Lots of pictures in this one, but it’ll be the last update on the car for a bit until after the equipment upgrade swap is done.
Another long but productive day, spent the entire day wrapping up loose ends and finishing stuff off. I started with the driver’s side outside quarter, did my hammer/dolly work and pulled the low areas with the stud gun.
Turned out pretty well, easily acceptable for a light skim of filler when the time comes.
From there, I turned my attention to inside of the driver’s side pass-through area, picked up and finished where Mike had left off when we had the power outage last week. He had most of it done and was just chasing down pinholes, so I finished that off and then spent some time metal finishing it out.
Before:
After:
After dinner, I did the same with the passenger’s side. This side may have earned Mike the new nickname of “Pinhole Brace”, because damn there were a lot he had missed. Not that I blame him per se, it’s actually typical of someone who has worked for others his whole life. “Get it done, and move onto the next “, I operate like that when I’m working too because you just can’t spend forever working on something when it’s on the customer’s dime. But this is different. I want to make sure everything is done to the highest standard we’re capable of.
So, I spend some time and address the details afterwards.
Driver’s side before:
…and after:
Continuing on in the spirit of wrapping up loose ends and crossing things off the list, I next installed the driver’s side tailpipe and popped the new floor crossmember back in.
Other than the white epoxy that sticks out like a sore thumb, it looks nice to see everything done and in place now.
Then, just because and to put a wrap on the night, I put the driver’s side trim bezel on so that both sides match again.
So that’s it for a bit guys, I’m going to be starting on some light demolition in the corner of the shop where the new equipment is going tomorrow, so no updates for a bit. Hopefully not more than a week or so, but who knows. Things always take longer than anticipated.
When I do get back to the car, it’ll be starting in earnest on making the body mount pedestals to attach to the floor crossmember.
Until then, I’ll be posting updates on the new piece of equipment in the “what did you do to your shop today” thread.
D.
Another long but productive day, spent the entire day wrapping up loose ends and finishing stuff off. I started with the driver’s side outside quarter, did my hammer/dolly work and pulled the low areas with the stud gun.
Turned out pretty well, easily acceptable for a light skim of filler when the time comes.
From there, I turned my attention to inside of the driver’s side pass-through area, picked up and finished where Mike had left off when we had the power outage last week. He had most of it done and was just chasing down pinholes, so I finished that off and then spent some time metal finishing it out.
Before:
After:
After dinner, I did the same with the passenger’s side. This side may have earned Mike the new nickname of “Pinhole Brace”, because damn there were a lot he had missed. Not that I blame him per se, it’s actually typical of someone who has worked for others his whole life. “Get it done, and move onto the next “, I operate like that when I’m working too because you just can’t spend forever working on something when it’s on the customer’s dime. But this is different. I want to make sure everything is done to the highest standard we’re capable of.
So, I spend some time and address the details afterwards.
Driver’s side before:
…and after:
Continuing on in the spirit of wrapping up loose ends and crossing things off the list, I next installed the driver’s side tailpipe and popped the new floor crossmember back in.
Other than the white epoxy that sticks out like a sore thumb, it looks nice to see everything done and in place now.
Then, just because and to put a wrap on the night, I put the driver’s side trim bezel on so that both sides match again.
So that’s it for a bit guys, I’m going to be starting on some light demolition in the corner of the shop where the new equipment is going tomorrow, so no updates for a bit. Hopefully not more than a week or so, but who knows. Things always take longer than anticipated.
When I do get back to the car, it’ll be starting in earnest on making the body mount pedestals to attach to the floor crossmember.
Until then, I’ll be posting updates on the new piece of equipment in the “what did you do to your shop today” thread.
D.
