I don't miss that stage of the build, but it's totally worth it.

Looking good.

Daniel

Flat body work that’s the only place I’m ever allowed to try.

Wayne ... thought your body work had white caps when you were done :ohsnap:

That too, it looks different every time I check it lol

Great progress!! What hood vents are you planning to use?

Thanks bunches, this body work definetly requires a sharp eye :) She's all mocked up for the Trackspec vents!!!

Thanks ....

Update 8/17
 

This body work is hard work ... but I just pick a piece and get at it. So far the hood, driver fender and lower extension, header, lower valance, and wiper cowl is flat and sanded down with 400 grit ... just need to spray a coat of epoxy on the bare spots and get some Raptor liner on the underside of the fender and Speedtech inner wheel wells.

Pulled the passenger side fender and got it prepped for epoxy. This fender has some rough spots that will require some hammer and dolly work and I'll need to close up the OEM antenna hole ... wish me luck, :confused18:

Here's some car porn ....

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/3915/2cwe2S.jpg
Ths staging area, lol!
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/4043/rq6TxM.jpg
This lower patch I bonded in and it's pretty close ...
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1461/ckEF1m.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/1223/VOvCG5.jpg

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Sure is nice to work with clean metal ...



I'd get more done if it wasn't so dang hot during the day ... spraying epoxy after dark when it finally cools down.

Thanks for looking ...

Good luck, looks great so far!


Dave

:thumbsup:

Looks fantastic!!

Mo Better now!
 

Thanks guys ... I was working with the shrinking disc and some hammer and dolly work to get this fender straight. Seems it had some previous work done ... with a 2X4 :shakehead:

Instead of spraying epoxy and sanding it all off, I figured I'd take a page from an Eastwood video and use the Sharpie as a guide coat which worked out really well. After three rounds of disc work and sanding it is mo better, the camera angle doesn't do it justice ... take a look!


https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/4567/3L20sh.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/820/rs6Lz1.jpg
Did some touch up work on the back side too ...

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5371/6vDRkF.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/2025/ZrqJv1.jpg
Mo Better!!!


I'll continue this tomorrow, thanks for looking ....

Update 8/21
 

Wow, think I'll stick a fork in it ... I would guess I have WAYTOO many hours into these fenders but I know they are dun right:D

I am getting the hang of the shrinking disc and it's kinda of like therapy ... and it works great, don't start hammering get the disc out and work the metal back to shape!!!!

The only low spots are where the metal is doubled so I'm ok with that, take a look ....

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/6053/Gdz2jT.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2084/yfBuJN.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/1886/L3Y5dn.jpg



Not too bad for 53 year old fender, going to get some epoxy on the fender and the bare spots on the other parts this weekend, it's going to be hot ...





Thanks for looking ....

Well done

Looking good Chief! Nice work on the fenders!

Good job! Looks professional.

Update 9/6
 

Spraying more epoxy sanding, ....repeat process over and over ... been working to get the fenders finished sanded to 400 grit and I've finished the drivers side fender and got the passenger side in epoxy and sanded to 180 grit ... keep working with putty and sanding to 400 grit.

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/685/vucIlp.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/5744/EkGhiI.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/8924/3HMCXU.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6642/W7IGEu.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/5121/O6vFgJ.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/2286/gO15nG.jpg

I know it just looks like a fender finished in SPI white epoxy but there are many hours to get to this point and I am proud of the results, thanks for looking ...

You should be proud, doing it all yourself.

Looking real good!

nothing feels better than running your hand over a p400 finished panel for the last time, other than maybe the finished product.

Update 10/9
 

OCD is a beeotch!!!! She does look good in SPI White Epoxy maybe I'll just clear coat and call it patina, lol :lol: One more round of epoxy and primer surfacer on the driver's fender and extension and I'll stick a fork in it! Working on passenger side fender, underside of the hood and body worked the inner fender wells and radiator support.



Car porn for your viewing pleasure, in no particular order ....

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/1808/ltL6On.jpg

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https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/6293/AnBUWS.jpg

I ran out of black ss paint to do the underside of the hood ... on the things to do list: paint the underside of the hood black, get the driver's door in epoxy and then the passenger door all before the weather turns and it get too cold :action-smiley-027::action-smiley-027:


You'd think I was building a Riddler car!!! Thanks for looking ...

Nice work!! Keep it up...

Thanks, will do ...

Grit er Dun .... sanded the underside one more time and epoxied and then sprayed some ss black, heck yeah!!!

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/9740/L1Lzw4.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/8600/YdRnu1.jpg


The hardest thing is keeping the ash off the fresh paint, APITA!!!

Thanks for looking ....

Great work. Better hurry as that cold weather will snap soon.

Update 10/23
 

Thanks, buddy and boy did the weather turn ... from 70's to 30!


