Mike Jr's 1979 Volvo 245 project

[740atl]

That's awesome the boys are working on it with you.

 

[MikeJr.]

That's awesome the boys are working on it with you.

Yeah that’s the best part

 

[MikeJr.]

Also I'm onto my third and final set of wheels for this thing. I managed to finally find a set of my all time favorite, the holy grail of wheels, the BBS E50. They're from a Ferrari 308 16x7.5/8 in 5x108. I'll still need to do a few things to make them work, and I may change out the barrels and lips to 17", or I may just run them as it. We'll see.

 

[MikeJr.]

I got the high build primer on the doors, and hood blocked down with 180 grit, then did two coats of epoxy primer for corrosion protection and three coats of primer surfacer.

I'm going to let that primer soak down, shrink up, and fully cure for a week before I sand it. I'll then block that with 320 and if it's good I'll D/A it with 600 before it's ready to paint.

 

[MikeJr.]

I got the gate ready to prime today

My tech had nothing going on today so he decided to help block the roof. Got a long way to go and a short time to get there...

 

[Alex Buchka]

E50's really are the apex wheel choice, love those things. Paint work is looking great, can't wait to see how it turns out!

 

[MikeJr.]

E50's really are the apex wheel choice, love those things. Paint work is looking great, can't wait to see how it

Agreed! I would sell the car before I would sell these wheels lol

 

[tjanson]

Wheel choice reminds me of your Group A tribute car. You used something similar but not quite E50. I was contemplating a Group A tribute and was like... well how would I ever find a square set of E50s?

 

[blkaplan]

Wheel choice reminds me of your Group A tribute car. You used something similar but not quite E50. I was contemplating a Group A tribute and was like... well how would I ever find a square set of E50s?

easier to re-barrel a set to make them square.

 

[MikeJr.]

Wheel choice reminds me of your Group A tribute car. You used something similar but not quite E50. I was contemplating a Group A tribute and was like... well how would I ever find a square set of E50s?

On that car I used GTAs which are similar looking but one piece and I had to use adapters

 

[Stiggy Pop]

I've always done or seen epoxy primer as the base layer/DTM, then bodywork then high build. Why high build before epoxy?

 

[MikeJr.]

You can do either. You can bodywork over top of epoxy within the first week after spraying without having to sand, but you'd need to sand it first after that. You can also put epoxy over bodywork. A lot of fillers and metal glaze are direct to metal now. What we use is.

The Superbuild poly primer is DTM, but the 2k primer we use is not, so we spray a coat of epoxy over the poly, then we go wet on wet with the 2k primer surfacer.

 

[MikeJr.]

How to make a flat hood flat

Also got the liftgate primed

 

[MikeJr.]

I've always done or seen epoxy primer as the base layer/DTM, then bodywork then high build. Why high build before epoxy?

Here is a better explanation

 

[doucheNozzle]

You do amazing work. Cannot wait to see the final

 

[MikeJr.]

You do amazing work. Cannot wait to see the final

Thanks man!

 

[The Full Banana]

Amazing. Wish I had you bodywork my car! Your cars always turn out great.

 

[blkaplan]

Ive always dreamed of a mike jr body worked car.

 

[Stiggy Pop]

Ive always dreamed of a mike jr body worked car.

Ditto can I get TB rates if I shell out my 242 and send it down

 

[MikeJr.]

Thanks fellas, that means a lot, and keeps me motivated.

I'd love to own my own shop and restore old Volvos all day.