Hi My names John, Im from the Illinios side of St. Louis, and this summer one of my big project that i want to do is to restore my dads 1972 comet gt. I myself have a 1995 mustang and I bought a set of aluminum heads for my car and am planning on putting my stock heads on the comet... my dad bought this car new and it has 63,000 miles... it just is starting to have some rust to peak through by the tires. I plan On sanding and paniting her when i get her running. She is Yellow with black stripings. Im 19 and can barely remeber riding in it as a toddler. i also have a holley 4 bbl and a high riser edelbrock 289 intake for her. Its a 3 speed manual and the interior is flawless. How much time and effort can I expect to spend sanding and painting this car? ive never really done this type of body work so i really dont know what im getting into... im sure this site will be a great help to me and id like to thank in advance who ever put it together
Wecome John. Hard to tell how much rust is under there until you start grinding at it. The lower rocker panels behind the rear wheels usually get the shaft. Body work is more of an art compared to turning the wrenches. Give yourself several weeks to work at it without stressing yourself out. I found working at your own pace results in better craftsmanship in the end. -155.
Welcome to the board! My dad had 2 72 Comet GT's. One was his daily driver back in the early 80's, He totalled it up on Spaghetti Junction here in Georgia back in 1986. He rear ended someone and then someone else rear ended him. The other never had an engine or trans the whole time he had it and he ended up tradeing for a paint job on his 71' GT in 1998. Let's see some pic's!
welcome to the board. good luck with your project. sometimes if you can find someone to do the rust replacement that you trust it ends up being faster and cheaper to have them do it. also dosen't burn you out. then all you have to do is the sanding and paint prep.
John welcome to the board..when it comes to painting, prep is the key...take your time, try to keep a uniform dept while sanding, til you get it just rightand you will really like the end product...good luck...Jim
We are starting to get a few more people in the St.Louis area on the forum. Where are you at in Illinois, Bruce (xpsnake) is from O'Fallon, IL. Rust repair isn't easy and requires specialized tools. If you are set on doing it pick up some books on body repair and welding. You can practice on an old fender, might be able to get a wrecked one for free from a body shop. Good Luck
I live north of o Fallon about 40 miles.... I live in a small town called Alhambra, I went to high school in a town called highland
