58n65

Looks like my 65 had a bubba repair done to it.




Engine bay area. Looks like tar.<br/>





Inner fender area.

Did they use tar in the old days to repair? Also, should I remove all of this and start over or what?

Thanks,
58n65

Frankie the Fink

They used anything and everything; I've seen cardboard quarter panels and flattened out oil cans for door sills...

pop23235

I think I recently saw a used inner fender on Epay. That might be easier.

58n65

Wouldn't doubt I'd find that before its over

58n65

You might be right. I'm going to see what I can do with this first.

buns

It looks like this kind of work is quite common. This is my car which didn't appear that bad until I started stripping it down.


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58n65

buns,

I think you're correct. I'm trying to fit the hood now to see if the inner fender is salvageable.

58n65

Well the hood seems to fit okay.

396/425

Holy crap! Ive seen cattle troughs repaired neater than the one in that 2nd picture.

APV

I think mine were as bad. Since I had the motor out, I replaced both with hand laid new inner fenders. This was done after I placed the body back on the car. This is hard but not impossible. Make sure you have the rad, frame back in before you glue or bond anything. Fit hood, shim rad frame as needed. Check check and recheck fit before bonding anything. I think there are some write ups in the forum on this. Good luck and take your time.
Al V.

DUB

I would BET that the 'tar' substance is **** poor attempt to cover the poorly laminated area....in order to hide the texture of the handlaid fiberglass. I am guessing it is aerosol undercoating.

Obviously you can use or do whatever you wish to repair this...and if you choose to buy a new inner skirt. I myself would spend the $$$ on a CORRECT press molded part...and NOT a handlaid one. But as I wrote...do as you wish. If you go with handlaid part....DO NOT be surprised on how it fits and what you will have to do to it to make it work. ONLY commenting from experience!

Not knowing what your intentions are...I can 'say' that replacing the full inner skirt is a bit tricky....and can be a big pain in the backside....IF time and attention is not spent to get the old one out. And sectioning one in...can be just as much fun....but once again...it depends on what you want it to look like when it is done.

DUB

Stan's Customs

Here's some patching material I found in the second of three '61 Corvette parts cars I've had...nice huh!

It was the donor car for my seats and hardtop...then the rest of it was sold to someone else for it's remaining useable panels.

59BlueSilver

I just finished laying carpet in my 59. Took longer because i had to straighten out a Bubba repair to the tunnel hump. Poor saturation of the cloth, huge resin pools on the floor, etc. Ground down most of it to eyeball contour then laid up f/g mat & resin. Removed the pools. Wondered what had happened in that area, right around the shifter. Clutch blew,???

Roger Walling

Tar is good! I personally like the roofing repair cement from Home Depot, it is firmer than the crap that Loews sells.

It covers up cracks, tears and uncured fiberglass. It is best applied with a trowel or a cement float if you want a nice smooth finish.

The best part of it is when somebody places his hand on the under side of your fender to check to see if you used hand laid up fiberglass or those nice smooth press molded parts.

At $10 a gallon, you can't beat it!

DUB

PROFESSIONAL REPLY:
To each his/her own...but it seems to me to be quite similar to putting lipstick on a pig. And I can tell you that YOU are not the only one who does this...BECAUSE I have had to at times get into a repair DEEP and deal with this type of CRAP begin literally 1/2"+ thick if not more. TRUST ME...the words coming out of my mouth would make a sailor blush.

And what some people do not know...is that when I can tell that something and been POUNDED onto a surface to make it look GOOD and FEEL good...usually lets me know they are trying to HIDE something. Not that that maters...it just brings it to my attention.

To each his or her own as I wrote....and I am not passing judgement on what people do. Heck I do not have to warranty it. All I hope is that this practice does NOT become a standard repair procedure. I have to deal with so many poor repairs anyway...i just do not want to add to FUN I often times have to deal with.

DUB

Roger Walling

I can see that my scene of humor is different than yours.
Roger

58n65

Thanks guys!!! This car is being rebuilt to give to my daughter for her senior year in high school. She wants to take her senior portraits with it in about 6-8 months so time is crucial. It's a driver car and not a points car. It and my 58 were bought to drive and enjoy.

I will tempt to repair it first, then if all else fails I'll put a new one on.

Thanks again for the comments and help. I need you guys!!!

58n65

DUB

OH...You were JOKING!!!.. My mistake and apologies.....I missed the punch line....unless the OBVIOUS being the punch line here was using a trowel.

But ...seriously...I have had to deal with cars that have had serious amounts of 'stuff' applied on them for NO real reason.

DUB

58n65

I was hoping you was joking but wasn't sure.

58n65

Kerrmudgeon

We used to use stainless sheet metal screws to hold panels on while glass was setting up, then grind off the heads, glass over the stubs, and leave them in the panels.
I once used a footlong wood ruler between two panels to gain some thickness and glassed it in. worked great! Whatever worked was the rule.

I always wondered what anyone taking that panel apart would think of the ruler being in there.....