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Rapid Delivery-Ollie's Postal Jeep |
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232jav3sp
AMC Addicted Joined: Jan/09/2013 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 2451 |
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Wish we were closer. It would be fun to help wrench on your cars!
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Ollie
AMC Addicted Joined: Sep/17/2012 Location: Brandon, MS Status: Offline Points: 2801 |
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Rapid got some much needed attention today. Been a long time coming but he is in primer now !!!! First time since I owned it has been all one color.
Start my sanding in a day or 2. Having AMC Fun, Ollie |
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1966 American Convertible -- "The Rambler"..SOLD
1974 Postal Jeep -- "Rapid Delivery"...SOLD 1969 Rambler 220 post car--"Road Warrior" 1989 Jeep Comanche Pioneer, 4.0L, auto, 2wd |
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Ollie
AMC Addicted Joined: Sep/17/2012 Location: Brandon, MS Status: Offline Points: 2801 |
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I sanded all day on Rapid yesterday. I started at 8 am and finished up a 5:30 pm. It was almost like a job !! Thank goodness I am retied as I don't think I could work a real job 8-5 everyday again !!!
For those of you not familiar with the steps in painting, I sanded with my DA air sander using 320 grit paper. I used a high build urethane primer. You will have some scratches in the body work that the primer did not fill. These areas need to be filled with spot putty. It is a two part putty just like body filler but real thin. You can see scratches filled in in this picture. Today I will apply the final coat of primer. I really don't need to use a high build primer but to save cost I will thin it out pretty good with reducer and apply one thin coat. Block sand is the next step. Getting mighty close to painting. Having AMC Fun, Ollie |
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1966 American Convertible -- "The Rambler"..SOLD
1974 Postal Jeep -- "Rapid Delivery"...SOLD 1969 Rambler 220 post car--"Road Warrior" 1989 Jeep Comanche Pioneer, 4.0L, auto, 2wd |
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Ollie
AMC Addicted Joined: Sep/17/2012 Location: Brandon, MS Status: Offline Points: 2801 |
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Paint day today. I have to paint Rapid in two stages. To much stuff in the booth. I had to use ladders to spray the top. I painted the top, inside ribs and inside back door.
I still have to sand the outside and the outside of the back door. Hope to spray the rest Wednesday. If I don't make it by then the weather is going to be against me. Having AMC Fun, Ollie |
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1966 American Convertible -- "The Rambler"..SOLD
1974 Postal Jeep -- "Rapid Delivery"...SOLD 1969 Rambler 220 post car--"Road Warrior" 1989 Jeep Comanche Pioneer, 4.0L, auto, 2wd |
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Ollie
AMC Addicted Joined: Sep/17/2012 Location: Brandon, MS Status: Offline Points: 2801 |
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Rapid Delivery is now officially painted!! I am more than satisfied with the outcome. A few flaws but he is looks way better than before !!!!
Now comes the fun part......putting it all back together again. Still a lot of work, dash needs to be redone, bumper to be painted, windows installed, carpet, seat frames to be painted and the list goes on. Having AMC Fun, Ollie |
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1966 American Convertible -- "The Rambler"..SOLD
1974 Postal Jeep -- "Rapid Delivery"...SOLD 1969 Rambler 220 post car--"Road Warrior" 1989 Jeep Comanche Pioneer, 4.0L, auto, 2wd |
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Devilboy
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Looking good!
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Mopar_guy
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'Ol rapid is looking good Ollie!!
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"Hemilina" My 1973, 5.7 Hemi swapped Javelin |
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Ollie
AMC Addicted Joined: Sep/17/2012 Location: Brandon, MS Status: Offline Points: 2801 |
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Bonding time with Rapid Delivery produced results today. I went to Mississippi Rubber and got some 3/8" thick rubber cutting scraps.
There are six mounting bolts that hold the body to the frame. There is a rubber pad between the frame and body. I replaced all of them. Four of the six were gone and the other two had turned into petrified rubber. That should be a big improvement in the noise and vibration of the ride. Got the back door mounted. I think it came out great. When I got Rapid the door did not even latch, it had a hasp and paddle lock. I moved the license plate from below the bumper. The frame has a third brake light. New rubber and my bungee cord strap to keep it from swinging open. Now that I have the door out of my way, I will start cleaning up and painting the rear bumper and seat frames. All the remaining paint is spray can. Having AMC Fun, Ollie |
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1966 American Convertible -- "The Rambler"..SOLD
1974 Postal Jeep -- "Rapid Delivery"...SOLD 1969 Rambler 220 post car--"Road Warrior" 1989 Jeep Comanche Pioneer, 4.0L, auto, 2wd |
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LakesideRamblin
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Sweet, Rapid is progressing nicely!
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LakesideRamblin
69 Rambler 360 73 Javelin 360 "If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month." T. Roosevelt |
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Ollie
AMC Addicted Joined: Sep/17/2012 Location: Brandon, MS Status: Offline Points: 2801 |
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Painted Rapid's rear bumper yesterday.
I had a big rear bumper learning curve today !!! I remember months ago when I was removing the bumper, my wife was reading the shop manual, and I remember her reading that there were body mounting bolts to the bumper. They have rubber shims too. I said in my last post there are six body mounting bolts, that is wrong. There are eight mounting bolts. Six on the two side frames and 2 on the back bumper. Both bumpers are a integral part of the frame, i.e., 2 side pieces and front and rear pieces being the bumpers. I had to loosen the 6 frame bolts I tightened previously so I could get the rear bumper and rubber installed. The bumper also mounts the fuel tank. My plan for the dash is to full all the unneeded holes. I will cover it with engine turn. You can get the stuff in peel N' stick. Going to be a lot of body work but I got all the stuff. I got to figure out all the wiring too. Had it all working at one time. I have to have the dash installed so I can wire it up. Having AMC Fun, Ollie |
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1966 American Convertible -- "The Rambler"..SOLD
1974 Postal Jeep -- "Rapid Delivery"...SOLD 1969 Rambler 220 post car--"Road Warrior" 1989 Jeep Comanche Pioneer, 4.0L, auto, 2wd |
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