Metal finishing, not finished
The car is back with Tyler to finish the metal finishing. This will address a lot of the remaining issues, and some new ones. The idea is to minimize any body filler required for paint. At this point there isn't a drop on the car. It is all steel.
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| Washer nozzles filled, dents repaired on hood |
Remaining tasks include:
- Finalize sunroof metal finishing
- Pull in front bumper to 1972 (not US 1973) specs by making custom mounting brackets
- Modify 3-piece front bumper with rubber trim and over-riders into a custom single piece all chrome unit with no over-riders
- Finalize rear valence metal finishing
- Fix rust in drivers door trim flange
- Metal finishing the welds from the fender and quarter panel repair panels
- Dents in hood
- Dents in the deck lid
- Oil canning on the hood
- A dent in the right front fender
- Dents around the front bumper bracket slots
- Waviness in the lower front valance
- Filling the washer nozzle holes in the hood
- Filling the rear bumper under rider holes in the valence
- Filling the holes for the rubber trim on the rocker covers
- Fit rocker covers
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| Bumper bracket slots straightened |
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| Metal finishing fender panel welds |
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| Welding on the gas strut tabs |
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| Filling the holes from the bumper under riders and fixing dents |
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| Hood dent repair |
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| Front fender dent repair |
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| Deck lid dent repair |
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| Rocker panel covers straightened and holes filled |
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| New front bumper brackets |
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| Front bumper brackets just a tad bit long for now |
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| Dykem on lower front to show waviness |
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| Front bumper positioned |
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| Getting the side of the car straight |
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| Fitting the rocker cover |
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| Rocker cover wasn't made to fit this perfectly |
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| Got the curve in the roof to match the sunroof |
