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02-09-2020, 12:05 AM
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The move from WY to AZ
In this extremely short episode, we have the move from WY to AZ. I hope to God, I never move again. Happy wife, happy life... This move happened in July 2018. Nothing like moving to the AZ desert in the summer. Oh, and lost the tranny in the truck, 3 days after we moved to the new house So ended up buying a new truck
I didn't even make it 30 miles out of town and that tarp was history, then on top of that it stated thundering, lightening, hail, rain... It really sucked
To the new digs. At least it's a (mostly) finished shop. 3 car size, and a lift. What's not to like!!
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02-09-2020, 01:11 AM
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Front end sheet metal alignment nightmare
Sorry, I am a little out of order here. These pics are from when I was !@@#$%$^^ing with the front end sheet metal, while I still lived in WY. I was trying to get it to line up correctly. Needless to say, Angry Johnny made his presence known, with this nightmare.
So, after inquiring about front end sheet metal, what I got from folks was:
Get AMD fenders, they are the best. Well, I bought 2 of them and initially I thought, yes!! They are pretty good, till I started bolting everything up. Then, it didn't look so hot.
First step was to make sure door to body gaps were good.
OK, with door to body set, I just laid the fenders on the car, and they actually looked pretty decent.
Mid gap was not great, but not awful
Passenger side was actually a better fit than the driver side
Alright, then I started bolting up everything else, and the poor fit reared it's ugly head. With the core support, and all the other front end stuff in place, this is what the driver door gap ended up looking like. That is pretty bad
The gap on the grille to the header panel was almost an inch on the driver side. The passenger side was just about perfect.
Now if I took a jack to the bottom of the fender where the lower extensions mount, I could get the grille gap to look good, but it was at the cost of tweaking the fender. It was almost like the core support was too high on the driver side. I had the correct bushings in the correct spot.
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02-10-2020, 11:00 PM
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Today's Episode....
Well, now that I have finally settled into the new house, and my current (same) job, in a new state, it's time to finally get back to it.
Since I was having such major issues with the front end sheet metal, when I was in WY, I decided to start from scratch. First thing I did was make absolutely certain that the subframe was centered on the body.
I also wanted to try and find some OEM fenders for it, to see if they actually fit any better than the aftermarket units. I ended up spending WAY too much money on a used set of OEM fenders, that were in need of repair work. I ended up only using the driver side fender, and an AMD passenger fender. Believe it or not, the OEM metal, didn't really fit much better. Some areas were better, while others not so much. I kinda messed up the OEM passenger fender, when I tried repair work on it. It can still be fixed, but I was too pissed off about it, so I just bought another AMD fender.
So counting all this up. The car came with two Chinese fenders of unknown mfg. when I bought the car. I then bought 2 AMD fenders on assurance they were the best. They were only marginally better than the unknown Chinese units that were on there. I then bought the 2 OEM fenders that were f!@#ked up, and screwed one of them up with my crappy welding skills. Then I purchased one more AMD passenger side fender that actually fit pretty well. So a total of 7 fenders to finally get a pair that I could live with.
So step one was making sure frame was centered. It was off a little, but not much.Maybe it made the difference. Door gaps were double checked, so it was time for action.Fender to door gaps look good.
This was a major area of concern for me before, in that sad eye droop was really bad. A friend back east that's a body guy, gave me a tip on how to remedy it, and it worked quite well. Before and after
Passenger side, was never really too bad.
Overall, I can live with this, so I bagged and tagged, every nut, bolt, and shim, so it can go right back in the same place ( I hope)
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02-10-2020, 11:53 PM
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We're close to current status
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02-12-2020, 02:42 AM
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Door Hinge Rebuild
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02-12-2020, 03:25 AM
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Some B Pillar repair
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02-12-2020, 03:33 AM
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Driver rear quarter rust repair
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02-12-2020, 03:50 AM
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great progress, looking forward to seeing it complete
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02-12-2020, 10:32 AM
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great progress, looking forward to seeing it complete
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Thank you. Me too!
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02-12-2020, 09:29 PM
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Good work! Don't leave me hanging too long on the color. You already said Lime Mist once!
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