Two steps forward and one step back. That's what it seems like sometimes when you build a street rod. And that is certainly the case with this '36 Ford cabriolet. We started the car by trial-fitting everything to ensure a proper fit before any paint was applied to the body. When we were satisfied with that, the car was disassembled and painted in pieces. We painted the body while it was still on the chassis, which had a nice layer of surface rust in many areas by then.
Primer and purple overspray covered it in various places, too. This really didn't present a problem--all along we knew the chassis would have to be sandblasted before it could be painted and detailed. As far as the painting was concerned, we had two choices: We could paint the body after removing it from the chassis, or we could remove it after the painting. We opted for the second choice. Since we already showed you how the car was painted, we will illustrate some of the steps it took to get the Fatman Fabrications chassis looking good.