1973 Torino Tribute Restoration

I hear ya Norm! But it may help in the future like you said. I hope to go see the wagon this weekend. I spoke with my painter and he said she is in full grey primer now and he was sanding and blocking her down. I kinda feel for him because the wagon is so big and thats a lot of sanding.

Let me run this by yall. I am going to run close to what came originally on the wagon as far as tires. A 14 inch white wall, but my dilema is the tire size. The original tire size is H78-14, which from what I have researched is either a P225 75 14 or P235 70 14 tire. Well they don't make these sizes anymore that are reasonably priced. Coker Tire has them, but they are pricey! Over a Grand for 5 tires! My question is would P215 75 14 work for a weekend cruiser? What is on there now is a P205 75 14 tire that are pretty worn so I am assuming that these smaller tires will take a bigger beating due to the weight of the wagon. Any suggestions or comments are welcome. Again thanks guys for all the kudos and encouragment during this whole adventure.

 

I knew I had a Tire Calculator/Comparison link:
http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

Or two
http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/infoTireMath.dos

Or three
http://www.milesgallon.com/tire_pressure_calculator.php

 

I went by to take a look at the wagon and here is what he has done so far. He has her in grey primer and is repairing the rear tailgate. He used several razors and needle nose vise grips to scrape the woodgrain off the tailgate. The woodgrain was totally baked onto the panel, but he got it all off without gouching the panel too much. The paint underneath still shines and looked pretty good. The hood, doors, and most of the body is in primer now. We took the inner fenders off and I brought them back home to strip and POR-15 paint them. I want to use the bedliner spray for the under side of the inner fenders and semi-gloss paint for the top side of the inner fenders. I also need to order some new splash guards since the ones on there now are curled up and very brittle. I can't wait to see her in some color!!!

 

I spent the day cleaning and painting the two extra Ford steel wheels I have and the inner fender wells. Maybe this week sometime I will spray the bedliner paint on the underside of the fender wells, but I used all of the remaining POR-15 paint I had. The POR-15 paint is a high gloss and fills imperfections in pretty well, but is UV sensitive so I will have to top coat it with something. I think I may go with the semi-black rather than a high gloss.

 

Like picking flysh!t out of pepper! Well done!

 

Wow, that does shine up a lot!

 

Just a quick update. The wagon finally has some color on her. The doors, hood, and tailgate are all done along with some other odds and ends. Next is the rest of the body. The color is Windveil Blue, which is similar to the Silver Blue Glow of the 70's. What do yall think??

PS. I also found a third row seat that will be getting re-upholstered and is going in.

 

That was a nice colour then, and seems to be gaining a revival again. Very nice.

 

Hey Guys here are a few new photos of the progress. I figure a link will not eat up anymore of the allowed photo space, which I am currently maxed out on.

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLa...mail-_-site_share-_-core-_-view_photos_button

Hope this works.

SORRY THE LINK NO LONGER WORKS, BUT GO TO THE LAST PAGE FOR AN UPDATE

 

It worked fine! So the easier question is Which parts didn't you paint?

Lotsa work!

 

:banana: Lots of work has definitely been done. I am getting closer and closer. The body has been painted already and I must say it looks great! The color is exactly what I remember growing up on my Dad's wagon.

Here are a few more pics:

http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLa...mail-_-site_share-_-core-_-view_photos_button

SORRY THE LINK NO LONGER WORKS, BUT GO TO THE LAST PAGE FOR AN UPDATE

 

Is that the new Sound Deadener pads or was that floor like that? Man that's a nice fit.

 

No, actually thats just the "dusty" POR-15 rust proof paint. I guess from a distance it does look like sound deadener. That's still on the list of things to do.

 

Are you going for Livingroom quality or Stock deadener?

I used this product on the floor and cargo area like it was originally. Its basically the OEM grade: Not cheap, but doesn't break the piggybank:
http://www.evercoat.com/productDetail.aspx?pID=50

This is Livingroom quality - could run up to $500 or more, if you do the door and cargo side panels:
http://www.quietride.com/acoustishield/articles/how-to-be-cool-and-quiet-too.htm

This is good stuff too:
http://www.quietcoat.com/html/products.html

And here's a comparison article:
http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi

 

Ya know I have given it a little bit of thought and what I have seen on TV on some of the car restoration shows is Dynamat, but that stuff is very pricey. I have seen other brands as well, but I will look at these and see what is affordable. I don't wanna break the bank, but I do want something that will adhere well and do what is is meant to do. Probably no OEM black tar pads that were under there before. :confused: