So its been a while since my last update. Lots of work has been going on... I'll add some tonight then more to come soon...


Here is the seam for the rear fender before welding it up
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I had to replace a small section too. Sail panel holes were also welded up.
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The driver's side also had some rust

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Everything welded up

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Front fenders also needed to be partially replaced. Passenger side had some damage that was cut out before it came to me.

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Replacement piece tacked on
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My spot welds came out stealthy

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Seams finished off, bumper clip welded on, paint stripped. The side marker hole has since been filled too.
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Driver's side got a similar treatment

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Awsome

Nice work sectioning those fenders.

Holy crap, nice work. I thought i had horrible rust. but, your work has shown me a lot. keep it up!

Wow...awesome work! Keep it up.

Man Chris,

Looks like you got the right guy on this...

Doug, any chance random people could stop by and watch you work.

I am stoked to see another NC Teener

Pete

What are you using to grind those welds?
Good Job!!

I use a 36 grit flapper disk to cut back most of it, then follow up with an 80 grit to finish it off.

Anybody can literally stop by anytime and shoot the breeze. I'm always up for meeting new people and talking cars.

Here a few pictures of the front hood. Overall it had about 6 dimples and one bigger goofy dent. A little hammer and dolly work took care of most of it. No filler for this hood.

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I should add that after I've gotten done with a repair, I hit it with some rattle can primer so it doesn't rust. All of which will be removed before I hit the areas with epoxy primer.

The Pass. rear fender has numerous dents and low spots. Only a couple of them will need hammering out, the rest will smooth over with some sanding and primer.Click to view attachment

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In case anyone was wondering what happens when you powdercoat the body, the lead filler liquifies.
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And this one has me stumped... There was a spot of lead filler underneath the targa bar.

And here is my biggest accomplishment so far.

The driver's side rear fender had a really nasty dent in the back. It was my goal to get the dent pulled out and repair it so that it will need no filler. It was a lot of work but mission accomplished. Tools used: hammer, dollies, stud gun and puller, metal files and a big ole shrinking disk.

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After I got the panel into shape, I started filing the top of the area to get it smooth.
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This shows some low spots after I started filing
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More or less finished. I wish I would have taken better pictures throughout the process.
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Looks pretty damn amazing from my house Doug! We gonna take first at pebble beach with it

I Doug I have a basement you can have! Your a keeper.

Got some work done on the doors. The passenger door had some dents and one small bit of rust. The driver's side had more rust though. Both doors though had large oil-canning on the bottom half. Possibly from the heat of powder coating. I got both doors roughed back into shape but they will need a skim coat of filler.

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After some heat and hammer and dolly work
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One small bit of rust...

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And the driver's door... the 'fun' door

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I started by cutting out the bottom channel completely.
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I then cut out a strip of some 20 gage steel
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Made a 90 degree bend
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And used a steel block to form the U-shape
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Voila!
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I welded it in! I smoothed over the welds and its now good to go.
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More oil canning...
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Dude, really, that is very cool! And the bottom edge of the door didn't warp with all that welding? I never even thought about cutting all of that out, just thought we'd fill it in.
Great work......

Nice repair work!

John

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Lots of tedious work has been happening... I have been focussing on finishing the bodywork for the doors and lids. I started off by sanding everything, applying an epoxy primer over any bare metal areas, and then adding filler over that. This is followed by several stages of high build primer and block sanding. They have their final stage of primer and after I finish the rest of the car, I will wet sand everything down in prep for paint. I'm not going to paint it, Chris will find someone else to do that.

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I also started working on prepping the rest of the car. I sanded the underside of the floorpan and applied some epoxy. I will add seam sealer and then apply a second coat.

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All sealed up

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Wow That is some serious work and nicely done. Love watching the progress of the build.

No sh!t!!!!seriously, crazy nice work and dedication. Hats off.

Impressive work...especially that door channel piece.

Keep it up!

Thanks guys.

The underside of the floorpan is pretty much done.

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Very talented repairs...it will be like new after you are done.

Dave

Are we spraying the entire car that white epoxy Doug? That white will go a long way to helping the factory yellow really pop!

Work looks great from here BTW

Chris, ill try to give you a call tonight. There's a few small things we need to discuss.

Ooo that doesn't sound good!

I said SMALL stuff

I got the floors and engine bay epoxied and sealed. I'm being very thorough with the seam sealer but I'm making sure not to use too much and not to glob it on there. I will shoot a second coat of epoxy in the morning and then these areas will be done.

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Great stuff going on here, nice one!

Are you sanding down each coat of epoxy so the next layer can key to it?..or is it working without?

Ollie.

For the epoxy primer, I sand the surface with 80 grit and then apply the epoxy. You can re-coat the epoxy up to a week without having to sand per the tech sheet. So when the car goes in for final paint, everything will have to be scuffed up again.

I should also add that the primers I am using are from Southern Polyurethanes.

http://www.southernpolyurethanes.com/

UPDATE: I've been getting a lot of work done. I started by prepping the driver's side, hitting it with some epoxy primer, seam sealer, body filler, high build primer and block sanding. That side is pretty much done, just needs final sanding. The cowl area also got done.

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I also used Eastwood's Internal Frame Coating in all the cavities possible.

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What's left to do: Passenger side fenders and final sanding.

Great work! Thank-you for posting your progress. Very educational! Much appreciated!

Well the body is pretty much done as far as I'm concerned. I gave it two coats of epoxy primer/sealer and gave it a wet sand. Bodywork came out great.

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I used water when taking these shots. The epoxy is NOT that glossy.
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Wow - very nice I can't wait to see it with color.

Doug,

That looks great! What are you going to do next?

Peter