Time in Garage: 7 hours over 2 days
Money spent: $32 approx
I sprayed another coat of paint on the engine compartment. Coverage looks good. I have to continually remind myself it is the engine compartment and the paint does not need to be perfect to be presentable. I determined not to straighten out all the dents etc and to leave some of the "scars" from earlier owners present rather than sanitize the engine bay. The car is a driver and I want it to have some character when it is finished. At this point I am not sure if I will regret going in this direction but for now I am staying on course.\
As indicated earlier I fabricated some reinforcement strips for base of the trunk and steel epoxed them into place along with the new bracket for the divider. I exercised some creativity and made non standard shapes figuring they would be covered with the carpet anyway. I plan to rivet them in place, seal the seams and finish off the surfaces,prime and potentially HPC the trunk area today. Interestingly I have to purchase a new rivet tool. Over the past few weeks I have experienced malfunctions in both of my existing tools. I repaired one of them and for some reason the tool has disappeared since. I have looked in all the possible places and have had no luck locating it. The second tool had a jammed rivet in it. I pulled it apart and it looks like it is not repairable...just worn out I think...I am also going to purchase shorter rivets when I replace the tool which I think will be more fit for purpose.
The trunk lid had been previously primed but for some reason the surface was damaged while the lid was in storage. I sanded down the surface with 240 grit wet and dry sandpaper and applied a coat of etching primer to the bare metal. I also did a 240 grit sanding of the hood which I need to finish today.
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