Well I just went through this entire build thread.

Awesome. Great work.

 

Nah, that is just some high temp primer and engine paint, turned out well though.

Thanks! It has been a journey, and a lot of time, hope to be driving it later this year. Paint will have to wait though.

 

At least yer hopefully to the point where ya don't have anymore do overs. A couple of body's, a couple of engines and like that. But ya the green prolly should go. Living in a rain forest green has gotten kinda old. Even the Forest Service went to all white a few years ago.

 

Oh man, I got a new welder today (early B-day present from me to me)
It's a Lincoln 180HD kit, came with the reg and some other odds and ends. Picked it for $569, normally $699.
I LOVE this welder! Such an improvement over the HF 151 I have. Makes me want to go back through and redo some welds,
I had planned on doing that anyhow but now I really want to. It is actually fun to use this thing, the HF welder is frustrating by comparison.

Took some getting used to, the settings are a lot different, spent a couple of hours on different stock and different settings, making notes along the way.

 

Sounds goo man, now you should bring that there welder over here to Washington and weld a new floor into my VW for me Hehe Just kidding!

 

Update time!

I have been working my *** off on this thing and starting make some progress.
I got the rear quarters straight, there was no rust on this body but man were they ****ed up!
Took me a lot of time with a hammer and dollie, got them pretty close then hit them with the filler. From there I got them close enough to use some polyester glaze.
Laid some primer this week, 2 coats of mild etch on the bare steel (there wasn't much of that) and 3 coats of 2k over the whole thing. I didn't take it all to bare steel, places like the roof and cowl, a pillars and such that had the original paint still on them I took down to factory primer and sprayed the 2k over that. I am taking a little bit of a gamble here, I hope it works out!

I have settled on a color choice, Ford White Suede, not many white 78/79 Broncos running around and none in the new colors. I will be spraying the door jambs, tail gate jambs and the hood jamb next weekend, then hang the doors and start blocking them into the rear quarters.

 

You are doing some great bodywork there. Your beast is going to look great when it's all done.

 

Saw the post on facebook. It's looking good man. I don't think I've ever seen that suede color. Are you doing it all one color or tu-tone?

Sent from my HTC One S using IB AutoGroup

 

Thanks man, it sure is a time consuming process, and I haven't even started on the doors, hood or fenders!

Here is a sample, it is hard to see, but the paint has a pearl essence to it.
I may do some striping similar to what the Freewheeling Broncos had, but with shades of silver. If I go that route I will be doing them in vinyl, not paint.

 

wow that is white!

we are gonna have to start calling you "snow white"

 

Hey that's a neat color. It will look good I think. Are you doing the top the same color too?

Sent from my HTC One S using IB AutoGroup

 

Dave, bodywork looks great!!

 

Thanks Pat, of course the blocking shows the truth, still got a bit to go, but making very good progress. Nearly straight at this point, still have to block the dent on each quarter, those look to be close to the eye but we will see what the blocking shows.

 

Dang that is one sweet engine. I like the way you roll Raleigh...By chance, can/would you tell me the color code for the chrome powder coating? I am gonna resto my 79 F350 4x4 SC and I am considering doing this like you have done...Very nice touch man!!

 

Thanks Scott!
I will ask my painter what the powder code for this color is, it is a chrome powder followed by a clear powder, it is really deep and glossy in person.