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1959 B/E Progress Notes

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Thank-you! More to follow. The A-arms are having new bushings put in. I'm working on my carbs this weekend.

tony barnhill said:
Beautiful - but is that the correct color for the top bows?
Used the same paint as the rims. I know they are supposed to be grey, but I had some left over paint. I might leave them that way. I'll only need one color for touch-ups. They are not original B/E bows, they are split in the middle. They came with the car.

& how'd you do the manifolds?

Dupicolor High Heat Engine Ceramic paint

& what color did you use for your fan?
Rustoleum gloss yellow. The black is semi gloss more over etching primer and high solids primer where there was some pitting. On the suspension pieces and more exposed pieces I used POR 15 with a top coat of semigloss while the POR 15 was setting up.

Paul
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Sure looks like fun parts. Everything goes back together so fast and easy when all is like new.
 
Another update. May be I'll be done with all the bits by the end of the month. Then I'll do some before and after shots.

I know the rear dampers were not orginally this color but I liked the look. Difficult to see anyways :lol:
Before:
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After:
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More of this weekends work:

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Paul
 
Yea they should have been alum like the front ones. But then they surely look good that nice copper color.
 
Paul,

That stuff's really nice - you do great
work!And I thought Christmas was in December.

- Doug
 
Let us know how the Duplicolor "High heat engine paint" works out on the manifold. On mine it cooked off in a couple of days.

Glen
 
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