blksn8k
Well-Known Member
After waiting for what seems like an eternity the body shop that I entrusted with painting my 1970 Mach 1 is almost done with it. I stopped there last week and to my amazement they actually had paint on the car. The color is the original grabber blue with black interior. I had them paint the car using urethane base coat-clear coat which should be more durable that the original acrylic enamel. The only things left to paint are the flat black hood scoop and hood stripes. They said that should be done in the next couple of weeks. The car looks absolutely awesome so far.
The next step will be to get the car back to my garage so I can start reassembling it. When they got the car from me it was just a rolling shell on which I had replaced about 75% of the sheet metal and unibody along with all of the suspension. I would not have put so much effort into this car except for the fact that it is an original Q-code 428 CJ, 4-speed car. The engine and trans have been sitting in my garage for way too long just waiting on the body to come back. I also have all new wiring, a new interior, new glass and new exterior trim to install.
The next step will be to get the car back to my garage so I can start reassembling it. When they got the car from me it was just a rolling shell on which I had replaced about 75% of the sheet metal and unibody along with all of the suspension. I would not have put so much effort into this car except for the fact that it is an original Q-code 428 CJ, 4-speed car. The engine and trans have been sitting in my garage for way too long just waiting on the body to come back. I also have all new wiring, a new interior, new glass and new exterior trim to install.