My festiva drawing,

[Breedlove]

While my kids were coloring, I sketched this. I will probably never vertical the window on mine, but I am in the process of doing this paint job.

[sam.1956]

Rock on! Gotta see pics that paint job on your Festy when you get it done!

[eurotiva]

^x2

[ejp2fast]

interesting!!!

[Damkid]

Very interesting :lol:

[lanemeyer14]

Also excited about this paint job. You gonna move the mirrors like in the pic too?

[NovaSS]

mirrors remind me of japan spec datsun Z, they had fender mounted mirrors

[Breedlove]

Square mirrors

I have the bottom color on the car, I did that 50 to a 100 dollar roller paint job, I am going to try to get the top color this weekend. I think I am going to do square mirrors and mount them to the hoo instead of the side. I might need some welding help, I saw on a motorcycle show where the took small square bar, heated it and twisted, that might look good for the mirrors strut.

[Festiva_tunner]

I have the bottom color on the car, I did that 50 to a 100 dollar roller paint job, I am going to try to get the top color this weekend. I think I am going to do square mirrors and mount them to the hoo instead of the side. I might need some welding help, I saw on a motorcycle show where the took small square bar, heated it and twisted, that might look good for the mirrors strut.

Its pretty simple to do - you clamp the one end of the stock in a vise and grab the other end with a set of long blacksmiths pliers and twist it to how many ever twists you want - you need to get the rod cherry red also watch your twists you want to keep your rod straight as you twist - this may take some practice - also you may have to make a couple twists and reheat. You can make a neat look by twisting the square stock and then reheating to a lighter cherry and lightly hammering the corners of the twists on an anvil - if done right this will give the stock the appearence of being round. complete your twist in a straight fashion and let it cool then reheat to make it fit the curve you want to hold your mirror.

[smurfstiva]

spcbaker2006

dude you got mad skill. keep at it.

[Breedlove]

Its pretty simple to do - you clamp the one end of the stock in a vise and grab the other end with a set of long blacksmiths pliers and twist it to how many ever twists you want - you need to get the rod cherry red also watch your twists you want to keep your rod straight as you twist - this may take some practice - also you may have to make a couple twists and reheat. You can make a neat look by twisting the square stock and then reheating to a lighter cherry and lightly hammering the corners of the twists on an anvil - if done right this will give the stock the appearence of being round. complete your twist in a straight fashion and let it cool then reheat to make it fit the curve you want to hold your mirror.

I think that is exactly how they did it on the show, it looks good. Thanks

[Festiva_tunner]

I think that is exactly how they did it on the show, it looks good. Thanks

No prob - being in Chatanooga - there used to be an old smiths shop up in spirit mountin dont know if its still there as I havnt been through there since I was 16 but there was one that did sharp looking work - decorative iron fencing and what not by hand the old fashioned way

[Breedlove]

We have been in Ohio the last couple of months, I haven't had the heart to change the location on here yet. I don't remember that mountain, but the mountain we lived on had four names depending on who you asked. Man, I miss iit just talking about it. We use to live in Memphis too, and there is a ton of places that do that oldschool iron work.

[GenevaDirt]

where in Ohio?

[Breedlove]

We moved outside of Ontario