R2 Daytona day 5

[JDP]

Jeff wire brushed and ground out all the rust on the inner fenders and cowl. We filled some small holes with fiberglass reinforced
putty. He'll take two weeks off, then we'll do new seam sealer, and undercoat with my left over Herculiner bed liner and start thinking about hanging the sheet metal back on. BTW, it's a good idea to pull the sheet metal even on a car like this that was not showing any external rust. You can see how the rust will work it's way out from the top of the rear quarter seam for example.



JDP/Maryland
64 Daytona HT/R2 clone
64 GT R2
63 GT R2
63 Lark 2 door
58 Starlight
52 & 53 Starliner
51 Commander

[52 Ragtop]

JP, try to get some 2 part epoxy seam sealer, or better yet, the sprayable seam sealer works great! but, the "gun" is about $300, and the sprayable seam seal is about $25 a tube and it goes FAST. I think I used about 6 tubes of it on the 62 ragtop.

Jim

[52 Ragtop]

JP, try to get some 2 part epoxy seam sealer, or better yet, the sprayable seam sealer works great! but, the "gun" is about $300, and the sprayable seam seal is about $25 a tube and it goes FAST. I think I used about 6 tubes of it on the 62 ragtop.

Jim

[JDP]

We'll just use the good 3M stuff, should be good for 50 years or since Jeff won't even drive in the rain when the car is done if he can avoid it.

JDP/Maryland
64 Daytona HT/R2 clone
64 GT R2
63 GT R2
63 Lark 2 door
58 Starlight
52 & 53 Starliner
51 Commander

[JDP]

We'll just use the good 3M stuff, should be good for 50 years or since Jeff won't even drive in the rain when the car is done if he can avoid it.

JDP/Maryland
64 Daytona HT/R2 clone
64 GT R2
63 GT R2
63 Lark 2 door
58 Starlight
52 & 53 Starliner
51 Commander

[BobPalma]

Is this the first documented hardtop to have been changed from Red[^] to Brown[xx(]? I mean, isn't that carrying The Plain Brown Wrapper thing a little far...after all, there's nothing plain about a full-package 1964 Daytona Hardtop!

(Just kidding: I realize it was painted brown by someone else long before we took The PBW to Stanton in September 1998.)

Keep up the good work, Jeff and John; the car looks to be well worth the effort. 'Love the photos. BP

[BobPalma]

Is this the first documented hardtop to have been changed from Red[^] to Brown[xx(]? I mean, isn't that carrying The Plain Brown Wrapper thing a little far...after all, there's nothing plain about a full-package 1964 Daytona Hardtop!

(Just kidding: I realize it was painted brown by someone else long before we took The PBW to Stanton in September 1998.)

Keep up the good work, Jeff and John; the car looks to be well worth the effort. 'Love the photos. BP

[nels]

Bob,
That particular car has been brown for a long time. I considered buying it back in the late 70's or early 80's and it was brown then. I think it was in Virginia at the time and the price was $800. My choice at that point in time was that Daytona or a 63 Standard. I opted for the Standard as I could only afford one.

[nels]

Bob,
That particular car has been brown for a long time. I considered buying it back in the late 70's or early 80's and it was brown then. I think it was in Virginia at the time and the price was $800. My choice at that point in time was that Daytona or a 63 Standard. I opted for the Standard as I could only afford one.

[JeffDeWitt]

I wonder if this is the same car that showed up at a NC Chapter meet at the Pollyrosa Restaurant in Tobaccoville NC, must have been about 1977.

As I recall it was a brown full package R2 Daytona and the owner was asking $1,000 for it. I was also told it had a broken piston ring.

Jeff DeWitt

[JeffDeWitt]

I wonder if this is the same car that showed up at a NC Chapter meet at the Pollyrosa Restaurant in Tobaccoville NC, must have been about 1977.

As I recall it was a brown full package R2 Daytona and the owner was asking $1,000 for it. I was also told it had a broken piston ring.

Jeff DeWitt

[JDP]

I'd bet it was the same car, because the engine has been rebuilt since then, and the sale price went up a bit.

JDP/Maryland
64 Daytona HT/R2 clone
64 GT R2
63 GT R2
63 Lark 2 door
58 Starlight
52 & 53 Starliner
51 Commander

[JDP]

I'd bet it was the same car, because the engine has been rebuilt since then, and the sale price went up a bit.

JDP/Maryland
64 Daytona HT/R2 clone
64 GT R2
63 GT R2
63 Lark 2 door
58 Starlight
52 & 53 Starliner
51 Commander