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Disassembled tilt column to finish correctly. It appears at one point the column has shifted,moved or collapsed.
1) Is there a way to determine if the shaft is OK?
2) are the shafts supposed to move in and out of themselves? Picture 2, red arrow, shows shaft has moved at least 1 - 1 1/2 inches.
3) can it be disassembled and checked, I don't see any plastic pins or sleeves and when I use a pick in the outer shaft holes I feel solid steel on the other side?

Pete

Finished the sealer and starting the "paint oversparay" into the wheel well. Is the "overspray" more concentrated at the wheel lip side (more) and lighter towards the lower side?

Pete

Are they glued onto the quarter or just laying there?

Pete

There should be stripe material folded over through side marker hole as triangle shaped tabs.

Bob is that top, bottonnonly or all 4 sides.

Pete

Ok got it now thank you.

Pete

Ok How about some critique,l know , l know, dolly marks are next.

Would start off sharing that we often see the wheel well to trunk floors with what appears to be a two step sealant application. The first a very close or tight pattern just along that lower seam with tight narrow "waves" in the product. Then a much wider spray pattern in an application that included the second pass the other seams we see in the pictures.  Some times the top coat is thicker so it hides the earlier tight/narrow pattern from view.

Picture three - Not going to seal around the Mustang/spare tie mounting bracket? Its would also hide the sealant you brushed around the bracket also that doesn't look original. This area is not always sprayed for some reason but it would hide that other sealant you applied

On the bottom picture showing the rear bumper support bracket the spray would have continued in to the seam between the floor and the rear lower panel to cover right to below where the gas tank would mount and seal that seem.

Over all looks like a light application of the product compared to some but has the texture that should get the application little notice once painted. For others considering this thing about how it would have been sprayed and what an application like that results in for the final look. If using a brush practice trying to apply in waves so that you get build up by tilting the brush as you lift and remove it front the surface working from where the spray application would have began to its end

And since this all gets covered with body color you might (since your sort of faking this) consider spraying the area at the dolly tie downs with a bare metal, like stainless steel, spray paint then place something over that has the right diameter and that sticks up maybe a 1/8 to 1'4 inch that will stay in place when you respray the body color. In this way you will get a softer paint edge and not a sharp one that someone would faking the dolly mark using simple masking tape or something similar.

Just a thoughts and some feedback. NOT picking on you or your work. Hope this helps you and others as they look forward to the process.

Edited for clarity and additional observations

Ok How about some critique,l know , l know, dolly marks are next.

Would start off sharing that we often see the wheel well to trunk floors with what appears to be a two step sealant application. The first a very close or tight pattern just along that lower seam with tight narrow "waves" in the product. Then a much wider spray pattern in an application that included the second pass the other seams we see in the pictures.  Some times the top coat is thicker so it hides the earlier tight/narrow pattern from view.

Picture three - Not going to seal around the Mustang/spare tie mounting bracket? Its would also hide the sealant you brushed around the bracket also that doesn't look original. This area is not always sprayed for some reason but it would hide that other sealant you applied

On the bottom picture showing the rear bumper support bracket the spray would have continued in to the seam between the floor and the rear lower panel to cover right to below where the gas tank would mount and seal that seem.

Over all looks like a light application of the product compared to some but has the texture that should get the application little notice once painted. For others considering this thing about how it would have been sprayed and what an application like that results in for the final look. If using a brush practice trying to apply in waves so that you get build up by tilting the brush as you lift and remove it front the surface working from where the spray application would have began to its end

And since this all gets covered with body color you might (since your sort of faking this) consider spraying the area at the dolly tie downs with a bare metal, like stainless steel, spray paint then place something over that has the right diameter and that sticks up maybe a 1/8 to 1'4 inch that will stay in place when you respray the body color. In this way you will get a softer paint edge and not a sharp one that someone would faking the dolly mark using simple masking tape or something similar.

Just a thoughts and some feedback. NOT picking on you or your work. Hope this helps you and others as they look forward to the process.

Edited for clarity and additional observations

Boss

Ok How about some critique,l know , l know, dolly marks are next.

Would start off sharing that we often see the wheel well to trunk floors with what appears to be a two step sealant application. The first a very close or tight pattern just along that lower seam with tight narrow "waves" in the product. Then a much wider spray pattern in an application that included the second pass the other seams we see in the pictures.  Some times the top coat is thicker so it hides the earlier tight/narrow pattern from view.

Picture three - Not going to seal around the Mustang/spare tie mounting bracket? Its would also hide the sealant you brushed around the bracket also that doesn't look original. This area is not always sprayed for some reason but it would hide that other sealant you applied

On the bottom picture showing the rear bumper support bracket the spray would have continued in to the seam between the floor and the rear lower panel to cover right to below where the gas tank would mount and seal that seem.

Over all looks like a light application of the product compared to some but has the texture that should get the application little notice once painted. For others considering this thing about how it would have been sprayed and what an application like that results in for the final look. If using a brush practice trying to apply in waves so that you get build up by tilting the brush as you lift and remove it front the surface working from where the spray application would have began to its end

And since this all gets covered with body color you might (since your sort of faking this) consider spraying the area at the dolly tie downs with a bare metal, like stainless steel, spray paint then place something over that has the right diameter and that sticks up maybe a 1/8 to 1'4 inch that will stay in place when you respray the body color. In this way you will get a softer paint edge and not a sharp one that someone would faking the dolly mark using simple masking tape or something similar.

Just a thoughts and some feedback. NOT picking on you or your work. Hope this helps you and others as they look forward to the process.

Edited for clarity and additional observations

Jeff your statement about the 3rd picture has me messed up.I am doing around the spare tire mounting bracket but not following what you are saying about the bumper bracket, sorry for the questioning.  Also I used spectrum product and did apply with a brush, trying to mimick the procedure from your article.
Pete

Got it, have a couple extra white stripes so,shouldn't be an issue.

Pete

Ok How about some critique,l know , l know, dolly marks are next.

Jeff here is a picture of the passenger side it appears to be the same as drivers. I will go with the options.you have sent me.

Thanks for all your input.

Pete

Phil Quinns Gt 500 built 9 days (June 2nd) prior to mine.

Pete

So in the above pictures the sealer goes up the inside wheel well.

In Phil's pic it does not, so  am I to "assume" there really is no set pattern?

Sorry to be so inquisitive I just want to make sure.

Pete

Sorry GT500 FB

Pete

1) Trunk sealer around rear bumper brackets in trunk is it smoother or rough texture?
2) Also around inner wheel wells and gas tank area?

Phil Quinn sent me pictures of his vehicle (built one week prior to mine) rougher in both areas

Also have pictures of one built 2 weeks after and are different? Don't know how original that car was?
June built 1969

Pete

Thanks you
Pete

Thank you for the heads up.

Pete