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It's going to be nice. I'm glad it's you doing the sanding and not me, LOL.
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Bottom of the floor is painted.
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This thing is going to be a lot nicer than when it was new.
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We mounted the body to the frame for a test fit of the doors and front sheet metal.
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Test fitted front sheet metal and doors.
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Looks great...
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Wagon is looking great! |
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Alignment and fit of the front end sheet metal.
Found a twist in the left fender causing a gap between the fender and hood. |
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Is it just twisted or was that from welding in eyebrows?
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Good catch!!
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Good deal..
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It's been about a year since I moved to the second body shop. Here's a slideshow of the progress since then.
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Lowered the car a bit more. 2" in the front and 3" in the rear.
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Finally got to the point of spraying some color on the car. First the roof has been painted Crystal White and the firewall and door jams have been painted base coat and clear.
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A couple more.
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Liking the colour combo
Its coming along nicely . . . |
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Added some shine with the clear coats.
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Continue of previous page.
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Final buffing and mounting body to frame.
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Cont.
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Beautiful! Great work.
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It's been a while since I gave a update. Started assembly with the firewall pad, Raingear wiper system installed, full wiring harness installed, brakes fully operational, and front sheet metal attached.
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Looks good..!...love that dash...that is very nice
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Just a couple more.
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The fuel and brake lines are now all installed along with the radiator and overflow tank. Also the steering column and wheel are hooked up.
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Double post
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Looks great love a longroof, the gloss on the dash might be a little hard to see. The glare off the windshield can be a problem.
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Heater restored and installed.
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Really looking great Dennis. Id like to come over and check it out when its all finished.
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Tailgate now installed and the finish date has been set as Oct. 25th. Then onto the upholstery shop.
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What are your plans for the upholstery, stock, pleated, diamonds, and color?
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But I have started on the exhaust. |
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That's looking great. It's making me want my 1964 Dodge wagon back.
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Busy last week. The exhaust has been installed and the trans cooler is all plumbed and ready to go. The driveline was made and installed.
This next week the glass is getting installed and also the speedo gear for the speed sensor. |
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More progress this week. All of the glass is now installed.
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Glad you got the glass in with no breakage...looks good
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