I've been a little busy getting the car together. but I stopped to let you all check out how it is coming along. I have trouble not smiling when I come out to the shop now " Hey there is a cobra in here". But I figure I have about ten days till I will be able to go and talk to the guys' at the DMV, that ought to be a interesting conversation. I have some insurance questions for everyone, but I will get to them later. for now just check out the pics.

That's all for now time to clean up and tuck it away for the night.
Patrick

fastraxsg · #**472** (**permalink**) 09-26-2010, 08:27 PM

Its been a great ride here on CC following your build. Hope you get through the DMV without hassle and get some miles on it before the snows come in...congrats
ken

*13* · #**473** (**permalink**) 09-26-2010, 10:01 PM

Get that thing on the road already!!!! Lookin' good! So....What project is next?

Ozgur_Tan · #**474** (**permalink**) 09-26-2010, 10:01 PM

great milestone
what about interior ?

fasterpatrick · #**475** (**permalink**) 09-26-2010, 10:27 PM

Funny you should ask, I have taken my dash to a couple of experienced upholstery guys, and they wont touch it they say it would be a sewing nightmare lots of little pieces and no guarantees. So for now I just going to texture paint it followed by a boat load of satin clear. The carpet, door panels, and trim for the dash will be a winter project. Main focus for now is to get it on the road. This car will never be done there are lots of things I left for upgrades.
Patrick

Ozgur_Tan · #**476** (**permalink**) 09-27-2010, 03:09 AM

i remember your dashboard, that's why i ask for status
and you are 100% right details takes a lot of time

is you car sit little higher ?

fasterpatrick · #**477** (**permalink**) 10-03-2010, 09:07 PM

Well, everyone I have been busy and losing lots of sleep in my quest to have the Scratch Build on the road this fall as to finally get to enjoy all my hard labor. So today I realized the big finish climbed in turned the key and backed my baby out of the garage. It was a great feeling even if it never left the driveway ( I needed photos for the DMV / insurance) the first time the car has seen the light of day. The quest begins to get plates and insurance so I can put some shake down miles on the car before the snow flies. interior is not complete and will spend the winter getting to the carpet and stuff, the dash is rattle caned for now. Every custom interior guy I showed it to(3 total) didn't want to touch it (I got the hint) so if I want it covered I will have to do it myself.
Things I still need to do.
1. Scale the car to set up the suspension and lower the car to a good ride height.(this will involve new springs and probably at least one pair of new shocks)
2. Finish interior, sound mat, carpet, door panels, and find a way to cover the dash (I'm thinking about vacuum bag and really good glue)
3. Alignment, this will be sooner than later a good string job for the next couple of weeks and a really good job after suspension is worked out.

Patrick

*13* · #**478** (**permalink**) 10-04-2010, 07:24 AM

I can see why they don't want to touch that dash! That's gonna take some serious skill! Maybe if you make a reverse mold from it you can sandwich in and mold a cover. You could also just have it painted. Maybe in a flat color? Or have a decal made for it, Like a carbon weave, like they do for advertising on cars these days? Just ideas, they may all be terrible

macktheknife · #**479** (**permalink**) 10-07-2010, 01:04 AM

Its been a great journey for us build project lurkers and I'm eager to see the finishing touchers as & when.

Mack.

fasterpatrick · #**480** (**permalink**) 10-07-2010, 08:15 AM

Well, "We have lift off" the earth came to a screeching halt this afternoon as we left the third titling office in the communist state of Minnesota. As I said the first two offices we walked into were so unhelpful with titling the scratch build that we literally walked out the door with the genuine WTF look on our faces. Finally we called down to the out of the metro office that others have said do the best to help us out and what do you know 20 minutes later and a few dollars (quite a few )poorer we had temp plates good for one year and the titling nightmare has begun. Time to put a couple of shake down miles on the car before the snow flies.

Now this thing is not running very well guess I need to learn ford EFI tuning quick
Patrick