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Old 06-13-2018, 06:45 AM
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Thanks Wayne. That door just has etch primer on the bare metal. I haven't started filler work on it yet. It's a decent door to start with, but if you look close, the body line towards the bottom of the photo needs some help.

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Old 08-16-2018, 08:31 AM
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The summer weather in upstate South Carolina hasn't really cooperated this summer. In order to keep from covering everything in my garage with sanding dust, I am doing all my bodywork outside in the driveway. The rain, heat, and humidity have made this challenging.

Anyway, I've been chipping along as I could. I had a bad spot on the second door that I cut out and replaced.









I just finished the majority of the bodywork on the second door and sprayed it with etch primer this week. With the doors set aside, I'll begin work to get the body in etch primer before I begin the body work on it.



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Old 09-06-2018, 10:17 AM
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Question Rear end questions

I have limited knowledge when it comes to rear ends. I've not really had to do much work on them beyond what I've done in this thread (replaced axle bearing, seals, welded on the Ridetech 4-link brackets, cleaned and painted).

The rear end that came with my car is an 8.2" 10 bolt, NON posi, with 2.73 gears. I'm aiming for 400 hp/torque from the SBC400 I'll be rebuilding and have a close ratio Muncie M21 4 speed transmission.

My concern is that the non posi, 2.73, rear end I have now is going to be too mild to really use/feel/enjoy 400 hp/torque.

I may have a lead on an 8.5" 10 bolt, posi, with 3.42 gears, with new Timken bearings throughout.

Any thoughts/suggestions/guidance? Questions to ask the seller?

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Old 09-07-2018, 06:38 AM
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Here's what I know from speaking with the seller.

It has new Timken axle, carrier, and pinion bearings and National seals. Original, factory Eaton(?) posi, gears, and 28 spline axles- all in very good condition according to him. It's set up with .008 backlash and is 53 1/4" wide from backing plate to backing plate. I can get it for $750.

Any thoughts/opinions before I pull the trigger on this?

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Those are several good upgrades, Posi, better gear ratio. The rearend is plenty strong enough for a street car as long as you're not trying to run sticky tires and do hard launches all the time.
Make sure you take a good look at the gears before you hand over the cash, No pitting or super sharp edges on the teeth...


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Old 09-07-2018, 07:41 PM
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Thanks Jeff. I’m not a drag race guy, so no drag slicks. This car will see spirited street driving and the occasional autocross.

Thanks for the tip regarding the gears.

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I got the 8.5" 10 bolt yesterday. From what I can tell, everything checks out to be what it was advertised to be.

The gear compound marks and the teeth seem to be acceptable.

I did find one interesting thing to note. The stamping on the ring gear reads 3984831 12 14 3 78. I'm pretty sure the 14 was stamped backwards and should read 41, denoting the ring gear tooth count. I counted the ring gear teeth and there are 41 and the pinion has 12 teeth, which is a 3.42 gear ratio.

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Question Paint prep questions

I've been working on the car...I swear. I haven't updated this thread because it's just been boring, redundant filler, then sand, then filler, then sand...

I'm wrapping up the bodywork/filler process on my body shell and was unsure of a few things and I'm hoping someone can provide some insight.

Seam sealer- I'm spraying etch primer next, then spraying 2K urethane primer, then blocking with progressively finer grits. At what point during this process do I apply seam sealer (for instance, where the rear quarter panels meet the taillight panel)?

New body panels- I'm replacing a few panels with AMD repops that are EDP coated. Should they be scuffed>etch primed>2K primed? What about the inner side of the panel- just etch primer or just leave the EDP?

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I was able to spray a final coat of etch primer on the body, then sprayed urethane primer on the body, doors, spoiler, and cowl.

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I was able to spray a final coat of etch primer on the body, then sprayed urethane primer on the body, doors, spoiler, and cowl.

Daniel
Looking good! Keep up the good work!
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