usaroadrunner
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Sorry bout your lab Kahn, but your Great Dane is awesome. The Dane will be loving the vert too...lol
Oh and having these few DuraBlocks made all the difference for me:
Note these are not the 24" ones. A bodyman here told me 18" or so is all you need. Any longer and you can start having problems keeping constant pressure along all the surfaces. The first two would be perfect your quarter panels. I used them almost exclusively except for small ones for special tight areas.
I've got one of these Durablocks and I'm learning to really like it with my bodywork . . . I'm still learning . . .
Side Note: Having some transmission troubles with my daily driver Truck ( 315,000 miles ) so I'm in the process of pulling the transmission to send it off and get it rebuilt - which means that my work on the Belvedere is going to suffer a bit until I get it pulled . . .
Argh . . . always something . . . . then I get to have fun re-installing it when it returns too ( I'm just so excited, I can't stand it ) . . .
I've got one of these Durablocks and I'm learning to really like it with my bodywork . . . I'm still learning . . .
Side Note: Having some transmission troubles with my daily driver Truck ( 315,000 miles ) so I'm in the process of pulling the transmission to send it off and get it rebuilt - which means that my work on the Belvedere is going to suffer a bit until I get it pulled . . .
Argh . . . always something . . . . then I get to have fun re-installing it when it returns too ( I'm just so excited, I can't stand it ) . . .
Holy crap Kahn you knocked that out like a cheap date...lolNot the Belvedere . . . But I'll take "any progress" that I can make these days . . .
Got the transmission out of the truck today . . . 315,000 miles . . . time for a rebuild . . .
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And a big old gaping hole under the truck ( in case you thought is was just a spare trans sitting around . . . )
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Oh and having these few DuraBlocks made all the difference for me:
Note these are not the 24" ones. A bodyman here told me 18" or so is all you need. Any longer and you can start having problems keeping constant pressure along all the surfaces. The first two would be perfect your quarter panels. I used them almost exclusively except for small ones for special tight areas.
you're having way too much fun Larry!
Fixing a daily driver does not have the same appeal as the classic Mopar......
Which one did you buy the curved one? I used that almost exclusively on the quarters and the flat one on the doors and front fenders ('68). Work on rolling the curved one at the same time you are moving it down the quarter panel. You will make those nice lines really defined. I also ran masking tape down the body lines and sanded one side of the tape then removed it and taped the other side of the line and sanded the side the tape was on. It allows you to keep nice sharp edges where they are suppose to be sharp.
Holy crap Kahn you knocked that out like a cheap date...lol
Been a busy week, and none of it related to working on the Belvedere ( argh ! ) . . . But I did . . .
Get my transmission out of my truck
Get my daughter/husband set up for the HVAC replace at the house they're trying to sell
Pick up a load of firewood from my neighbor ( he let me use his truck - Dodge=cool - Mine isn't working too well . . . )
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Spent the day working on this panel, and it's really ( finally ) coming together for me ( except the wheel lip )
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And this area . . . I think I've finally got it nailed down . . . ( good thing I don't do this for a living - I'd starve ) . . .
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Still fighting with the area behind the wheel, one spot over the wheel, and the whole wheel well lip . . . lots of angles and curves . . .
Back at it again tomorrow . . .
Are you using expensive filler that dries fast and sands like butter? I used Marsol (3M now) Platinum Filler. That stuff drys in 20 minutes and sands like drywall plaster with 80 grit. I was getting 2-3 coats on each evening as I was getting that corner shaped. Put on what you think in your mind is too much and when you start thinking you can sand off just a little more and it will be perfect stop and throw on another coat
That old girl is coming along nicely Larry. Looks to me like you have the bodywork thing figured out.
Got myself a$$ deep in a 70 Duster project. On the rotisserie and actually getting blasted this morning, so I will be in the mud slinging/sanding/repeat process this coming week. Father/son project that is turning out to be a father project because my 17 year old has found himself a gal pal that is taking up most of his free time lol. Been poking around on abodies a bit, but am migrating back here because I am more familiar with the members here.Thanks Joel . . . haven't seen you around here much lately . . .
Got myself a$$ deep in a 70 Duster project. On the rotisserie and actually getting blasted this morning, so I will be in the mud slinging/sanding/repeat process this coming week. Father/son project that is turning out to be a father project because my 17 year old has found himself a gal pal that is taking up most of his free time lol. Been poking around on abodies a bit, but am migrating back here because I am more familiar with the members here.