Thinking Paint

Fiesta Colors

While there is still loads to do on the car, I am at a point where I have to think about the body and paint. I am thinking of stripping the car entirely of parts, engine, interior and glass and readying it for rust repair and paint. I've sourced body panel patches out of Germany, and they are not too expensive. That will need to be handed over to a proper body shop for the work. I really like the color of Betty, and wouldn't dream of changing it. My search revealed the following paint codes from a paint website. 

Cooling System Complete

It has been a busy summer.  I've completed a couple things on the car and it's running pretty well.  The Struts I mounted last fall are already shot, so I'll need to look for a different solution.  I got them from Rock Auto, and they only have a 30 day warranty, so money wasted.  I imagine the seals on NOS just don't last.  I've got a line on some out of Europe, and since the fiesta is very popular over there, I imagine they are newer and will likely operate as it should.

I completed the cooling system, although that turned out to be a very expensive project.  Seems the days of $100 radiators are gone.  So instead I had my brass radiator re-cored.  It's like new now, and even though the cost was more than I expected, the guys at Orr Radiator in KC did a great job on it. 

After a whole lot of grinding and painting on the shroud.  I had every dog in the neighborhood barking as I was grinding away at the rust. 

I lucked out and the warning sticker peeled off after 30 years, and I was able to stick it right back on.

Ready for Reassembly