Bodywork Photo Gallery
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Often - the kiss of death on 2nd gens is wasted frame rails. One of mine was hammered, so we fixed it. The repair is acceptable looking and structurally sound, but not recommended for a concourse job.
December (stripping car)
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I stripped the car for several reasons. It was obvious there was a bunch of rust damage under the paint, and the paint was several layers thick and starting to crack or flake off in some spots. There was a fair amount of bondo all over the car too. Stripping the car to bare metal allowed me to see what I had to work with. Also as you've previously heard, it's a good way to make sure all the orange paint goes away.
Uncovered Damage
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Bodywork Photos
January (priming, painting front end):
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I used Dupont Base Coat/Clear Coat (BC/CC). It's easy enough for even an idiot like me to apply. White is even better. Lighter colors tend to hide flaws in the bodywork.
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I'm currently replacing the 1/4 panels. Rather than waste time painting, then repairing and painting just the repair area, I'll bite the bullet and replace the 1/4 panels now. In order to make life difficult I want to keep the original rear marker light opening area, since it has a tab to secure the light. The repro skins don't have this tab. So I'm cutting out the patch panel to retain the original marker light. Also, I'd like to keep the stock seam from the 1/4 panel to the rear splash panel. Often with repaired cars, you'll see this seam filled in (so you can tell the car was repaired in some way).
