Today was the day to tackle a couple unfinished projects.
Since I had welded that rear grille insert panel from the inside,
it was impossible to grind the bottom side without removing the whole fender unit.
This was also the time to finish weld all the inner panels,
and prep everything for a thick coat of primer.
I was expecting it to take a bit longer,
and I had a couple hours to prep another unfinished project for the primer.
The dash on the old 40 was wirewheeled back down to bare metal,
and a bunch of the little hammer dents were flattened out.
Those holes on the outer sides needed to be filled.
Nothing ever goes to waste here.
To some this sheetmetal bondo mixing stick would have been trash.
After some trimming, hammering, welding and grinding,
all the corners and holes were filled with metal.
While welding the dash to windshield gap,
my mind wandered off to the title for this post.
Finishing these unfinished sections reminded me
of cleaning up the armpits of the car.
Fixing the worst areas like these to make them sano,
whether seen or unseen,
just like shaving an armpit.
Why I would think this I have no idea,
There was enough primer to roll out 2 coats.
While the paint was kicking off,
I made some quick rubber squeak pads for the front frame mounts.
Did I ever show you guys the trick custom bumper brackets?
Well there they are.
Half new and half original.
With a little time to spare,
I had to experiment with the stock corvette radiator box that Ken hated.
A couple cuts...
And a quick test fit...
And it was time to go pick up the kids!
Until next time...
TP
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| dismantled |
Since I had welded that rear grille insert panel from the inside,
it was impossible to grind the bottom side without removing the whole fender unit.
This was also the time to finish weld all the inner panels,
and prep everything for a thick coat of primer.
I was expecting it to take a bit longer,
and I had a couple hours to prep another unfinished project for the primer.
 |
| custom dash |
The dash on the old 40 was wirewheeled back down to bare metal,
and a bunch of the little hammer dents were flattened out.
Those holes on the outer sides needed to be filled.
 |
| waste not want not |
Nothing ever goes to waste here.
To some this sheetmetal bondo mixing stick would have been trash.
 |
| metalfinished dash |
After some trimming, hammering, welding and grinding,
all the corners and holes were filled with metal.
While welding the dash to windshield gap,
my mind wandered off to the title for this post.
Finishing these unfinished sections reminded me
of cleaning up the armpits of the car.
Fixing the worst areas like these to make them sano,
whether seen or unseen,
just like shaving an armpit.
 |
| primed |
Why I would think this I have no idea,
and why I would go and type all this out,
I'm blaming those epoxy fumes!
The bare steel had such a cool finish it was a shame to repaint it.
There is a plan...
There is a plan...
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| messy friggin shop |
There was enough primer to roll out 2 coats.
 |
| flower power |
While the paint was kicking off,
I made some quick rubber squeak pads for the front frame mounts.
Did I ever show you guys the trick custom bumper brackets?
 |
| bumper brackets |
Well there they are.
Half new and half original.
 |
| the hurtlocker truck 1955 chevrolet pickup |
With a little time to spare,
I had to experiment with the stock corvette radiator box that Ken hated.
 |
| 1985 corvette radiator box |
A couple cuts...
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| cuts |
And a quick test fit...
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| stool time |
And it was time to go pick up the kids!
Until next time...
TP
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