Britters 1976 Holden HJ Project

[Britter]

Hoping this in the correct section....

This is my project car for the next two years i would appreciate some tips on panel beating/welding and painting.
My plan is to strip the whole car down to the chassis, paint chassis, get all rust repair done, spray cabin/boot and sound proof,then exterior re-spray,engine back in, then start on the interior and hopefully when the interior is complete the car will be done at that stage.


Name:Nathan

Age: 17

Model:1976 HJ Belmont

Colour:Orange

Engine Type:202

Engine Mods Stock.

Exhaust Standard.

Gearbox:3 on the tree, manual.

Diff: Standard.

Wheels: Stockies.

Interior: Seats and thats it lol

Exterior: Stock,Re-sprayed (orange)

Stereo:n/a

Future Plans:
For paint and body work seeing as its a strictly paint forum ill leave the plans for the paint ect and not bore you of other details
Respray car in orange
Rust proof inside of cabin and boot with KBS Rust seal or POR15
Spray chassis black
Rust repair - The biggest factor...


This is what was done with it before i got it

and this is how it arrived, everything was stripped apart form seats dash engine, paint looks better in pics needs some touch ups

 

[TAZ]

Looks like a cool car!!! For 17, that this quite project to tackle. So in the last pic, is that 'after' you painted it, or is this how you got it and before you started?

 

[Britter]

Looks like a cool car!!! For 17, that this quite project to tackle. So in the last pic, is that 'after' you painted it, or is this how you got it and before you started?

Hey taz thanks for the reply, should be an interesting project. That was the paint when i purchased it, plain 2 pack orange.

 

[scapegoat]

I was going to recommend to get a digital camera and take lots of pics before you take things apart . Being your 17 and don't have years of experiance , you may have some problems putting it together .Hell I have been doing it to many years and I need to take pictures on long term restos . Welcome aboard and don't be afraid to ask questions .

 

[TAZ]

Good idea for you britter!

 

[Wydir]

looks like fun!

 

[02mick]

hi britter where abouts do u live ? im in a perth could give u a hand when needed, i have a 1968 hr panno. and im a diesel mechanic.
nice looking car you got there ! do you check oldholden.com ?
c ya

 

[Britter]

hey guys havent been on this forum or any for a while, no new progress on paint and panels as of yet, im in Vic 02mick

 

[TAZ]

Thanks for the update!

 

[Britter]

cleaned and painted transmission.

 

[Britter]

problem:
painting parcel shelf below, its a bit cold over here in melbourne and thinking thats the problem, pain slowly dried but is still soft and glossy (meant to be matte black) sanded it back with wet and dry and now not really sure if to continue painting shell with this paint, its not a spray on, but brush on paint... please chuck us advice on what to do regards brittter

 

[TAZ]

Lookin' good so far. Guess you have the front half left to paint?

 

[Britter]

can u help me with the best way to prepare the surface?

 

[TAZ]

If you are talking about the shell (outside of the car) and you still plan on brushing the paint, I would think either 180 DA or 320 wetsanding it would be fine.

Not for sure why your shelf came out glossy. Possibly because it was a gloss paint (there was no flattening agent in it)?

 

[Britter]

very strange it came up glossy, nah i meant preparing the inside of the car, it did end up coming up matte black. ill post a picture soon

 

[Britter]

would it be strange to paint my radiator orange?