1968 Holiday Restoration w/pics

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BobsGlasstream

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Azlo,
Nice flip, or is it flipping nice. What ever.
Very well done.
I want to flip mine but I'm not sure I have the nerve for it.
Nice work
Bob
 
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all my friends are kind of freeloaders. I would have to stock the fridge with beer, food and god knows what. haha
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You too huh? :rolleyes:

I'm expecting to start getting phone calls about taking the rig out...but haven't seen some of my buddies in a while...apparently they have work allergies that are bad this time of year:D

Well executed flip, and I can't wait to see your final paint scheme!
 
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Was feeling good today so went ahead & striped one the side rails (gunnels?)

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Took all chrome & moldings off.

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Noticed that some starcrafts don't have this molding here. I wonder if I left out how it will look.

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Took some time off this weekend, was feeling pretty laid back. So i went fishing with my bros. Had a good time. I think we all need a time off and god knows that's what i needed. Got to see some boats but not a single tin. Cant wait to show my stuff and fish. Vid to some funny stuff.

 
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I was a little worried this week end, my plan was to sand blast my hull. So i did some reading & some research. SOo i went ahead & did it. No warpness what so ever. I think the trick was to blast at an angle & reduce the media by reducing the opening of the syphon. But in reality i think it was the bracing & reinforcement on the hull.

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Will finish the sandblasting next weekend and then some metal prep.
 
HopeSheFloats

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Sure looks easier than the stripping fun I went thru..some came off with a sneeze, others a flame thrower probably wouldn't of made much difference....

luved the vid...I see by your technique,your a real 'down to earth' type fisherman :D glad to see someone having some fun!
 
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Hey fellas, do a quick calculation on how much you have spent on fishing gear. Hundreds? Thousands?

Well, check it out. Azlo and the guys he hangs out with has them eating right out of his hand!!!!
 
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jasoutside said:
Hey fellas, do a quick calculation on how much you have spent on fishing gear. Hundreds? Thousands?

Well, check it out. Azlo and the guys he hangs out with has them eating right out of his hand!!!!
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Hahahaha, Justoutside u made my morning. Actually we reeled it in & it was to heavy to pick it up with the weak line so my bro tried to grab it by the gills to pick up, while grabbing the fishing line and then ,,,,,it snapped. but we were not noodling or anything like that.

HopeSheFloats nice dash.
 
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As it was brought to shore and caught on video....I will count that as a caught fish :p
 
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That was me in DC this last week. There was good food and drink at a conference I was at.

Need to rest liver now...
 
Azlo

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I remember the last time I was in a bar and ordered 5 shots of tequila. The bartender was looking at me kind of crazy because I was gulping them. He says "hey whats with the fast drinking" I told him " man if u only knew what i had"
"you found out u have a disease or something" he replied. "No I only have 50 cents." :D
 
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I like that. :)

We were gulping them too but switched over to water and lime juice by the end to rehydrate. Didn't feel like someone was playing football with my head the next morming.
 
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Didn't have a chance to work on it this week end. Had to work on a mothers day project that I didn't finish. But i bought tools that will definitely come in handy for my project. Since I don't have 220 in my garage I have to settle for low end tools like my compressor & so on. But I am impressed with this box.




Its an 80 amp inverter arc welder. I'm impressed, keep in mind i never welded in my life but i will gain experience with it. Like this weld.



Very nasty right. This will definitely come in handy on my trailer.

Second tool is my gravity fed spray gun. I'm surprised at how little it used my comp. Very nice.


This is an antique wood burning stove that my mother wanted to repair. Weld it and painted. I am a good son :rolleyes:
 
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Ok,,,ts been a while seen i havent been able to post because ive had problems with my pc. Now im using the one in the garage to post. I finished my sandblasting and this where Im at.

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I had also ran out of sand from sandblasting, so i had to finish the rest with my grinder & wire wheels.

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Im trying to get around ALL the rivets and Im glad I did because i found this.

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PITS!! So now im gonna have to use gluv it on all my rivets & seams on the outside just to be on the safe side. Even though i already did the inside i just want to safe.
This is going to be a good 3 day weekend for me. To everybody have a great & safe memorial weekend.
 
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Glad to see your still at it...making momma happy that is ;)

Don't know if I missed it or not, but what are your plans for paint...type, color, application method?
 
Azlo

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Something like this HSF. But I think im gonna reverse the color scheme. White where the blue is & blue where the white is.
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But i know my Imagination will get me in trouble. I never painted before so im gonna have to practice at it too and then if thats not enough i dont have the patience to prep like i would want. I see hard times for me, s.o.b.
 
sprintst

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All the stinking prep is what takes the time. I should have sanded my high build epoxy primer before rolling the bottom paint but I didn't. The paint has really stuck but there are imperfections. I also should have sprayed but I was working off my back under the trailer so that option really wasn't there. The selection of bottom paint was perfect but could have turned out better.

In hindsight I should have let a friend who paints cars as a hobby do it. Close enough for bottom paint.

If you have a decent enough spot to do it and the temp is right then it should turn out as many others have done it.
 
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