Week of October 1, 2008
More body prep,
Please let it end.!!!
Wednesday, 10/01/2008
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- I mounted the gravel guard and did a little cosmetic
work to the passenger side front.
- I think it is a good idea to check the alignment of the
moldings before you paint. In my case I needed to do some
additional work in that the fabrication of the radiator
shroud required some additional alignment of the fenders to
the gravel guard and the fabricated cross member.
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Thursday 10/02/2008
The driver's side rear rocker panel was in
worse shape than I anticipated. Spent all day Thursday
bending sheet metal and tack welding the same into place to
reinforce the rocker panel. Most of the sheet metal is
not visible but necessary to reinforce the rocker panel
assembly.
Friday 10/03/2008
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Saturday, 10/04/2008
- Finally got to the paint:
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- My son-in-law and myself spent the morning on Saturday
cleaning and masking the car prior to the shoot.
- I sprayed the paint around 1:30 in the afternoon with
plenty of sunshine to help dry the paint quickly.
- The primer filler did it's job and once sanded will
leave a good surface for glazing and possibly an additional
coat of primer prior to the finish paint. This of course
will be up to the paint shop.
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My wife said that it doesn't
look to much different then it did on September 26, 2004.
when it first followed me home. She did say it looks a lot
healthier. In a way she is right. The big difference is
the 4 years of work that is behind the primer. Every component
of the car from the motor to the differential has been cleaned,
repaired, replaced or fabricated into perfect working order.
This coming weekend I will sand the car one last
time then the paint shop can have her in the Spring.
How Sweet it is !!!
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