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I too vote for the lighter one.



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I, too , prefer the lighter one. Besides, "Mango Tango" is a cooler name.

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I also like the lighter shades

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Yeah... I/We're about 99% sure to pull the trigger on "Mango Tango". One more hem&haw session, but I think that'll be the color.

Jeff sent another progress pic... the primer/surfacer sanding is done, and to quote "smooth as a baby's butt". Next step is sealer, then PAINT!!

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Jeff also sent these.... a car he did about 6 years ago. (My stripes will be pearl white)

Mango Tango in the snow:

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Looks like a winner! What color scoop?

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Mango Tango in the snow:

 That's sounds a little erotic.... I LIKE it...cool



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That's beautiful!

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So that will make two of them.....,
proving that it really does "take two to Mango Tango"?rolleyes



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"What color scoop?"

The scoop will be mostly pearl white, as it sits entirely within the confines of the main two stripes. There will be a strip of Mango down the center.

(I also am having Jeff mount the scoop using polished SS button-head Allens, instead of riveting the scoop in place. I'm imagineering an idea of ducting the scoop air into the heater box, and with the machine screws poking through I can mount things to the underside of the hood.)



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John D wrote:

"What color scoop?"

The scoop will be mostly pearl white, as it sits entirely within the confines of the main two stripes.

There will be a strip of Mango down the center.

 Do we have a winner ????????



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Mango Tango it will be!


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You will like it !!



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It will be one awesome ride. Well done JD. 



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Talked to Jeff today, and committed to "Mango Tango" & his favorite Pearl White (Stripes).

He sent a few more progress pics. Like I said earlier, any good body & paint guy/shop could do one of these cars... but are they going to have dedicated jigs/bucks & fixtures just for FFR Roadsters?

(His reputation and quality is why I chose to go with him to "do" my car.)

Body coming off the "Working Buck"

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Being lowered onto the "Paint Buck"PaintReady02.jpg

All the body components staged for color... 

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Looks like he created a nice booth several filters for incoming air and what looks like a big a$$ exhaust fan and lot of lighting.

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Came across this place in Homosassa, FL a couple days ago...thumbsup

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Oh man... sounds like an excuse for a future road-trip/photo-op!!


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Jeff sent me a few teaser pics...

He sprayed the stripe color Monday, masked off and sprayed the body color yesterday.

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That is awesome!! 
If this weather keeps up you can just drive it home.....



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Great to see you are in the home stretch, looking forward to seeing it back on the road!



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nanabeers

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Chris S wrote:

That is awesome!! 
If this weather keeps up you can just drive it home.....

 Say what ??? Has it been 74 degrees back there too...razz



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Its been right around 71 here in Lakeville.... Oh, or did you mean outside?

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John D wrote:

Oh man... sounds like an excuse for a future road-trip/photo-op!!

 1,600 miles..might need a big umbrella. And deep, soft, seat cushions...hyper

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The Reveal

Jeff pulled the tape off this morning...

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AND.....!!

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That is sooooooooooooo sexy!

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I like the matte finish.



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Jeff's been going great-guns on this the last few days. My understanding is that there is a time window that has to be met between processes, so the different materials will "chemically" bond as well as physically.

This series backs up a bit. The "Mango Tango" is required to be applied over a very dark/near black basecoat, so the sealer Jeff used is a "9 out of 10" dark gray.

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Then the white basecoat applied, then the pearl coat (3-stage paint), allowed to dry, and then the centerline established:

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Then the layout, taping & masking of the actual stripe pattern

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Then the areas showing white are blocked, and re-shot with the dark gray sealer to ensure color consistency

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So Jeff sent me this picture:

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This one was taken by his "paint guy" at the wholesale house. This is the solid pigments/flake/micas/whatever to make a gallon of Mango Tango! About 70% of it is clear, the remaining 30% is maroon, yellow, red, and black!



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Next step a few days drying, then "cut n buff"!

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Stunning! It looked pretty good when the stripes were green, too.

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Major WOW appearance notworthy
With the pace this has happened, I'm thinking this will be assembled and ready to rock over the weekend.

Any time/plan for retrieving it ?



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Like a shiny new penny. Add some black tires, chrome, glass, interior colors and you will have an awesome copper rocket on a cheerio stick.

