Rookie's first attempt at a restoration...
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10-06-2009, 05:40 PM
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Dude, we still need to talk on the phone!!! I totally forgot about that...woops.
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It's no problem - my plans have changed since I contacted you. I thought I could try and fit the floorpans myself but I realised that I lack both the skill and patience to do a good job so someone else has been with me for the last couple of days helping out. It's going well. Your freshly-blasted metalwork has been a useful reference point though, so thanks again.
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10-09-2009, 10:30 PM
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10-10-2009, 03:16 AM
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I can't decide whether or not I should undercoat my underbody. I'll definitely undercoat just above the tires to prevent spider cracks. The bottom of the vette is spotless now - not one spot is uncleaned. You could eat off of it. I want to keep it that way.
Suggestions on a paint color to go with (if I decide to paint it)?
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10-10-2009, 10:23 AM
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I just paint the underbody & the wheels house after I clean up with silk black paint but will spry some pitch like (I don't no the name for this black staff in English) on the wheels house after I install all the reinforcement brackets that I took out from the body to restore/galvanize them.
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10-10-2009, 05:24 PM
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Back in the day, when we wanted a painted surface to be durable, we shot it in Dupont Imron. It's a sprayed paint, but is just short of powder coating in terms of strength. I'm not even sure you can still buy it. The stuff is toxic as hell.
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10-14-2009, 09:07 PM
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10-15-2009, 12:38 PM
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10-18-2009, 07:38 PM
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I finally found my second pair of US Indys on Ebay the other day! I bought them last night - now I need to polish them
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10-19-2009, 05:35 AM
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I sandblasted these two areas on each B-pillar. This is where the access cover butts up against, and GM never bonded them there. I am going overkill on everything - I never want to do this again.
Next I prepped one of the access panels for fiberglass repairs. I stripped the panel of all the crap and crud last night.
Here is the repair...
And here is the left #4 mount all glassed up...
This area needed some glass work as well. It was previously repaired by GM using a 1/2''X1'' piece of fiberglass cloth...
I sandblasted and powdercoated these two covers for the access covers in front of the rear tire...
Time to get some sleep
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10-19-2009, 01:29 PM
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I realy like the additional prep in this car. It will weather time better than origional.
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10-19-2009, 02:34 PM
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I realy like the additional prep in this car. It will weather time better than origional.
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Lets just hope I don't run out of gas before I reach the final destination...its starting to wear me out physically and mentally. Gotta keep push'n myself!
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10-20-2009, 06:31 AM
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10-20-2009, 07:44 AM
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Lets just hope I don't run out of gas before I reach the final destination...its starting to wear me out physically and mentally. Gotta keep push'n myself!
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Keep plugging away but, don't make it a chore. Like the previous poster stated, this should be enjoyable and something that you'll be able to take great pride in once you're done. It looks like you're close to starting the reassembly process where you'll really start to see a car emerge from all of the parts you've been working on and assembling.
We all enjoy seeing your updates and I know I am envious of your abilities; I'd love to have the ***** to tackle doing something like this to my '69 coupe.
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10-20-2009, 07:20 PM
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Keep plugging away but, don't make it a chore. Like the previous poster stated, this should be enjoyable and something that you'll be able to take great pride in once you're done. It looks like you're close to starting the reassembly process where you'll really start to see a car emerge from all of the parts you've been working on and assembling.
We all enjoy seeing your updates and I know I am envious of your abilities; I'd love to have the ***** to tackle doing something like this to my '69 coupe.
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 When I find that it's not fun anymore during my restoration of my 57 2dr Sport Coupe, I take a few nights off, then recharged, I'm fine for a while. I liken it to eating an elephant a bite at a time! I have 3000 man hrs into it so far, and looks like anothe 200 to go.
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10-20-2009, 07:28 PM
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 When I find that it's not fun anymore during my restoration of my 57 2dr Sport Coupe, I take a few nights off, then recharged, I'm fine for a while. I liken it to eating an elephant a bite at a time! I have 3000 man hrs into it so far, and looks like anothe 200 to go.
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I'll take a break once the body is on...that's when all the fun stuff will start. No more cleaning or scrubbing panels...everything is already stripped. I am pushing myself really hard to get the body back on the frame in under three weeks from now...I could not be working any harder at the moment (there is no possible way...especially with my full time job).
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10-20-2009, 08:31 PM
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Heck yes!!!! Everyone has already said it, but I'll say it once more.
Amazing work...can't wait to see it progress. I've been on mine hard the last two months or so. On top of working 70-80 hours a week...still do a couple hours each day and 8-14 hours on my one day off. I can totally understand the exhausted part.
A bigggg pat on the back from me!!!
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10-20-2009, 11:56 PM
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Lets just hope I don't run out of gas before I reach the final destination...its starting to wear me out physically and mentally. Gotta keep push'n myself!
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Once you complete the body assembly you will see the progress move much faster. Stay with it and not too far down the path you will reach the bolt together stage.
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10-21-2009, 02:33 AM
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10-21-2009, 02:36 AM
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I can totally understand the exhausted part.
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Yeah, imagine that. I can't believe how much energy this thing sucks outa me. I have a ton, and I mean a ton, of respect for the guys doing this for a living.
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10-22-2009, 10:53 AM
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