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Left side. Close up of marking, measuring, then fitting and trimming. After parts are welded in I coated with acid etch primer, though not shown also a coat of epoxy. Last two pics of quarter patch partially installed. Not perfect but getting better. I am trying to show the lack of distortion from welding. By using small tack welds and just plain going slow lots of problems can be alleviated. There still will be filler. But it will be thin and on top of nice clean steel. Seam will get short strand fiberglass first.

Battery trays and drop offs. All it takes is time and practice.  Goal is to make repair look like it never happened. Just measure, cut, shrink, and roll. Then weld in.  Time to get car up and over.

After jack point is cut off, then rust can be cut out. Patch is butt welded in. After car is upside down, I weld bottom seam of rear quarters. Last pic is of defective bumper half. Chrome shop will repair.

Black hull bottom. After sand blasting weld areas, recoating acid etch primer then a few coats of two part epoxy. I coated jack points before welding also. Now car is right side up and final body work can now take place! Yea!

Even with careful welding and hammering fillers and primers must be applied. Weld seams had short strand fiberglass filler applied over sand blasted metal. Automotive grade filler was used and blocked smooth. Urethane two part primer is blocked (sanded). This stage fills in lows and gets rid of high spots. This is were straight looking panels come from. After that a sealer then paint.

Tunnel edge was messed up. Probably an axle broke and banged around. A new ring was made. Including the ridge to help hold boot. Welded in. Inside of hull painted with epoxy.

I paint engine areas mostly black with top edge in body matching color.

The new trans. Cleaning parts. You can not install dirty parts on a new trans.

So after adding filler and sanding. Then it is time for primer. A light coat of flat black. Then sand and sand and sand. Then prime and do it again.

 

Remember the blue engine? Soon to be black with copper colored valve cover

Wire harness repair. Ugly with dirt and over spray. I soaked the end in paint stripper. Then rinsed off. Old brass connectors become brittle. I cut off, replace and solder then heat shrink tubing on.

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