Soon it will be 'Zinc Yellow'.
I wanted to do this years ago, but just did not have the time (still don't). It's a later Ford color that was used on Mustangs from about '00 to '04, color code is B7.
The door jambs and the bottom of the hood are done, now I need to get started on the engine bay.
Hopfully it will be DONE by spring....
Bill
I know the color, nothing against Tan, but the yellow will look nice. :smile: Will you post some pictures?
I am probably old fashion but I think cars should only be Black, red , yellow, blue, or white, maybe green. Primary color type guy I guess.
Hey thanks again for all your help on my recent posts and the 1000 questions I had. You were a big help.
This color I take it? (http://www.mustangmods.com/data/1384/sig.jpg)
It reminds me of the color youve got on the car now, but with a bit more "pop".
I think it'll look good in yellow. Once you get further we all would like to see some pics of the progress.
Yes Smeed, that "BEE" the color (I was waiting to say that).
RRK, you are welcome, glad to help.
Thank you Matt.
I will try to get some pics of the progress.
Bill
Photos:
Nice choice Bill. The zinc yellow is my second faviorte late model Mustang color. I always wanted to special order a truck that color. Maybe someday I will...... The pics look good, keep up the good work.
Thank you.
Yellow was not the first color on my list, but I wanted a 'light' color (and Tony already had purple). Also, with black being the easy interior to swap to, it limited my list even more. I searched for the 'right' yellow and I was glad I found a 'Ford' shade I liked. I am happy that I FINALLY have it in the works; I choose that color almost 3 years ago.
BTW: Who at Ford thouoght that SCHOOL BUS YELLOW was a good idea for a Mustang??
Bill
77TurboPinto,
QuoteBTW: Who at Ford thouoght that SCHOOL BUS YELLOW was a good idea for a Mustang??
Wasn't that Edsel??
Nice color ....I just can't wait to do mine...one more year... 8)
High_Horse
HH: What color?
Here are a couple of 'before' shots...
Nice color so far. Looks great in the door jambs & the underside of the hood.
That IC is nice were did you get that. Your car is a super sleeper. :sleep: Everything is hidden. I like that!
Back in the 70's I hate to say I did some street racing :hypno: That would have been the car to have. :surprised:
77 TurboPinto,
QuoteHH: What color?
I havn't actually desided yet. I have a gray interior and the smoked gray panels on the sides. White? Gray? Pewter? Titanium? My son came across a guy that had a stash of gray Jet-Glo he needed to get rid of and I have that sitting here. I plan on stripping the car to bare bones when I do it cause I want the engine compartment the same but because of that I want a paint that won't be disolved with fluids. I am just up in the air on it.
High_Horse
Thanks RRK. That is an ebay item cheap-O $92. (SHIPPED) FMIC. It's core is 11.5"x12"x3" with 2.5" in/out. It might not flow the best but it fits nice without hacking up the nose too much. It seems to get plenty of air as it is NEVER warm to the touch on the outlet side.
It's not the sleeper it was earlier this year. Not with the alloy 5 lugs, C/W front spoiler and 79/80 all glass hatch spoiler; I will get over it. I never liked cutting hoods on my cars. I might have thought about it if I had a "Shaker".
I agree, I wish I had this car in HS, but I would have needed to stay back a few years to wait for the 86 T/C donor.
HH: I was still unsure until the day I sprayed the doorjambs. Now I am too lazy to change them.
Bill
Bill,
You wanted yellow. What about MEDIUM LIME YELLOW?
Yes, that was tempting....
Yellow was not my first choice to begin with. I thought of using a "77 Pinto" factory color like that one, it was my first choice of them, but I don't have an all Pinto car anymore anyway. That is when I decieded on a full yellow, but it HAD to be a Ford Color. That might sound strange coming from 'Chevy guy', but I have done quite a bit to keep it as much "Ford" as I can, less the calipers and hoses (the Chevy in me remains happy).
