Brent's '72 Custom/10 SWB stepside build

[brossow]

Ordered the 'Burb mount today as described above. Had a coupon for $10 off a $25 purchase at Advance Auto Parts, so got the mount plus a tranny filter kit (which I'll use for my Camaro) for $16.08 total. Supposed to be here tomorrow.

[brossow]

Originally Posted by brossow

Ordered the 'Burb mount today as described above. Had a coupon for $10 off a $25 purchase at Advance Auto Parts, so got the mount plus a tranny filter kit (which I'll use for my Camaro) for $16.08 total. Supposed to be here tomorrow.

Not sure if I should feel bad about this or not. Returned the mount this morning and between the cashier and the manager on duty they couldn't figure out how they should handle the return because of the $10 coupon I had used, so they just decided to refund the full price ($15.99) plus tax for a total refund of $17.17. Essentially they paid me $1.09 to take the tranny filter.

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by brossow

Not sure if I should feel bad about this or not. Returned the mount this morning and between the cashier and the manager on duty they couldn't figure out how they should handle the return because of the $10 coupon I had used, so they just decided to refund the full price ($15.99) plus tax for a total refund of $17.17. Essentially they paid me $1.09 to take the tranny filter.

What's my cut?

[brossow]

Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

What's my cut?

Hmm... 10% finder's fee works out to .... let me get my calculator ....... Looks like I owe ya 11¢. You take PayPal?

[brossow]

Over the past few days I've been adding more coats of Pelucid to the bed wood. It's turning out very, very well. Too bad I won't be able to do anything with it for quite some time!

Worked all day today on stripping paint and don't have a lot to show for it. Took a break in between to haul a load of parts and scrap metal out to my parents' place. If anyone needs a complete front disc brake suspension (A-arms, rotors, calipers, crossmember, etc.) let me know.

Tried the "best" stripper available at Menards to start with and it was a joke. Only used it because I had it on hand and wanted to see what it would do. Didn't do a darn thing to the paint on the fender. Eventually I gave up on it, washed it off, and went to the aircraft stripper instead. It started bubbling like a cauldron the instant it hit the paint, letting me know why I had to spend $30-something for a gallon of the stuff.

Have to finish it up tomorrow in a couple spots the stripper didn't get applied properly, but I'm pretty happy with the result so far. I'll touch up the marker light socket with the media blaster or else just let it go since it won't show anyway.

Any thoughts on undercoating? These fenders were dealer take-offs in 1971 and still have the factory undercoating and it appears to be in good condition. The question is whether it's worth the time and effort to strip it off just to have to redo it, or if I should just leave it alone.

Pics follow....