Well make a goal and :gitrdun: Got the radiator mount painted a single-stage black along with the Speed Tech inner wheel wells and then mounted driver's side to see what interference with the clutch master cylinder ... :superhack: needs a hole to clear master and AN3 fitting.

Looking like a car again ...

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6420/CHkTCx.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8442/nuCnd8.jpg


While the weather was good I got some putty on the fender and sprayed some SPI epoxy on the driver's door and passenger fender and left in the garage with a heater on overnight to cure the paint ...

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/9024/2vgY9A.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/7137/2QVwda.jpg
Still needs a layer or two of primer/ surfacer and sand down w 400 grit!
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/89/NH7iSW.jpg


Hopefully I'll get the door hung and semi straight before long and then get the rest of the front end sheet metal installed and aligned.


Thanks for looking ...

Car is looking good and I am going to steal some idea's from your build for my car. Keep posting pics and looking forward to your next post.

Seen lots of builds with an fittings coming out of a wilwood master cylinder.
Are you only suppose to use 45 degree double flare ??or an made out stainless??

The fittings coming out of the master and the proportioning valve are double flair and then the other end heading each corner is made up for AN fittings.

I'm still in the game!!!
 

Still here working on my girl ... 2020 is hindsight, mental illness is real and I'm working on getting better every day ... it's a journey, not a destination!

So, I started a new job that I get to work on hot rods and get paid for my time ... should have seen this 20 years ago. My happy place is in a garage working on cars, call it simple as it is my place to be me and not impress anyone and look forward to getting back to work the next day!

So, first job is re-wiring a 70 Cuda Pink Panther for Holley EFI and AC w dual fans, then working on a 64 Malibu LS7 transplant gone wrong to de-burring a 65 401 nailhead for a Riddler Car ... heaven, maybe so?

I have been working on my Camaro, still getting the passenger side fender straight ... driver's side is looking good!!

My time in the garage is my therapy and glad to be still in the game ...

Thanks for looking ....

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/8404/xFfTmu.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/1888/l29qZB.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/9490/kxIBO9.jpg

Whoever you went to work for is lucky to have you. Stay in your happy place....

Well said sir.

A guy who gets to do what he loves for a career is a lucky man. Glad your enjoying yourself.

Amen brother...!!

Well that sucks!!!
 

Thanks guys ... get r dun little at a time!!!


Well that looks purtty ....
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3018/qbwfWF.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/2466/zz3nO7.jpg

Let's see how she fits ...

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/1355/oiZJ9C.jpg
Not worth a ****e, almost 3/8 " high in the center and low at the corners!
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/4588/wW4ieX.jpg
Low on both sides ... I can push down in the center and it'll come up some



Any suggestions or has this been seen before??? I'll call Anvil this week and ask what to do.... that really sucks!!!


Thanks for looking ...

I repaired a couple of these by making kerf cuts in the underside bracing, clamping it in the correct shape and then bonding the cuts with panel adhesive. Not pretty but the only fix I could come up with.

Don

As I've said before...that's the only drawback to carbon fiber I hate, that it's far too expensive to often not fit. Very beautiful though.

Yeah I know, I thought I'd be ahead of the game w an Anvil trunk, guess this thing is going back to them and I'll beat on the AMD one to get er to fit worth a shote!!!

Can you give some info on what black paint you are using for under the hood and engine compartment?

You bet, it's a single-stage I get from my local paint jobber, here's pics:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/7717/wdXKdN.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3393/vL6FQ6.jpg

Update 7/30
 

Hey it's been sometime now ...but I set a goal and got my Raptor bed liner sprayed today cuz it's supposed to rain all weekend. I sprayed my Speed Tech inner wheel wells, the backside of the fenders and dropdowns, as well as my lower valence and header panel ... one coat and it looks great.

And, my Anvil trunk lid came in to replace the glossy one that fit like crap ....

I also received my trunk repair panel so I can cut out a fuel access hole and use the repair to fabricate a lid which will be nutsert with 10-32s. I'll undercoat and paint to match the bottom gray color and should alleviate the need to drop a fuel tank.

Here's some porn for y'all:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3720/ajViSJ.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/3334/HwIg1r.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/1183/dLALFr.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/1660/ePhTf2.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/2654/95XthK.jpg

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/26/OYUsdS.jpg
that was a lot of tape to cover all the surfaces from over spray ... thought I skinned a kangaroo!
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/8776/k74jwa.jpg
This lid fits a little better .... the jury is out whether I send it back or mess with it to fit better!!!:confused59:



I also have my brake lines almost done, ordered -3 an hoses from Summit to mock up the lines and set the brackets on the frame ...
Thanks for looking ....

What did you end up doing to get your carbon trunk to fit better? I had to cut my carbon hood on the inner structure to get it to lay flat then repair it.

I didn't do anything, that is a replacement trunk in satin which I ordered instead of the glossy they sent me. Just goes to show the variations in manufacturing ... either made on Monday or a Friday :headscratch: