86 GP project

[08Malibu]

It was extremely hot and humid yesterday, so I obviously decided to jump in on the bodywork on this car. Had some rust to repair on the hood, and a couple dents. The doors and fenders have holes from the moldings to weld up. And the car has a bunch of dings to massage out and fill.
I have a glass guy coming to remove the windshield this week, so I can repair the rust in the channel.
Hopefully I can hit it hard and get it in primer in 2 weeks.🤞

 

[08Malibu]

Some progress. I got both doors aligned, and started hogging down the panels. Not sure how far im going to go, as the car is pretty much rust free. Found Some plastic in areas that I figured it would be. This car was owned by a local shop owner, and was painted at some point in the late 90’s, so no surprise there. 99% sure it’s sikkens on the car and the shop is a quality shop, plus it seems they sanded down to bare metal before it was painted, so I'm not really worried about taking the whole car down to metal. We’ll see as I move along.
I have also decided on a color.

 

[Rktpwrd]

That Bimmer color is going to look great on there Chris! Can’t wait to see it.

 

[08Malibu]

That Bimmer color is going to look great on there Chris! Can’t wait to see it.

Im pretty excited to do it. Wanted to do my Malibu in the BMW color, but I just don’t feel it on there. I’m basically going for the look of this GP, just a little higher off the ground.

 

[08Malibu]

Windshield was cut out today, and the new one was dropped off. I’ll clean out all the rust in the channel, epoxy prime, then I’ll have the new one installed. Not a fan of having good glass laying around outside of the car.

 

[08Malibu]

Selling the rally wheels and Firebird wheels if anyone is interested. See for sale section. Thanks

 

[08Malibu]

Today I stripped everything out of the doors, and covered the glass with 3m spark paper. I removed all the weatherstripping from both door jambs as well. I set all the chrome aside to get prepped to paint black. I also attempted to remove the quarter glas, but the PO urethaned them in, so I’ll have to cut them out. I pulled all the carpet from the trunk to fix a rust spot on the left side. I still have to pull the bumper fillers, but I have plenty of room before I get near the ends of the car.

 

[08Malibu]

Thought I was done, but one more update for the day. I managed to get the quarter windows out today as well. Drivers side was a huge fight. Passenger side was easier as I was able to pull the paint with the glass. Mission accomplished for the day. First trip on my boat for the summer tomorrow.

 

[08Malibu]

So what looked like a 3” hole with the glass in, easily became 8” when it was pulled. Then when cutting it was at least 18” till I hit clean metal. I’m going to well this in then cut into the section between the body lines. Looks clean after that. Thank god I grabbed this car when I did, because it may have made it past the body line into the main roof, and that could’ve been a nightmare.
Also a pic of the 36 Ford I did last year car is finally finished, hopefully I’ll get to see it at a show, then the owner dumps it. The car, or owner, is snake bitten. It’s been one setback after another.
Also is a pic of my Malibu. I’ve owned that car for almost 20 years, and it deserves what I’m doing to this GP, and a new engine. Unfortunately it runs good enough to drive anywhere, although I’m getting sick of getting dirty looks because my car is in primer. Especially since my car is straighter, with no plastic, than half the cars at any stupid cruise night. My kids like it how it is, which used to be good enough, but my ego is taking over. 😀

 

[08Malibu]

Roof repair is underway. Unfortunately I had the car outside and it started raining the other day. So once I get this patch fit, I have a lot of metal prep to do.