Bill
The General would be happy. Anyways, I'm sure the car's gonna look good once you're done with it. I'm not a big fan of yellow, but I like that color you're painting your Pinto. I had better. My kitchen is basically the same color. I've always called it 'smack in the face" yellow. That aughtta offset the black though.
More progress made....
Bill
Nice!!!! Did you pull the engine to paint the engine compartment?
Thanks Matt,
No, I did not remove the engine, I 'saved time' by just masking it all. Might have been easier to pull it. The prep work took forever. I found that this car does not have the same type of paint that Connie's car had. Her engine bay was easier to clean and the paint did not smeer when wiped with reducer. This car I had to clean with denatured alcohol to keep the paint intact during the heavy cleaning, then a quick wipe with reducer.
I thought of a new name for this color: YELLow.
Now I need to clean and paint or detail the engine, then do most of the stuff I took out so I can re-install everything.
BTW: The camera does some alteration to the color. In person the yellow decal almost looks clear; it is VERY close to the new color of the car.
Bill
More progress....
Lookin' Good Bill, you do nice work ;D
Thank you.
Bill
Wow...
That really looks great!
Thanks Scott.
It runs again!!
Bill
Bill,
I marvel at your work. Pardon my ignorance about painting, but are you spraying this with a gun in small bits and pieces? Using Acrylic Enamel? I like how you are making bit by bit progress with the interior, engine bay, door jambs and not having the whole car stripped and apart doing all the paint at once. Very interesting. Any hints on how you are doing it would be appreciated.
Dave
I am now done with the parts that I can't shoot when I spray the entire car body. (unless I do the rear spoiler off the car). I am using Dupont Centari Acrylic Enamel, and yes, with a HVLP gun. If I had a spray booth, I would have done the jambs and engine bay in one day, but I am limited to how much over-spray I want in the garage at one time. I have a friend that had a spraybooth I used to use, but he no longer has it available so I am not sure where I will shoot the car. With the time I still need to do the body prep, I have little while to figure that out.
The only 'hints' are: take your time, CLEAN EVERYTHING, and do a VERY detailed masking job.
Bill
Thanks for the 'splain Bill. I have always wanted to paint, but not an exterior, just the interior and underhood like you are doing at this point in your project. I do not have the expertise or equipment to do an exterior job,, but always thought I could handle smaller jobs.
Nice work Bill.
Dave
Thanks again Dave. Sorry I could not be more helpful, but I could do a better job demonstrating than writing.
I have quite a few more details to do in the engine bay, but I will get to them as I can. (paint the hood mount bolts, touch-up other hardware, install the over-flow tank I made....)
Here are a few shots of it today. Still a long way from being 'done', but it is back moving under it's own power.
Bill
Started really getting going on the paint.
Bill
I had a couple of hours to take advantage of the nice wealther late this afternoon to do some more sanding; wet this time. Aside from the door handles, hatch hinges and door locks, it is stripped of all the stuff I plan to remove. I have a few small rust spots and dings to work on, but the body is 98% sanded. I might grab a photo in the morning.
I was sooooooo tempted to take it out on the road, but.....
I did discover that the tail lights and rear interior panels keep exhaust out of the car when you back-up.
Bill
Bill,
That FMIC looks awesome, you do good work!
Dave
Engine bay looks killer! My 80 is real close to that color! Its a great choice! Painfully bright on a sunny day!
http://photo.ringo.com/227/227415303O881714222.jpg
Can't wait to see the whole thing done!
Good luck Bill, I got to see it in tan, I look forward to seeing it in yellow. :2fast4u:
BTW: Thank you for the kind words.
Bill
Nice Color!!! :hypno: And Nice Work!
I wanted to paint the engine compartment the car color also, but that just aint gonna happen. Ill be lucky to get er painted on the outside!
Cant wait to see it!
Thanks again.
Here is one for now.
