Well it's been over a month since my last update. We stopped working on the 80 project, so I could concentrate on finishing my 77 Liquifire. I actually started this one about 3 years ago, but kept putting it on the back burner, so I could work other sled projects. First was the 82 Sportfire, and then the 79 Spitfire, and now it was the 80 Liquifire. So I halted work on the 80 in hopes of getting the 77 ready in time for the Toledo show. We would have made it, but we ran into a small issue with the decals, and we didn't quite get there. Mark's supplier sent him the wrong material, and so I wasn't able to get the decals in time. It would have been nice to make the show, but sometimes things just don't work out. We will definitely be ready in plenty of time for next years show though. I have a couple of minor details to finish up, and then it will be ready for the snow. Enjoy the pic...
Anyways, back to the 80 project. I ended up switching back to the 1980 tunnel
. This is the last time, not more switching, I promise. The reason for the switch was, the 82 tunnel had a lot of deep scratches around both foot areas, and the left side of the tunnel wasn't very straight, in fact is was pretty wavy. Polishing the tunnel only made the waviness of the side stand out more, and I would never be happy with it, so I decided to go back to the other tunnel. So I brought the 80 tunnel back out, and spent a couple of nights working to straighten the right side foot area. It actually turned out pretty nice, and the sides are nice and straight. The tunnel was put in primer, block sanded, and is now painted with base coat, clear coat. I have just finished wet sanding the clear, and I have started to buff it out. So far it's looking great, a real nice deep shine. Look for more updates as now I will be concentrating on this one until it's finished.