78 XC Coupe Respray - Page 2

duxguts · 10-12-2008, 12:10 AM

Then Ken from the Paint Police sprayed some 2 Pack Shockwave Effect all around the hard to get at spots and under the bonnet, boot and engine bay.

BlueKoop · 10-12-2008, 12:29 AM

coming along nicely....... Good choice of colour

mickvxbs · 10-12-2008, 01:06 AM

yeah i agree its coming along real nice, goto love the blues!

XA_GT351 · 10-12-2008, 01:20 AM

coming along nicely, looks like the paint police are doing a great job. looks like he's a fan of wetsanding imo the best way to finish off a resto.

duxguts · 11-12-2008, 04:03 PM

Thanks for the positive comments. Here's some shots of Blue Glass melted all over the coupe. It looks as though it got dipped into hot blue glass. I think the right decision was made to give the acrylic the flick. Ken has yet to rub it back and buff it up. Great effort, thanks Ken. Thank goodness for broadband

mickvxbs · 11-12-2008, 09:06 PM

wow...sweeeet!

74xbkoop · 12-12-2008, 02:02 PM

coupes looking great. You did a good job on streightening it! Has it been coated in clear all through? Cant wait to see more. Well done

XBROO · 12-12-2008, 02:34 PM

Looks awesome and it'll look better when it's cruising down the road. When I repaint mine I'm doing it acrylic but only because I like the flat finish to acrylic when done properly. But the missus coupes looks sweet as and it's done in 2pac and looks deeper then acrylic.

XA_GT351 · 12-12-2008, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by XBROO

Looks awesome and it'll look better when it's cruising down the road. When I repaint mine I'm doing it acrylic but only because I like the flat finish to acrylic when done properly. But the missus coupes looks sweet as and it's done in 2pac and looks deeper then acrylic.

i thought the same before i started spray painting, I liked the look of a flat acrylic job becuse most 2 pac job's look chunky and jammy looking, until found out when 2 pac's done the right way, it looks just as good as a just buffed up acrylic job, only its stays glossy forever. Acrylic has that flat finish becuse it needs to be rubbed flat for a gloss finish

, you can do the same with 2pac just takes more of an effort to rub and buff

coupe looks great mate, great flowed out nice.

duxguts · 13-12-2008, 01:19 AM

I finally figured out what it reminds me of - a blue toffee apple. Can't wait to roll it out into the sunlight. It has been clear coated with approx 4 coats from memory.

Geez Louise · 13-12-2008, 01:29 AM

Looks fantastic! I have read this thread with interest. Great to see the paint worked out this time

Have to agree with the blue toffee apple comment...does look yummy though! :P

XBROO · 14-12-2008, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by XA_GT351

i thought the same before i started spray painting, I liked the look of a flat acrylic job becuse most 2 pac job's look chunky and jammy looking, until found out when 2 pac's done the right way, it looks just as good as a just buffed up acrylic job, only its stays glossy forever. Acrylic has that flat finish becuse it needs to be rubbed flat for a gloss finish

, you can do the same with 2pac just takes more of an effort to rub and buff

coupe looks great mate, great flowed out nice.

Yeah I can understand what your saying but even the show cars at summernats that are done in 2pac have orange peel. But not only that my car is a genuine GT and I like to have a factory look to the paint. But your right about 2pac, it dose have a deep glossy look to it.

Bearman · 14-12-2008, 02:44 PM

It's comming up a treat!! This will look great when it's finished. I've been following this project and really appreciate the updates.

Cheers.

duxguts · 29-01-2009, 01:35 AM

I've still got some more photos to add when I get some spare time over the next few days/weeks.

gtfpv · 29-01-2009, 02:01 AM

so glad i only just found this thread . because i havent had to wait . . now i am waiting , and looking forward to see this beauty when finished .

Spudz27 · 12-02-2009, 09:46 PM

Man it will be a nice car. Can't wait to see it driving round town.

