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For anyone planning on going this route with a conversion keep in mind that it will take a lot of effort to get the best possible alignment between the donor rear clip/tail light area and the car you're putting it on. You'll need to do lots of pushing, pulling, tweaking, adjusting and so on to come up with a reasonable alignment between the two. When I first mocked the 70-73 ACI rear clip into place the alignment was terrible and I thought I had a disaster on my hands. After careful trimming (too much on the quarter panels) and much prodding and pulling I got a reasonably good alignment.
Good 'n Stout !
FYI: BE GENTLE removing the wood slats..... ......
I should have wrapped the sides of my slats with masking tape to help them pop aloose easier!
Thanks Doorgunner. Too bad that idea never occurred to me either. I know the slats are going to be fun to get off. I'll start by running a utility knife on the sides of them. If worst comes to worst I'll remove the screws and nuts and sand them off.
Thanks Doorgunner. Too bad that idea never occurred to me either. I know the slats are going to be fun to get off. I'll start by running a utility knife on the sides of them. If worst comes to worst I'll remove the screws and nuts and sand them off.
Check with Dub about the utility knife causing cracks.
I got some of the top side glassed in today. I needed to get enough done that I could remove the supports under the 70-73 ACI rear clip so we can move the car out of the garage this weekend.
I started sanding on the driver's side and kept encountering spots that weren't laminated together. I kept sanding until they were gone but I actually went all the way through the glass in a couple of spots. You can't tell from the pictures but the "V"'d out area is pretty deep on the quarters:
So tomorrow hubby rigs up a temporary gas tank and he gets the garage for a bit. I said to him "I hope I don't have to adjust my bumper brackets too much now that the rear end is glassed in place." He said "You mean you didn't hook up the brackets before you glassed it in?" I said "Yes, that probably would have been a good idea" - D'oh!
wow looking good , lots of sanding coming up you might end up with arms like Schwarzenegger after this
Thanks Bazza. There's a lot of glass and sanding to do like you say. I was enjoying working on the bumper brackets and avoiding all the itchiness, I've got a lot of that in my future now!
I read that you were having problems with your layers staying bonded and I guess you had air pockets that you had to grind out???
Just curious...did you ever get any of the laminating rollers???
I also read that you stated you were having problems with the West Systems resin. What problems???
What you laminated seems to look good in the photos....and I see what does look small B-B size air pockets that got exposed...but...knowing you are going to cover over the exterior laminated areas with VPA...that should not be an issue if they are prepped correctly.
In the photo below...and I KNOW you are not done ...BUT...I can not remember if I mentioned it or I did not go back and search this thread to see if I had...BUT...in the photo below...I can see what looks like resin that is applied on the brown paint below where you laminated up the seam. For what it is worth and I am sure you know...so this is for others who may not know who are following this process......make sure that the resin is ground OFF the paint before you do any filling with VPA.
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you might end up with arms like Schwarzenegger after this 
