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BUT..thanks to Brian and Jamie, we managed to get the whole car blocked down at 150 and it came up really nice. We need to pop the trunk off and re-glue the inside framework so that the skin doesn't flex so much and we can get it flat. Otherwise, there is one small corner of the hood that needs some love and we are ready to guide coat it again and block it down further. We are actually getting close to final prime!

heavy prime complete

We got the car in the booth Saturday morning. Hit it with 150 grit,wiped it down and started priming. Brian and Brett layed two gallons of feather fill on it and it turned out great. We have. Couple of small things to fix and then we guidecoat,sand with 150, guidecoat again and go 220 then another prime session.

Finally an Update!

We have been even more slammed than usual at the shop, so my time to work on the car and post has been limited. Work continues to progress on the body, with the car going in for another primer session sometime this week.
I got the gas hood shock brakets made and Brian helped me install them.  They work great and now I don't have to worry about being decapitated if the hood prop slips.
My fancy new Flaming River XL steering rack arrived, but I haven't had time to test fit it yet.  Hope it fits.
Spent some time with the fender skirts, smoothing them out and welding up the holes for the trim.
Spent an entire day on Brian's '60 Biscayne project getting the front suspension put back together; it should be a roller soon.

More Body Work

Nothing very exciting to post.  Been doing more bodywork for the last couple of weeks.  I did get the glovebox installed and the power trunk actuator in place.  I hope to get some primer on it this weekend or at least get the bodywork done enough to head into a deep prime.

3 Days of Body Work

Bob showing me how its done

I managed to spend half a day on Friday and all of Saturday and Sunday working on the car.  Friday I got all the plumbing finished for the intercooler water pump.  In typical fashion, the motor runs, but doesn't move any water.  I am assuming the impeller is hosed, I hope my supplier will warranty it!
We finished blocking the car and I used the magic dent machine to pull up all the low spots.  Some judicious hammering on the high spots got me ready for filler.
Today I wiped the Rage filler on all the low spots and broke it down with a DA and some 80 grit.  Hopefully Brett has some time this week to help me block it all out and see what we have.
Bob suprised me this morning and came by to do a bunch of metal work.  He welded up the emblem holes in the rear quarters, cut out and patched the passenger wheel well lip, patched the driver's quarter tip, and completely patched the trunk seam corners that were wasted.
I finished off the day by liberally filling those corners and grinding out the factory lead in the door/body seams.

Interior Sneak Peek

Snapped a few shots of the front and rear seats for the car.  Jaime's work is top notch and very affordable.  I took a couple of pics of the stainless mesh he used for the rear speaker grille.  It was a scrap piece from Brian's Biscayne and I wasn't sure if Jaime could make it work or not.  It turned out beautifully!  He is now working on one of the rear wheel well plastics so that we can build the rest of the door panels from there.

Quick Video

Quick Video of the car doing a burnout and popping the boost hose