I’ve always loved the formal look of the LeMans script, so I wanted to use that. Unfortunately, I could not find any font in my PC’s library that matched exactly. Instead I decided to just use a photo of the script in place. I don’t have any good pictures of my car with the script in place, but, after some hunting on the web, I managed to find a decent photo of a dark blue 1965 LeMans. The resolution was high enough that I could zoom in on the rear of the quarter-panel and get something usable. I cropped the photo and did some playing in Photoshop. The image at the top of the blog is what I came up with.
On to other accomplishments. I got the engine running and the transmission turning the rear wheels in my Episode 14 video. The front of the car is now without bodywork and hood and fender removal process is covered in Episode 15. Episode 16 shows how I repaired the front wiring harness where a thoughtless rodent dined upon insulation and conductors. In my last blog post, I wrote about rearranging the garage, and Episode 17 gives before and after views. Finally, yesterday I uploaded Episode 18 where I’m working on applying filler to a door and working on the front fenders.
The fender work included removing all the clips, and rubber bumpers, wire brushing the inside surface of the passenger fender, bumping out a couple dings in the same fender followed by cleaning and then brushing on a coat of Rustoleum Rusty Metal Primer.
I’m whittling away at these projects, but getting all the bodywork refinished is going to take me years at this rate, hence the new tagline to my blog, “Lessons in patience …”In the color race, Go Mango is currently in the lead.
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