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It looks nice Rusty.

I have been busy working in the shop and I need to update

I block sanded the fiberglass hood

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ps2hopvzoa.jpg

Sprayed one coat of SPI black epoxy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...pszablfzht.jpg

Two Coats of SPI Turbo primer

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...pslbhhpfqy.jpg

Block sanded again

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...pschpfdwxz.jpg

Two coats of SPI epoxy

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psubblyais.jpg

The fiberglass bumper did not fit our car. The center section did not line up with the lower valance and the bumper was to narrow.
I cut the center out of the bumper and had to modify the holes in the taillight panel to get the bumper lowered.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psuautgg5z.jpg

I used Duraglass to attach the brackets to the bumper. Later I added a couple layers of fiberglass to hold them in place

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ps0jucjpuo.jpg

This shows you have much I need to add to the left side

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psqy6nruny.jpg

I added fiberglass to the top to hold it in place

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psrlus7lux.jpg

I clamped it to a long piece of angle and added fiberglass on the back side.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psapduqxn0.jpg

I removed the braces and clamps and finished adding fiberglass to both sides and this is how it looks now. I still have to work on the gaps.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psbxrwwyu4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psrxzjgan5.jpg

Good job, Rusty! Looks a lot better now

We are back working on this project. I had to do a little bodywork on the front of the fenders to get them to line up to the new front valance and epoxy primed.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psxbkocbyd.jpg

Front valance and rear bumper block sanded and epoxy primed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ps2l4kdc3v.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psoosaedl7.jpg

Test fitting one more time

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psor5vmrdb.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...pszlrqtwzu.jpg

We have been working on this doing a lot of little things to make it look right. The hood did not line up with the headlight buckets so I had to add fiberglass to the end of the hood.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psgtyfqfon.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psjgo58agc.jpg

Brian test fit all the door glass, vent windows, quarter windows, windshield and back glass moldings

This area needed a little work

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ps5gopd0lo.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psfzcs6for.jpg

I worked on the body lines

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ps7qa7rjm0.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...pstu6hz92i.jpg

As you can see in this photo the front valance was a little high and the fender had a low spot that needed bodywork

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...pswb9ak1fx.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...pscll0gdkt.jpg

In the middle of a lot of block sanding and looking for any imperfections

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...psgpi9lwis.jpg

Rusty, This is going to be a great car! Very nice work! You guys always kick out great craftsmanship and this car is certainly no exception! Can't wait to see it finished.
KT

Excellent fabrication work and attention to detail. Thank you for sharing.