Carl's 61 Fleetwood

[Clewisiii]

OK. For those who wanted to know, which is probably very few of you.

The old flocking is hard to get off
I tried solvent. Did not work
Tried sanding. Difficult profile.

But sandblasting lightly does work. Very lightly
Once you break through the flock surface, what is underneath sands very easy.

I have both prepped and in my car. I will hand them off on Monday. But then I go on vacation so I won't get them back for two weeks.

We talked about the different pins. Original used a hole records the top with an offset pin.  The new version has a second set of holes an inch lower. This allows straight pins into guides.

[Clewisiii]

I am still an impatient welder. But it is getting a lot better. A little grinding and body filler and this will be a good panel.

[Clewisiii]

This is my 666th comment. Thought I would take this time to point out that when my car was parked in 1979 the trip odometer was on its 666th mile.

[Clewisiii]

The flocking is done. They look great.

[62droptop]

The flocking is done. They look great.

that looks flocking awesome!

[Clewisiii]

I am beginning to think that I take things to far.

[62 driver]

No I don't thing so! 😎

[Sixfins]

No matter how hard ya try, its hard to one up Einstein, i mean he had it all ya know.

[Clewisiii]

I do love my Fleetwood. But I would like a convertible some day.  As I look at them. I think I would like a 1960 convertible. 

[Clewisiii]

The right tools for the job.   I am at a mechanical stand still.  Next steps from any direction has a starting cost of $2000.  I cannot pull that out for several months.

So I am trying to decide what can be done before the end of the year. I think it is all cosmetic that can be done. So I am going to go through my boxes and find components that I can clean up for reinstall.  And I think I need to start the body work on the doors fenders trunk and hood.