Re: [Amc-list] Fan Blower Housing and License Tag Paint

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

Bondo will just crack again, it doesn't reinforce much at all. Fiberglass would be the way to reinforce the housing. Scuff it up with 80 grit sandpaper, brush a little resin on, place a strip of fiberglass cloth over the crack (an inch to each side and beyond the ends), then brush a little more on. "Stop drill" the crack by drilling a 1/8" hole right at the end of the crack. You can go about 1/16" beyond the end, but MUST be at or beyond it. To far beyond and its possible for the crack to go around the drilled hole, not far enough and the crack will continue. 

I've heard that CA does allow antique plates as long as the number/letter combo isn't in current use, but I'm sure you can call and find out or another CA member will let you know. I've also heard enough horror stories about trying to work with someone in the CA DMV that I'm glad I don't live there! 

I had one or two experiences with the "bureaucratic process" of inspecting/registering at Dover, DE, which shouldn't be as bad as CA. I got all my car registered in my home state -- the first time I'd done so in 24 years of military service! Most states (including DE) just charge the tag fee and no taxes for active duty non-residents, so I've not paid over $35 to register a car in a while! Since I was retiring in two years when I got to Dover I paid the taxes and registered the cars in SC (my home state, and where I am now!) after trying to register my Rambler. I wouldn't have minded removing the tint from the front side windows so much, but NOTHING can be bolted to the top of the dash. I have an instrument pod there, and didn't want to re-wire everything. So I left the instruments AND tint and registered in SC. Perfectly legal, just cost me a couple hundred over two years. The other cars I kept registered in the previous state (MS) until they ran out about a year before I le
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Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:11:00 -0800 (PST)
From: Joe Smith <know_ware@xxxxxxxxx>

I should have guessed about painting license tags with the short nap roller.  I have been wondering.  I used Ford Chrome Yellow on the letters.  Its not a perfect match, but I still don't know if the CA DMV will let me use antique tags anyway.

On the Fan Blower Housing, I re-inforced the hairline crack with bondo and painted it with Duplicolor Ford Engine Red.  I am pretty sure the theme on this car will be silver with a red interior, and so I was like, why not?   :-) 

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