Popular Post bomba Posted June 13, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2018 Now that the Corvair is done for now I started on my Thunderbird... I little back-story, I bought the car in Wanaka site unseen in April 2016 which was a bit of a risk. I turned up to the sellers place, checked out the car and it was mint! 47k original miles, been in the same family for the 30 or so years. In the last 10 years before I got it, it had only done 1,000ks. It's fully loaded with pretty much every option from factory. The only thing was that it was red, I'm not a fan of red. It looked good in red don't get me wrong but yeah. Anyway, had to have it! I jumped in with the misses and drove it back to Hamilton with no issues at all. Not to mention we cracked it with the weather. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bomba Posted June 13, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 13, 2018 It didn't take long to start messing with it. First thing that needed to be sorted were the wheels an height. Going with the old school lowrider look I went with some original, restored McLean 14x7 bolt on wires. These can also run the Tru Ray cap which is cool too 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomba Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 I drove it like this for a while, added an original restored chain steering wheel and had a good time. But I just could get my head around the red! So it got to the point where I made the call and started stripping it for a repaint. Its kind of a shame as the paint was pretty nice.... Ah well! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bomba Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 Sand, sand, sand, repeat. So much sanding! I'm going to smooth out a few small things on the car in the process. Like remove aerial and trunk straps 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomba Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 After all the sanding and all the red dust I really f%@kin' hate that red paint. My garage and everything inside has a nice tint of red haha I've had the trunk strap holes and the trim holes over the roof filled in. So just needs a skim of filler to smooth it all out. So many pieces to prep. This is most of the filler panels headlight doors etc... Theres a few other pieces not pictured. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomba Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 We got the car prepped and ready to say "later" to the red with a nice coat of primer! I was stoked to finally see the ass end of that red! haha So yeah, all primed and the start of blocking. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post bomba Posted July 8, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 8, 2018 Got some colour down on the jams and on the underside of the trunk and hood. Loving the new colour! Its Mazda Ruby Red... We put the hood and trunk back on and shipped it off to the workshop where the rest will be painted in the booth. Cant wait! 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bomba Posted July 31, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2018 Painted, couldn't be happier. Next is a wet sand and buff 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomba Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 A lot of work has happened since my last post. Pretty much finished the car haha A whole lot more sandy and buffing. Then assembly... Its crazy how much the colour changes in the different light 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bomba Posted September 21, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 21, 2018 All back together 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomba Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 And a couple more shots... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bomba Posted September 21, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 21, 2018 Looking back to how I got it, fuck that red was yuck! Not to mention all the other shit like the trunk straps, wheels, vinyl roof etc... 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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