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1961 econo van the work begins
Big W- Number of posts : 3282
Location : Saskatoon,Sask,Canada
Age : 60
Registration date : 2011-01-13
- Post n°126
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
Nice and clean!!!!! Just the way we like it. Great job
'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°127
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
vanny- Moderator
- Number of posts : 14775
Location : Ashburnham, MA
Age : 65
Registration date : 2012-09-22
- Post n°128
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
Making Great Progress!!!
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Barnabas- Vintage-Vans Listings Manager
- Number of posts : 2011
Location : Raleigh, NC
Age : 64
Registration date : 2011-01-16
- Post n°129
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
Messy job, but WOW, the panels look great in primer.
'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°130
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
Thanks guys, it is messy I dont like using stripper but its faster and makes less dust, my neighbor appreciates that.
I hit the doors I stripped yester day with some filler mostly skim but there were a couple small dents also, the front part Im stripping now has a good sized piece of bondo, it was pretty well done though I never noticed it, each time I find something like this I can usually pound it out and use maybe 1/10th the filler that was used in the first place, Ill deal with that another day though its late and Im pooped!
I hit the doors I stripped yester day with some filler mostly skim but there were a couple small dents also, the front part Im stripping now has a good sized piece of bondo, it was pretty well done though I never noticed it, each time I find something like this I can usually pound it out and use maybe 1/10th the filler that was used in the first place, Ill deal with that another day though its late and Im pooped!
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'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°131
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°132
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
How do you get the wiper arms off the shaft? I don't want to force them but it looks like they just pull off , they go a little way then wont buge
dudley32- Number of posts : 68
Location : Fayetteville N.C.
Registration date : 2015-01-17
- Post n°133
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
if they are like most of the older arms there is a small clip(on the arm where it joins the shaft) that you pry up and they release...
mariovan- Number of posts : 33
Location : el paso TX
Registration date : 2015-02-11
- Post n°134
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
what spray bombs are you using?
that comes out nice.
that comes out nice.
'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°135
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
Thanks Dudley, that worked the lil tab needed to be pryed forward from the shaft then they literaly popped right off first one hit me square in the forehead!!
Mario Rustoleum the have a bunch of new colors at Depot lately and i started playing with a couple, then just to see if could do it I bet my neighbor who is a big show car guy, I can spraypaint this van enter and win a prize in one of his shows (Im thinking people choice or most original not best of or anything) so its on, im going to prep the crap out of the van spray paint it probably twenty coats sand and paint till its perfect and enter it one of the Southern California auto shows and win something (I hope)!!The paint lays down well and its hard enough to polish so I think it will work the real difference is the path you laydown compared to a gun, so the chance of messing up is much greater, it takes ten times the passes with the can as it does with a gun...
Mario Rustoleum the have a bunch of new colors at Depot lately and i started playing with a couple, then just to see if could do it I bet my neighbor who is a big show car guy, I can spraypaint this van enter and win a prize in one of his shows (Im thinking people choice or most original not best of or anything) so its on, im going to prep the crap out of the van spray paint it probably twenty coats sand and paint till its perfect and enter it one of the Southern California auto shows and win something (I hope)!!The paint lays down well and its hard enough to polish so I think it will work the real difference is the path you laydown compared to a gun, so the chance of messing up is much greater, it takes ten times the passes with the can as it does with a gun...
vanny- Moderator
- Number of posts : 14775
Location : Ashburnham, MA
Age : 65
Registration date : 2012-09-22
- Post n°136
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
I'm pulling for you Fish! If the rest looks as good as what you've already done, you're a winner!!! Don't need no stinking trophy ... but it would give you bragging rights with your neighbor!
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dudley32- Number of posts : 68
Location : Fayetteville N.C.
Registration date : 2015-01-17
- Post n°137
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
[quote="'fish"]Thanks Dudley, that worked the lil tab needed to be pryed forward from the shaft then they literaly popped right off first one hit me square in the forehead!!
Sorry...I forgot how far they can jump...
Sorry...I forgot how far they can jump...
'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°138
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
dudley32 wrote:'fish wrote:Thanks Dudley, that worked the lil tab needed to be pryed forward from the shaft then they literaly popped right off first one hit me square in the forehead!!
Sorry...I forgot how far they can jump...
Its all good!! Lol it surprised me but I managed to avoid it the second one!
vanny wrote:I'm pulling for you Fish! If the rest looks as good as what you've already done, you're a winner!!! Don't need no stinking trophy ... but it would give you bragging rights with your neighbor!
Just for neighborhood bragging rights, he owns cars that are so far out of my level I am not trying to compete with him (he has some of those 100k plus sponsored cars) a 51 merc sponsored by McGuire's, a 56 nomad and a 55 truck with a 672 in it........
Im just doing this to poke him a bit like I said he OWNS several show cars, but he didn't build any of them..... Ill have less in this van when complete that he probably has in the custom bumper on the Merc....
'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°139
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
vanny- Moderator
- Number of posts : 14775
Location : Ashburnham, MA
Age : 65
Registration date : 2012-09-22
- Post n°140
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
Moving along very nicely!!!
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'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°141
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
Ok so how do you get the back and front windows out?? that rubber is so hard Im guessing it has to be cut out?
dudley32- Number of posts : 68
Location : Fayetteville N.C.
Registration date : 2015-01-17
- Post n°142
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
probably the quickest would be a side grinder with a cutting blade...be careful...they cut fast and don't care what they cut...
'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°143
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°144
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
I got tired of being on the ladder yesterday so today I finished the front, there was a big chunk of bondo, i still cant figure out why, there is only a small dent, the brought the plastic up around the nose it looked good but there must have been half a can of bondo there, I think I can get it back to being clean again with only a few oz, I popped out the small dents already it was easy since the heater is already out.
vanny- Moderator
- Number of posts : 14775
Location : Ashburnham, MA
Age : 65
Registration date : 2012-09-22
- Post n°145
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
I can really appreciate the HARD work you are putting into this van! You're taking the time to do the job right and to fix what others have not had the patience to do in the past. I encourage you because it makes me happy to see how far you've come with this one. Thanks for posting so many pics and sharing what works and what doesn't because I'm sure to run into a lot of the same things when working on mine!
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'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°146
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
vanny wrote:I can really appreciate the HARD work you are putting into this van! You're taking the time to do the job right and to fix what others have not had the patience to do in the past. I encourage you because it makes me happy to see how far you've come with this one. Thanks for posting so many pics and sharing what works and what doesn't because I'm sure to run into a lot of the same things when working on mine!
Thanks Man, hopefully when your working on yours ill be around to watch and help too!!!
I am hoping to get this done in the next few months or so, it seems to be going pretty fast now.
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'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°147
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
vanny- Moderator
- Number of posts : 14775
Location : Ashburnham, MA
Age : 65
Registration date : 2012-09-22
- Post n°148
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
Man on a mission! Amazing work!!
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'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°149
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
'fish- Number of posts : 222
Location : California
Registration date : 2011-12-27
- Post n°150
Re: 1961 econo van the work begins
I finaly got a bit of time to work on the roof, its been on and off rain wind etc. this week so I got a bit of surface rust where I didnt cover the roof with enough primer lesson learned.
This time I used stripper from a can not a spray can it is much much better, I
Pretty much now all that's left is to strip the front doors, remove the windshield and start sanding everything to prep for paint.
This time I used stripper from a can not a spray can it is much much better, I
Pretty much now all that's left is to strip the front doors, remove the windshield and start sanding everything to prep for paint.
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