1107 2.0 gets a coat of paint

Shawn works his Harbor Freight magic.

Because time isn’t on our side, we’re working on the new body in one location and the pan and roll cage in another. Earlier today Shawn and his much cooler friend Essan Gallo came over to primer 1107 2.0 and lay down the first quart of Rustoleum gloss enamel white to see how it would take.

We put up Scott’s easy up because the trees around my house drop pine needles by the bushel. We opted for a brown Rustoleum primer because, if the car gets scratched (and it will), it will be easier to spot where we need to do touch ups. This is standard practice in the U.S. Navy, which lays down three or four different colors of paint on ships to ID when they hit something.

Four days of rain in the forecast. We’ll be moving the pan and roll cage to a new workspace soon. More news coming this week.

Photos from today’s work day here. Video to come.

VW is floating the idea of a street-legal Dakar Touareg 3. If they do it, I’ll knock over a bank to lay down a deposit.