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Great progress and it is all looking good...seems we all know about those heavy pieces from Bondo... a lot of people adhere to the "fill it and mold it with Bondo" dent fixing idea.
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Well, I dont watch sports so I went out and made some noise today. I have been sanding and sanding and have the roof of the 'burb good now. I am getting all the pieces ready so I can shoot primer on this and the '64 shorty. I jump back and forth and I'm really sore and tired.
Anyway, I patched my front fender. Patched the brace first as it was somewhat damaged. Didnt want to buy a new one so I went for it. Thin metal was a challenge but I got the brace stiffened up and painted the inside of the fender; then trimmed and welded my patch in place. Takes quite awhile of jumping around with the welder to fil it all in.......then sanded down the whole thing just to see what Im getting into for the bodywork. Put on a first coat of fiberglass and hung it in place while I cleaned up. Hope to have a bunch of progress next weekend. Cool to see all the new 'burbs here on the site!!!:metal: |
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Nice patch work. Looking very good. keep up the good work.
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Looks like some nice progress!! Your on a roll, don't stop.
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The fender has had some work done to it previously but it is not in bad shape overall. I was scuffing it up to see what it was going to require on my next round. Im fired up over this and trying to take advantage of the nice weather. |
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I know what you mean. When sanding the body filler its so much work but you have to control yourself and not get in a hurry or you will have to put more filler on and start all over again. I really respect the guys that do this stuff for a living everyday. I hate having to wear those dust masks and dust all over the shop everywhere.
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I met this guy once in Phoenix and saw a pic of his 'burb so I saved it. I thought it was cool and had never seen a gold paint job that was fresh; looked awesome. This may be how I paint mine....dont know right now. |
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Going a little slower than I thought but I'm still getting there....:confused:; wherever that may be.:lol: Here are some pics. I'm working at getting a bunch of parts prepped to prime all at once. I also know from past experience that the more work you put in the better the parts turn out.
After reading the thread about all the new parts that dont fit, I guess its six to one half dozen. It still takes a ton of work to patch stuff up, too. Heres the grill support as I am still working it over and then my drivers fender after its done and waiting for the primer. Trial fit my repop and it fit well. Pulled the inner brackets off my old fenders and drilled my new re-pop for the '64 emblem. Im going to pull the grill and headlites so I can get my old stuff out of the way and then begin to assemble the 'new' front clip. Ok, pics........... |
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..looking good..
How come you are using the re-pop front fenders rather than your patched originals? Looked like your originals patched up pretty nice... |
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looking good, man!! love the burban, maybe one day i'll have one or atleast i have to wait til my trucks done, before starting on another!!
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Been pluggin' along today and cleaned up the inner fender brackets and shot them with some rust inhibitor. Tore off my grill support and found some things I hadn't noticed before. Dont know if they are 'burb only or if this was a 3/4 ton?? The grill support has brackets with rubber bumpers that sit on the bumper supports; hmmm? I mentioned it before, but the whole front clip and underhood has zinc chromate under the paint. Everywhere! It's peaking out to the far left in the pic with the extra bracket. Also found the core supports are rubber mounted, unlike my pickups that have the brackets riveted to the frame. Also a shot of the 1/8'' of bondo over some dents on the core support. I could have fixed this one as it's in great shape with the exception of this poor body work. I'm probably going to just use the one I have already done and keep this one. |
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Hung the front pieces on just to get an idea of my next set of headaches. Nothings tight, 6 bolts total holding it on......
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I think those rubber bumpers are on Suburban and Panel as I found them on my '65 Panel. Thought it was weird but thinking more, it might to help minimize body flex due to the body being mounted the full length of the frame, unlike a truck cab. These might hit the bumper brackets to help prevent some flexing.
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Finished up the night with a little rattle can resto. Sprayed the crap outta the core support so its presentable. I'll get it more when I have more light. |
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I don't know about you, but I would rather fab just about anything than do paint and body work. I admire your progress. Nice work!!
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Really looking good Pro...wanna come work on mine?? |
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I havent updated my other thread, but I'm actually blocking out my '64 S/B at the same time, so I'm already working on two trucks right now. |
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Look what showed up today.......roof panel. Now I have to decide if I'm going to cut it or install it completely. I wanted to leave in my windsheild until I was done with everything else and then pull it. It's cracked anyway.
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Went out and painted all the little parts previously posted with some gloss black. Pulled out my splash shield rubber and pop riveted it on. Being that this is a 100 point resto except for everything that isnt(;)), I cant believe I'm doing it!!:lol:
I saved all the clips to hold the pieces on, but I'm wondering if there is a different way of attaching the entire assembly. Chime in if you know; I'd appreciate it. While waiting for the paint to dry I decided to have some fun with the '66. Printed out some flames and made templates. Proceeded to use a bunch of rattle cans (white,primer red, engine orange, clear) and did some 'art' on the hood. It was fun for an afternoon. |
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Well, after staring at the eyebrow above the windshield, I decided to yank the glass and install the patch panel. I'm going to go backwards a bit but in the end it will be less work having a complete piece in there. The worst part is the sealer!! Looks like this thing has had 20 windshields installed:lol:. Will post more pics as I go...
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