Bill
??? were did you find rear spolier... paint look good to !!!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: bigman77 on February 21, 2008, 11:23:47 AM
??? were did you find rear spolier... paint look good to !!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you.
That spoiler was offered on the 79/80 Pintos and Bobcats with the all glass hatch. It is rare, but they are out there; I got this one off an 80 Bobcat parts car.
BTW: It NEEDED SIGNIFICANT fiberglass work when I got it. All the mount plates were broken off, and there were cracks and gouges in everything. Well worth the time and effort to fix.
Thanks again,
Bill
Quote from: 77turbopinto on February 20, 2008, 09:34:34 PM
Thanks again.
Here is one for now.
Bill
'I've got sunshine.... On a cloudy day...'
Jim
Quote from: fomogo on February 21, 2008, 12:03:56 PM
'I've got sunshine.... On a cloudy day...'
Jim
Ummmm......
OK.
Bill
Yellow... sunny... bright...
*sigh*...
Jim
Sorry for the delay, been busy.
Still have a long way to go.....
Bill
I really wanna see that thing in the sun...
Going sideways...
With smoke rolling...
But hey, thats just me. :D
Jim
Here it is, out in the sun.....
Bill
SWEET profile!!!!
That looks awesome! Now update your avatar :P
Good Job Bill! The car looks very nice. Did you finish painting it yourself or did you have someone finish it for you?
Thanks folks.
I did it myself; It's not perfect, but it's a 'driver'.
Bill
Really looks good!!!!!!!!
You painted your whole car faster than my body guy can finish the paint on my hood and spoiler :sleep:. That's all I need and I am on the road.
Again looks great!
Thank you.
Please note that I started the process in early Nov., and I am sure your painter is doing a better job than I did. I did not go nuts with the job; I want to drive it, not worry about the paint ALL the time.
Bill
Bill,
You did a fine job on the car! It looks like a new car and I still like the 5 lug wheels on it. I toast your work :drunk:
Bill,
The car looks great. Nice job on the car. Definitely not a sleeper now though. Me likey!!!!!
Sorry for the delay, but thanks again for all the kind words.
Bill
Update....
http://www.pbase.com/sjmarcy/image/99814185
I did not build the car to do this and I did not even try to go fast because the tires are too expensive and won't do well anyway. I did the rest of the event with my buddies gen1 MR2.
Bill
I thought the yellow color you used on your pinto "popped" in that image so I couldnt resist fooling around with it a little bit.
(http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/5528/turobpintocopymj6.jpg)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2647613300_fb80bea988_o.jpg
Thanks Smeed, that's neat!
I hope you can make it to one of the events.
Two things I noticed in the photo: 1) You can see the PCCA decal. 2) You can see how far ahead I was looking.
Bill
Looks really good Bill. Now, if we can get you to UPDATE YOUR AVATAR... :lol:
:P
Thanks everyone.
Doug: As long as I keep referring to it as "the tan car" I will keep that photo.
Bill
grr
bill
as much as i want my car to be unique. u have beet me to what i want well for the most part i like the 75-76 and i will have a flat black on the yellow u are much farther with ur car than i will be this year . con grats on getting it done
that is one sweet turbo pinto, i have always like that yellow, had a svt cobra 2001 that color!!!
sharpe car bill
have a good and drive it like you stole it!!
eric
Thanks for the complements.....
Bill
bill is that a factory front spolier on that yellow hot rod of yours??? that would look great on my bobcat if it wil fit!!
thanks
eric
Yes, it is from a donor 77 C/W. From what I understand, it was only on the C/W's for 77, but you could get it on a H/B in 78. The 79/80 cars had a different nose so they had a different front spoiler to go with the factory rear spoiler (that I have).
I can't imagine why one would not fit your cat; I will be on the lookout for one for you.
Bill
i really would like your help to find that spolier!! let me know what ya find thanks bill im glad to have your help!!!
thanks
eric