wheee!

If you have week or two to spare, the entire process is documented in this thread and makes for a decent read... The Cole's Notes version is, yes, I media blasted to bare metal, welded etc, then epoxied the entire shell (except for the exterior panels which were not blasted) before using any filler. I agree. If you are using traditional paint and primer products, then bare metal then filler. But the new 2K epoxy's are marvelous to work with. I also use an thinned epoxy as a sealer over the finished body filler to seal it all in. That can be sanded and hi-build used over that for finish blocking.

That is the plan. There is definitely some filler on the hood and I have removed the top layer of paint to find epoxy primer already there. But it is over top of the original paint and some older filler too. I need to remove ALL the old paint and filler and start fresh like I did on the rest of the car. Some people insist on filler before primer, but with the new epoxy primers, they provide a really good bite for the filler to bond to and do a great job of sealing the bare metal to prevent rust.

I have used the POR prep and it is a good product. I order Eastwood products online no problem. You can also get some Eastwood products at KMS Tools in Canada.

Very nice. I use those at work.

@zKars Might be time to close this thread... as much as I enjoy looking at the pics from time to time!

You are one lucky man.... that is a true survivor! Keep it stock....

Started on the top of the hood this weekend.... let’s see where this rabbit hole goes!

Looks more like he has louvres on it...

My thread has the whole write up on staked U joint replacement.

I’m keeping those as souvenirs...

Oooooo... my precious...! Dibs on 12....!

Glass media bead blast will clean it up

Change your username to "Papa Smurf"....!

Not a bad plan. I was going to try and sand them down to bare metal first. As long as it’s just surface rust...

Well I think that is good enough for the paint stripper. I will give it a light sand prior to epoxy primer.

Agreed. I have all the safety equipment.

So after a fair amount of thought and advice from Jim, I ordered the throttle cable and will see about making some modifications to the Borla/TWM throttle body linkage to accept the cable. In the meantime, I am thinking of running the cable through the old linkage guides! I will probably extend the throttle linkage to line up with the cable under the guides. Jim’s firewall adapter will probably end up on the car along with a ball clip on the throttle pedal.

@zKars is playing with a set of these for his 510....

This write up is pretty good too... http://www.arizonazcar.com/cableinstall.html

That 260 dash may not have the same wiring connectors etc. Your console won’t match up either. I would source another 240 dash if possible.

I was amazed as well. First time I’ve used it. The added bonus is that it is removing any hidden undercoating in the process. I will need to clean this really well, but overall I’m impressed. Lots more to go... Edit: I also regret starting the paint removal with the green pad from Eastwood. The remaining primer seems to have bonded to the metal stronger than the area not stripped by the pad. I will have to sand the surface there to make it blend with the perfectly cleaned other half...

A progress pic for Chas... First pass of the aircraft stripper.

You know the drill.... bundle that setup with the rest of the stuff and send me a bill! lol

Please do post pics. I will look into a cable setup to accommodate the roller action needed to replace the stock linkage. The Mr. Gasket universal kit might be a good start point. The rest of the roller linkage will need to be sourced from the junk yard probably