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From 1973 Ford Ranchero “GT”, documented by jeff931.

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1973 Ford Ranchero - off to a lousy start; dead battery slows me down moving the car to the body shop; I think I left the interior lights on... 1973 Ford Ranchero - We sprayed out six different paint samples, to see what it might really look like on the car: orange base coat with clear, orange base coat… 1973 Ford Ranchero - This was the best one: its a base/clear combo: Omni AU "prophet orange" base coat, then a thin coat of PPG DBC500 binder with a little Omni… 1973 Ford Ranchero - the black rub rail that ran down the length of the car got peeled off, we aren't going to re-install it when we are done, then the holes th… 1973 Ford Ranchero - Both doors had rust holes in the lower rear corners, so we cut out the rust and welded in new steel. 1973 Ford Ranchero - there was a little dent in the left rear quater, probably caused by the bumper years ago. 1973 Ford Ranchero - the front of the hood is full on bondo, and its starting to crack; we'll grind it all off and fix the dent right. 1973 Ford Ranchero - the top of the right fend has these tiny bubbles in the paint; we'll grind it off to have a better look. 1973 Ford Ranchero - the paint was bubbling on both doors, near the bottom, so we'll grind off the paint to see how much rust is hiding. 1973 Ford Ranchero - Here is the patch we welded into the passenger door outer skin. 1973 Ford Ranchero - We've ground off all the paint and bondo, so we can properly fix the dent; there was about 3/8" of bondo on this panel, for no reason. 1973 Ford Ranchero - lousy picture, but the right rear quarter had been poorly repaired previously; it looks like they probably backed into something. Instead o… 1973 Ford Ranchero - the right rear quarter was full of holes; they probably used an old "screw-type" dent puller, but didn't bother to weld up the holes when t… 1973 Ford Ranchero - that's bondo, oozing through holes in the panel! 1973 Ford Ranchero - the first skim coat of kitty hair bondo has been applied and already sanded flat. 1973 Ford Ranchero - I'm going to remove the light buckets; they aren't lined up correctly and there is a lot of was and paint in the gap where they mate. 1973 Ford Ranchero - the grill has been removed; next wil be the upper valance and the light buckets. 1973 Ford Ranchero - Front valance has been removed; it had a dent in it and more holes and bondo, so I am going to replace it with a spare valance I have. 1973 Ford Ranchero - I removed the front valance, grill, and both light buckets, since most of it wasn't aligned correctly and there was a lot of wax and chippe… 1973 Ford Ranchero - Day 2: the block sanding will start now, and the holes we welded up got ground flat and a spot of bondo. 1973 Ford Ranchero - I got rear-ended this summer, by an Escalade, so the tailgate has a dent 1973 Ford Ranchero - We used a dent puller to straighten out the tailgate, and then welded up the holes. 1973 Ford Ranchero - I got rear-ended last summer, so there was a dent in the tailgate; there was already a bunch of bondo and a dozen holes in this skin too; w… 1973 Ford Ranchero - a second thin coat of bondo got applied on the tailgate and the rear quarter panel. 1973 Ford Ranchero - the rust on the outer skin ate through the inner skin also. we will weld new metal in to fix it. 1973 Ford Ranchero - it looks like someone tried to "glue" the under-hood insulation in place; we'll clean it off and repaint the bottome of the hood. 1973 Ford Ranchero - there is three coats of paint on the back half of the car, and four on the front half; it was red originally, then a loud orange and then t… 1973 Ford Ranchero - we layed on two coats of primer on the hood, then blocked-sanded it. 1973 Ford Ranchero - Day 4: I sanded off two coats of paint off the roof, down to the second coat of paint, which was bright orange. 1973 Ford Ranchero - the car was originally 2B "bright red", then it was painted orange, then repainted the current orange; most of the fenders, half of the doo… 1973 Ford Ranchero - Day 5: the first round of block sanding is complete, I removed at least two layers of paint with a long-board by hand; then we layed down t… 1973 Ford Ranchero - Kim is laying on the first coat of Omni MH283 hi-build primer; he'll put on two coats, most of which we will sand off. 1973 Ford Ranchero - the flames are coming! these are just primer 1973 Ford Ranchero - Day 6: more hi-build primer... 1973 Ford Ranchero - A person is spray painting a vehicle that is covered in masking paper inside a garage. 