Tony don't look to me for advise. Hah you would be in deep trouble.

I am following your post to learn as much as I can. I need some small repairs here and there on both cars., crack in the fender lip and a crack under one of the rear bumpers etc. My problem is both are painted and my repairs need to be done to not disturb that if possible.

So so keep going while I keep learning. Thank you sir. Ike

 

Wow Tony!
That is one heck of a list.
Its almost as long as my list of things to do before I can start on my 73.
Just like you I got another item added to my list; one of the bathroom faucets started dripping yesterday.

 

Thanks everyone.....because the repair panels are different shapes I have to leave a couple "bad spots" and repair those pots before grafting the panels into place.

I will also leave an inch of excess fiberglass around the edges of all repair panels.....and at all areas of the clip that need to be cut out.

Derek made a good suggestion a couple weeks ago that I should leave the forward wheel well "splash panel" intact since it is bonded well to the clip, which means I will trim the repair panel for the driver's side more than I normally would have.

The splash panel for the passenger's side is completely un-bonded so I will have to "pull the fender inward" until it touches the splash panel bonding strip/then bond it to the original part of the fender to match the driver's side splash panel.

SO...….HERE GOES THE CUTS I WILL MAKE.....IF ANYONE SEES ANYTHING WEIRD PLEASE POST YOUR CONCERNSAND USE THE REFRENCE NUMBER ABOVE EACH PIC IN QUESTION...…...…...…...………...….......... .


PIC #1 The areas with orange paint will be cut off...……...







PIC #2 1976 damaged nose "clip"...……..






PIC # 3 Headlight repair panel resting on clip......…...……….






PIC #4 Front view...………………………...






PIC # 5 Entire cut to be made for new fender repair panel which will bond to splash panel...……………….






PIC # 6 Repair panel with masking tape outlining cut to be made to overlap splash panel bonding strip...…………...






PIC #7 Driver's side cut to fit headlight repair panel...…...






PIC #8 Passenger's side cut to fit headlight repair panel...…………..






PIC #9 Passenger's side reapir panel being fitted...…………………..



THERE......that is the first part of the nose repair...…..ANY ADVICE???????????????????????

 

Just glad to see those pieces are all finding a way to be used. Made the trip all worth while T. Oh yea it was nice to also nice to chat with you. Maybe next time I can stay longer and we can really solve the worlds problem Doorgunner/ZIO style.

 

Measure hood opening. Diagonal and straight.

 

I had a Chevy dealer repair my car years ago and they left the pop rivets in the front fender side and of course years later they mushroomed out.
Tony, you are doing such a great and unbelievably complex job on your car! Lou.

 

Old Car Bum. you are glassing behind finished paint? get back side clean. wax the crap out of the paint where any resin can get on the paint.

 

Brace yourself.....diagonally it is within 1/16"....straight across it is within 1/16" !

The surround opening shows 1/4" wider than the hood which is 1/8" per side.

I do need to add two upright supports at the radiator support braces so the clip won't fall forward when I cut the damaged headlight section out.

I also decided to to use all of the headlight repair panel where it wraps over the fender bonding strip on the passenger side instead of trimming it to be symmetrical.

Will be back later.....going now to add upright braces.

 

I added two upright supports to the radiator brackets so the brackets are square and level.

I wanted to see how twisted the fenders are from top to bottom forward of the wheel well so I made a rough cardboard template of the 1968?1969 repair panel...……...……………......…….







The clip has a few twists and dips at the bottom half of the fender forward of the wheel well (this section will be cut out anyway, so no big deal...…………………...……...




Is it possible the previous body shop contoured the fenders forward of the wheel wells to blend in with the 1976 nose they installed???

 

Great work! As another rookie here, I also have a similar repair I need to do (except just right headlight area of the hood surround). I'm going to attempt it in another couple weeks but your experiences have already helped!

 

Hey Tony, Did you fit the headlight doors in the 68 openning to see what version they are? There is 2 or 3 different headlight openning sizes through the 68 production year. Theres a current thread floating around addressing this question

 

Yep R.R...…..I red the thread....my doors have about an 1/8" gap around the opening of the repair panel

 

Haha I see what you did there Tony. Im glad its not going to be an issue. Keep up the good fight. Obviously we are all behind you aand keeping track even if we arent posting everyday. I cant wait to see this baby painted and on the road. Then you wont be working on it but posting pics from your road trips and the car shows. YOu should print this thread when your done and sell it as a book. " How to re-restore a 68 corvette in 2 million easy steps, from rookie to expert"

 

Thanks again R.R...…...I'm learning from the best....if I try to list names I know I will forget someone!

This afternoon I was working on the Harley and walked by the front clip a few times.....then I snapped and grabbed the side grinder that has the 1/16" wide cutoff wheel mounted on it.
About five minutes and a cloud of dust later the passenger fender forward of the wheel well was chopped...…..(I will need to cut a repair piece to replace the damaged/peeling ridge...….you can see the splash panel dangling since it came completely loose from the inner side of the fender...………..








The repair panel taped in place...……...








So.....then I cut the headlight panel loose from the passenger-side of the cap...……….








I placed the headlight repair panel roughly in place to have an idea of where the next cuts will be. I should be able to cut away the damaged/peeling piece shown in the picture once the headlight repair panel drops into position…….…...

 

i said it 3000 posts ago. ima say it again. you are gonna need to change your avatar pic pretty soon.

 

Dang DG...too bad you weren't around when Humpty Dumpty had his great fall!

 

and looks like Gen Ike is due for an avatar update too...

 

You Guys.........that's funnnnnnny......

 

I was with my wife in Washington, D.C. trying to convince certain Congresspersons to enforce the Law and to arrest the Illegal Alien who dodged Deportation the week he murdered my son. He has been using Sanctuary Cities to avoid arrest.

Eagles are on a Protected Species List...….Murderers are not on the List.

ANYHOW......I will get back to work on the car and the motorcycle tomorrow afternoon.

 

I can't believe with all you and the wife have to deal with because of the loss of your son that you have to ask for justice from people who want guys like him here ! I know there not all like that it just gets my dander up that you have to fight to send that animal back where he came from !
ok , stepping down off the box !
Good to see you moving along with your car and getting closer all the time with it !