Doorgunner's '68 Convertible Project
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The passenger frame end cap was beginning to rust through.....so while I was at it.....
"UGLY BUT STOUT"
(That's my new motto )
I filled in all the gaps with weld...maybe one day I'll smooth it out.
If you ever want to know how ugly.....spray a coat of Gloss Black on the repair. It's a good thing the patch is .200" thick.
Now I can fiberglass the access panels back into place.
"UGLY BUT STOUT"
(That's my new motto )
I filled in all the gaps with weld...maybe one day I'll smooth it out.
If you ever want to know how ugly.....spray a coat of Gloss Black on the repair. It's a good thing the patch is .200" thick.
Now I can fiberglass the access panels back into place.
Last edited by doorgunner; Nov 23, 2021 at 02:14 PM.
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I can't help it...He's always setting me up.
(I have to take the day off....yesterday I pulled the only muscle I have (left)
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You guys keep me on my toes! It has about 2" of clearance.
IF I finish the interior, couple more frame repairs, reinstall driver side pipe..........
I will remove the engine/TH400 assembly so I can .........
clean up the firewall and engine bay.....
clean-bead blast-repaint the engine and the TH400.
Maybe by then I will have the 4L60E completed.
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IF I finish the interior, couple more frame repairs, reinstall driver side pipe..........
I will remove the engine/TH400 assembly so I can .........
clean up the firewall and engine bay.....
clean-bead blast-repaint the engine and the TH400.
Maybe by then I will have the 4L60E completed.
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Before you get to doing all that, why not get it out and just drive it around for a spell? Enjoy thte fruit of all your hard work thus far. Then goback in and finish it off with the updates?
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Here is my problem, though.
I have not finished repairing the front clip. It would be easier to clean/repair/paint the engine bay before I re-bond the front clip.
Remember this ?
BUT.....I COULD postpone the engine repaint and the transmission swap until the winter of 2022 (God willing!)