Tony xa · 14-02-2009, 12:20 PM

The paint on the car looks great of the gun .What clear was used on it as it seems to have flowed out real nice.

I think acrylic has a flat look due to th eway its sprayed and blocked back and buffed .2 pac gets that ripple effect due to people going for the flat glassy look of the gun and the clear moving a little .I have been advised by a very good painter to spray a bit drier for less clear block back reclear block and buff .
The americains paint drier(to much for me) and their panels always look dead straight.

duxguts · 23-02-2009, 01:45 AM

I'll find our what brand the clear coat is.

Here's some shots of the car back at my place ready to be stored away until time and $5k is found to finish it off.

This isn't intended to be a show car, just simply a muscle car that can be enjoyed. Kenny Boy Thompson did a great job.

B e f o r e

A f t e r

duxguts · 23-02-2009, 02:03 AM

I found some shots of the coupe from when I bought it. This was all I went by before committing over the phone to purchase it.

Sometimes you've got to take a chance.

Here's some shots of the XB coupe that I sold to purchase the XC.

MEANXBCOUPE · 24-02-2009, 06:35 PM

$5K to finish it ???

id like to see that..

_CRUZ_ · 24-02-2009, 06:57 PM

looks lovely color mate nice one.

AllCoupedUp · 07-03-2009, 11:07 AM

Looking forward to seeing it progress mate.

All credit to you guys having a go - takes 'guts' (pardon the pun) to have a crack, learn, and then move on. In the end, you've now got what you wanted.

Love the color too.

Cheers

duxguts · 29-03-2009, 12:23 AM

The clear coat was - Car Master Pro Clear Hi Solid.

I've dropped the door trims off to Superoo in Armadale, Perth. I've been waiting for over a year for Dash Original in South Aust to test the templates and run a set of door trims but I've given up. Hopefully the guys at Superoo can get their guy to come through with the goods.

Hopefully within the the next 3 to 4 weeks I'll have some images.

We've also been getting an XC coupe modelled for us to use at our racing car simulator business so I'll have some interesting images up in the next couple of weeks. I had to photograph the coupes dash and guages for the modellers to incorporate in the 3D interior. Should be great racing the XC coupe against an A9X around Bathurst on the simulators.

Regards,

Tom

duxguts · 13-04-2009, 12:57 AM

OK,

Thanks to Paul we gathered some motivation to install the motor and gearbox.

Here's some images for your interest. Paul appears to be doing most the work while I mess about getting the beer cold. I did well to paint the new Pacemaker headers blue without getting any runs in the paint

duxguts · 13-04-2009, 01:07 AM

I took on Pauls advice and replaced the fuel & water pump as well as new engine mounts. We then managed to lower the engine and gearbox into the engine bay without touching or scratching anything.

http://i425.photobucket.com/albums/p...9/IMG_1259.jpg

duxguts · 13-04-2009, 01:16 AM

Motor is now in and a quick shot of my nice blue extractors. I added another 100hp just by painting them blue, actually it depends on how many beers are consumed as to how much horsepower is added. :
15" x 8" Globes and 265's are now on the front

duxguts · 13-04-2009, 01:23 AM

Holley Street Avenger 670 carby, new 2 core radiator and other bits getting bolted on. We are spray painting alternator brackets etc as we go.

gcg2503 · 13-04-2009, 01:51 AM

Car actually looks edible!

Keep the updates coming duxguts

duxguts · 13-04-2009, 01:52 AM

Here's a couple of images to water the eyes. These are from our simulator business.

Thought I'd try a "head on" down conrod straight to see how they handle it.

And another one

Then a jump to test out the suspension.

Nice gentle landing.

duxguts · 30-04-2009, 01:59 AM

We managed to get the engine running and took it for a small drive. Engine started well once we set the dizzy to the correct spot. We then started to bolt on all the bits and polish all the alloy and chrome items.