patina 61

[vintagevolks55]

here are afew pics of my progress just got new brakes put on all around and and just mounted my front tires and waiting on my beam and extended spring plates to get done hopefully will have it running this weekend

[Kev]

Those wheels are totally Bin....

[LooseNuts]

Very nice ride.  Love the look mang.. 

[vintagevolks55]

thanks guys, just need to pick up my beam and slap it in, trying to get the windshield in but the chrome is kickin my butt

[jbjetta]

Did you happen to order a beam yet or have one in mind? One of the forum crawlers here custom makes them 

[LooseNuts]

thanks guys, just need to pick up my beam and slap it in, trying to get the windshield in but the chrome is kickin my butt

The chrome has to go one with dish soap before you install the glass into the car. Just incase you didn't know.  But it is a beeotch to do. 

Thanks for the beam plug JB.

[vintagevolks55]

thanks but i got  a 4 inch comin in from a buddy that builds them complete for 200 not to bad

[CatBox]

Cool.

I like the steering wheel thats in it.

 

[vintagevolks55]

Cool.

I like the steering wheel thats in it.

 

empi carriage wheel found it at a swap meet in yakima

[vintagevolks55]

just got her running, slapping the 4 inch narrowed in it, will have pics this weekend of it but heres a few for now

[CatBox]

It looks like a good cadidate for some serious scrubbin' when it is running....

[vintagevolks55]

yeah a lil dirrty haha hopefully will have a pic of it on the ground today for ya guys

[jbjetta]

I don't think "serious scrubbing" and "Patina" go well together. Maybe a good sponge bath to keep it looking nice and finely aged rather then rushed 

[CatBox]

OHHHHHhhhh the scrubbing will not remove but the "natural" patina.

The rest of it will simply be highlighted by the newly shiny paint that comes to the surface.

Even my car will shine well when I cared to wax it.  Heck Markie didn't even know it was all metalflaked until he saw it at the spring fling we had those years ago.

 

[vintagevolks55]

got the front end altogether now to do the rear, some new pics