by ACME HPL | Sep 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
ANOTHER PROJECT??? Yep, and we LOVE this stuff! This classic got a few “Boo-boos” during an “Oops!” and we got her going straight again. Every once in a while, shiny things get bent. In the case of Mr. D’s ’67 Stingray, some key items...
by ACME HPL | Sep 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
We’ve got projects on top of projects, and we LOVE it! No time to spare at ACME, yet, somehow we’ve always got time to talk about cars, or work on them. Today’s project spotlight is on this awesome Ford Galaxie. Mr. A brought his ’64 Galaxie by for a...
by ACME HPL | Sep 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
To protect the metal and as part of the next step in the process, the car gets some Direct to Metal epoxy primer. Now there’s a LOT of fab work left to happen, and a lot of this primer will get ground off during that work, but the rest of the car will be...
by ACME HPL | Sep 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
We mentioned rust at the end of last week. The body has been stripped, and now we can see the shape the metal is in without all the makeup. We’re not going to lie – this sucks! We’ve included a video of the car in the booth and a gallery of photos,...
by ACME HPL | Sep 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
BAD NEWS – After stripping off the big pieces, the next step is to get the rest ready for blasting, and we found some really bad spots. Rust has had it’s way with this car. We knew there was some rust, but you never know how bad it is until you get it all...