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Clunking around the logistics of around/over/after the Easter weekend.

We're headed to IL for my grandson's Christening (on Easter). Since I'm 5/8 the way to Indianapolis... why not keep going?

It usually takes Jeff a couple of weeks to screw one of these back together after "cut-n-buff", and he doesn't have a problem with it hanging around for a little while.

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The white stripes really set it off nicely!  thumbsup



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John D wrote:

Clunking around the logistics of around/over/after the Easter weekend.

We're headed to IL for my grandson's Christening (on Easter). Since I'm 5/8 the way to Indianapolis... why not keep going?

It usually takes Jeff a couple of weeks to screw one of these back together after "cut-n-buff", and he doesn't have a problem with it hanging around for a little while.

 Sounds like a reasonable plan...just daily trailer rental while sitting, but it would still be less than a separate trip later.

When traveling thru IL, don't forget to go online within 14 days to pay the tolls. The signs seemed misleading when I went to PA and I waited for an invoice and got charged twice as much in "late fees" as the actual toll cost. I sent a check for the toll and explained how I felt about their misleading payment process. I think the Chicago mob is alive and well, running the toll roads. I avoided IL on this trip to FL...shorter to go down thru IA and MO anyway..thumbsup



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Jeff rolled #9365 out of the shop to do some cleaning, and sent a few shots... I am now sure I made the correct choice on the color!

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Very nice!!
Much better view here than on my phone.

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Looks awesome! I can't wait to see it done! 



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Nicely done.

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Nothing monumental to report...

Called Jeff the other day, and he said "I'm rubbin' on it!". He mentioned that there's only a few boogers in the paint, and only he will be able to tell where they were when he's done.

Sheryl's going to head to Illinois Thursday or Friday before Easter to get some Grammy time and help out Sammy (Being the Choral & Liturgical Director at Easter is busy time!).
I'm headed to Illinois with John Jr. the Saturday before Easter (hauling a big box of sailboat fuel). Have Easter at Sammy's house, then it's Leonardo's Christening on Monday.

Tuesday morning Sheryl & John head back to Mpls, and I go east to Indy... Pick up the car, bench race & BS awhile, then head back to IL that afternoon. Spend the night at Sammy's.
Wednesday morning hit the road to Mpls, arriving mid-afternoon.

I've taken the week off. Plan is once I'm back to the 40 Watt, return the trailer, and give the car a serious mechanical once-over. Not that I don't trust Jeff, but he did take a lot of it apart.
I need to hang the rear bumper, add a ducting piece to the radiator opening, screens to the brake vent holes, and contemplate if I'm going to put the nose/trunk/fender badges on.

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Jeff sent me a few pics today...

He's been "rubbin' on it... and buffin' on it".

Wet sand down to 3000g, and then a buff session with Wizard's compound and SHINE!!

He's already touched up overspray in the wheelhouses, etc. with bedliner/undercoat, and tomorrow will set it back on the frame and start final re-assembly.



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One can sure see the advantage of having done a few of these cars. He just flows right through with rote memory.



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Another batch of photo's...

Re-assembly and "marriage" of the body to the chassis has happened. According to Jeff there was no drama, everything dropped into place as expected, and he'll start hanging things with hinges tomorrow!

 



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The car is complete. Ready for Delivery!

Jeff got all the "hinged things" back on, weatherstripping in place, sidepipes remounted, and drove it out of the shop for a few quick pics.

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Looks like it is ready just in time for driving season!

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Spectacular!

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Anxious to see it in person. Looks sweet John!

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Other than Chicago 'burbs traffic, the trip to Bloomington IN was uneventful... until I crested the rise before Jeff's shop and saw:

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He had #9365 "posed" out front of his house garage waiting for me.

Spent a few hours at his place bench racing, going over details, and settling the bill. Then we walked over to his neighbor's place to chat. (I'm terrible with names for the first 347 times I hear it...) but his neighbor is an elderly gearhead (80+) who has a beautiful '65 Chevelle 300 sedan. Other than a repaint about 20 years ago it's all original and unmolested. 6-banger, P-glide, power steering & brakes and 96k on the clock. A perfect example of the typical working-man's family car of '65.

Got the Roadster loaded up, hauled back to Sammy's house for overnight, then back to Mpls. It's now safely tucked away in the 40 Watt.

 

 



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