Post by TooOld on Jul 12, 2023 6:19:45 GMT -5
When I finished my '69 Ranchero last year I immediately started work on this '79 Ranchero GT . In the year since I haven't posted any photos anywhere but now that I have something worth showing I thought you guys would get the first look !
I've spent most of the last year working on the front end and hood , the bumper-grille-lights are made but aren't in this photo . Then I moved on to the sides and that lower belt line and scribing new door panel lines , during this I mucked up the wheel openings pretty bad and had to completely reshape them . Around the end of April work on the bed and quarter panels began , the overall shape is close but the profile is too flat and the bulge of the wheel opening is too big . Once these and a couple other corrections are made I can move on to the bed-tailgate and taillights .
It will be painted Dark Jade Green with Gold graphics to match a shop truck we had back in the 80's , the custom gold decals have already been printed (I printed black stickers for this photo). I was hoping to have it finished this year but now it's looking like early next year sometime .
I've spent most of the last year working on the front end and hood , the bumper-grille-lights are made but aren't in this photo . Then I moved on to the sides and that lower belt line and scribing new door panel lines , during this I mucked up the wheel openings pretty bad and had to completely reshape them . Around the end of April work on the bed and quarter panels began , the overall shape is close but the profile is too flat and the bulge of the wheel opening is too big . Once these and a couple other corrections are made I can move on to the bed-tailgate and taillights .
It will be painted Dark Jade Green with Gold graphics to match a shop truck we had back in the 80's , the custom gold decals have already been printed (I printed black stickers for this photo). I was hoping to have it finished this year but now it's looking like early next year sometime .