1973 Ford Ranchero - Day 7: three coats of high-build grey primer, which got block-sanded, then three more coats, which also got blocked sanded.... 1973 Ford Ranchero - followed by a coat of white Omni MR170 epoxy sealer just before the color base coat 1973 Ford Ranchero - Day 8: then two coats of Omni MBC "Prophet Orange 61067" base coat (which is actually a Ford color.) 1973 Ford Ranchero - then we layed out the flames with 1/8" fine line tape. 1973 Ford Ranchero - and masked off the flames, then we sprayed on a little Omni M175 Gold Pearl in DBC500 binder. 1973 Ford Ranchero - then we finished it off with three coats of ShopLine 620 clear 1973 Ford Ranchero - the "ghost-flames" are only visible from certain angles, and under direct light. you can barely see them here on the fender. 1973 Ford Ranchero - Freshly sprayed bright red body panel, a front fender and door with the wheel opening masked off in crumpled paper, inside a shop with whit… 1973 Ford Ranchero - the flames fade towards the front of the car. 1973 Ford Ranchero - The vehicle is in a garage, covered in plastic sheeting and paper for a paint job. 1973 Ford Ranchero - A car body is being spray painted orange, with masking tape visible around the edges. 1973 Ford Ranchero - The orange 1973 Ford Ranchero is covered in plastic and being painted in a garage. 1973 Ford Ranchero - Freshly sprayed bright orange body panels in a home garage paint booth, showing the passenger-side front fender, hood and cowl of a car wit… 1973 Ford Ranchero - this is the base coat; Omni AU MBC "prohet orange 61067" 1973 Ford Ranchero - The bright orange paint on the hood and fender of a 1973 Ford Ranchero reflects overhead lights. 1973 Ford Ranchero - the drivers door, post repairs. 1973 Ford Ranchero - passenger door, post repair. 1973 Ford Ranchero - The bright orange paint on this car's hood shows off its smooth finish and subtle body lines. 1973 Ford Ranchero - finally got the car outside this morning; it looks even better 1973 Ford Ranchero - Driver-side rear quarter of a freshly painted red coupe utility during reassembly, with the door trim and bedside emblems still off and the… 1973 Ford Ranchero - Passenger-side rear three-quarter view of a freshly painted orange-red Ford Ranchero coupe-utility on a driveway in front of white garage d… 1973 Ford Ranchero - there is a little run in the clear off the corner of this marker lite. we'll just block it off and polish it and it will be perfect 1973 Ford Ranchero - I got a big sag in the clear on this body line above the rear fenderwell; we'll block sand it off and polish the area and it will be fine. 1973 Ford Ranchero - the "ghost-flames" turned out great, but they are really hard to get a photo of 1973 Ford Ranchero - A bright red coupe utility vehicle is parked outside, with its front end disassembled and covered with plastic sheeting. 1973 Ford Ranchero - re-assembly has started... 1973 Ford Ranchero - my gas cap turned out great! it was so ugly before--it only had paint on the upper half, the bottom was purple. 1973 Ford Ranchero - The rear of a red 1972 Ford Ranchero with custom wheels is visible, parked in a driveway. 1973 Ford Ranchero - Red Ford Ranchero mid-reassembly outdoors with the grille, headlights and bumper removed, exposing the core support, radiator and bumper br… 1973 Ford Ranchero - Front end of a red Ford Ranchero with the grille, hood and bumper removed, exposing the radiator, core support, bumper brackets and the hea… 1973 Ford Ranchero - The front of an orange vehicle is shown with its hood open, revealing the engine bay and Snap-on fender covers. 1973 Ford Ranchero - Close-up of the left front corner of an orange-red car mid-assembly, with the dual headlight buckets empty, the grille removed and the radi… 1973 Ford Ranchero - Rear three-quarter view of a freshly painted orange-red Ford Ranchero coupe-utility mid-reassembly on a driveway, with the tailgate down, c… 1973 Ford Ranchero - Red Ford Ranchero coupe utility parked on a driveway with its hood raised, a black fender cover draped over the front end and a chrome-topp… 1973 Ford Ranchero - A red mid-1970s Ford Ranchero coupe-utility parked on an asphalt driveway, shot from the front three-quarter. It has quad headlights in a b… 1973 Ford Ranchero - Red Ford Ranchero coupe utility photographed from the front three-quarter on a paved driveway, with a white flatbed truck and a cedar hedge… 1973 Ford Ranchero - Red Ford Ranchero coupe utility on a driveway in front of a house, shot from the front three-quarter with FORD lettering on the hood lip, q… 1973 Ford Ranchero - Rear quarter of a freshly painted red coupe-utility bed during trim reassembly, with the vertical chrome-bezel taillight installed and body…