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Mittwoch, 4. März 2009

More welding pics

More pics of the bodywork done on the 'Cuda. The car isn't prepped for paint yet, but it won't thick layers of filler to be real smooth. The gluefor the old vinyl roof came off real easy, some of the original red primer shines through the paint.


The rear valance panel had to substantially changed to fit this good, the crease between the valance and the quarter is now consistent from top to bottom on both sides.

Sonntag, 21. Dezember 2008

Two quarters make a half


Two quarters make a half and since both quarters are on the 'Cuda, half of the metalwork is done! According to Chris, who is donig all the work, the hard part is over with, all the rest is smooth sailing. There are a few patches to do on the firewall, the floors and around the windshield but nothing is nearly as complicated as the rear of the car, which was practically craftes all new. For a perfect fit of the rear bumper and all the seam surrounding it, the quarters and the valance panel had to be modified extensively, and it really shows.
I've seen many pictures of restored 'Cudas ans very seldomly do the seams under the bumper measure up so well!

The welds of the new body panels have been sanded down, the rest of the holes will be filled with lead before the epoxy primer is applied.
I can already imagine some fat rubber in those rear wheelwells :-)







Samstag, 6. Dezember 2008

Rear quarterpanel



The passengerside rear quarter is on the car. It took some time because before the the sheetmetal could be welded on, the window mechanism was revitalized and tested for proper fit - that's a lot easyier with no sidewall on.

Some of the window crank pieces had to be remade from scratch as there are no new parts available, the window goes up and down cleanly, with a lot less friction than before.
The top pic shows the way the rear will look with the rear valance attached, cool car!

All the area behind the rear quarter has been treated with epoxy primer to prevent future corrosion.








The rear window crank turned out really nice...