Preparation

After completing the bodywork it was time to start preparing the rest of the chassis. In general, I stripped the entire car and applied POR-15 throughout – the interior, frame, underbody, etc. Below are some sample areas.

Here’s the cowl before preparing
Here’s the cowl after
The frame and firewall
The rear deck before
The rear deck after
The trunk area after stripping, repairing a few pin holes, and applying POR-15
The trunk area after priming and spraying spatter paint

Priming

I stripped the entire car to bare metal, sprayed 2 coats of DP-40 epoxy primer, applied body filler where needed, shot 2 more coats of DP-40, and then topped with 3 coats of K-36 high-build primer. The entire process took many weeks!

Before starting anything I created a make-shift paint booth in the garage
This is after stripping, applying the first coat of DP-40, and filler work
After applying the K-36
I think it turned out fairly nice for my first effort! There are a couple of areas where I left too much filler that the paint shop can fix