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4-30-2014
I almost forgot to show you guys what the bottom of the car looks like. Okay this is with Body Filler dust and nothing is polished. Let me know what you think. I really like the look of the Raptor Liner instead of Undercoating. The parts are all powdercoated with new poly bushings, Bilsteins, new IPD limiting straps, New 3.73 gearing with Dana limited slip rear end. We're ready to rock...with what's done. Lots to do to get her moving, stopping and steering.
5-9-2014
Project for the weekend...My neighbor ordered an Eastwood Fender Roller and his car is too low for the plastic wheel to reach the fender. It would be considered a "slammed Ride" at about 2 inches off the ground! I want a clean look with the car so I'm going to roll out the extra metal in the wheel well. I was going to bondo this so you couldn't see the spot welds, but now I won't have to with the roller. I used a hammer and dolly to push some of the rear fender back but wasn't pleased with the results. This should help! I'll be honest, this took me 40 minutes for this small spot with a rubber mallet and leather gloves. I hope you can identify the difference and it was worth it. I'll also be able to get my wheels closer the fender without cutting the tires up. One day!
Here's another crazy idea I had dealing with the body of the car. I hate the body lines under the door where the quarter panels meet the bottom of the door. I have welded these up and will be smoothing them out with filler. I also covered the front and rear body gaps/lines under the tail lights and headlights/blinkers. The whole car will be smooth. Here a closeup of the body lines where they meet. Any feedback would be appreciated.
9-29-2014
Hey guys,
Just in case you were wondering what's going on with the build... I've been block sanding the car and have about 7 layers of filler on the car. Okay, before people get all crazy on me, it's a skim coat on and a skim off. I don't have huge things of Rage Gold thicker than a 1/4 inch. It's more like a couple millimeters but smoothes the body perfectly. Okay so here are some photos. The first one has the seams filled after welding. It will look so much better when wax isn't in the seam like I've seen so many times before.
