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As some of you may remember, when i got it was a bit of a mess
And that picture dosent even do justice.
The worst spots were infront of the rear wheels
That, and both rear 1/4 pannels needed work.
The drivers side had been smashed in and subjected to some hack body work. In some places there was up to an 1" of bondo plastered on. I almost died grinding off what wouldnt chip off
So i straightened it out much better, then i only needed to put a thin skim coat of bondo over it, mostly to cover up some tooling marks.
The other side was another story. Unfornatualey i have no before pix, but it was pushed in like you wouldnt believe. and right on the upper body curve too
It took us several days, but we got it fixed preety close.
So then it was just a bit of bondo and it was straight again.
The hood was another nightmare. Aside from the rust on the front lip, there was literally a million stone chips in the paint that when thru to the metal. So i sanded them all down and feathered them out so that it was smooth again
There was also your standard rust on the bottom of the doors/fenders, aswell as a few dozen minor dents everywhere
Once everything was straight again, it was time for paint.
Thats right, no fancy paint here. @ $35 a gallon the price was right
To paint, i took the doors off because i wanted to paint the door jambs too.
It quickly took shape, and after a few weeks it looked like this
But you could still see the bondo spots some places, so on whent a few more coats.
Then it was done.
It isnt no show quality paint job, but for what it cost, im happy.
I got a new back hatch, because my old one was too far gone to fix. Ill paint it too but for now theres other things i have to work on first.
Waxed and cleaned up;
Since that picture ive finished my grille mod and painted it.
And i still need to find some glue to put my moldings back on
Thats it for now. Today im going to put the interior back in then i will post picutres that show how minty my new interior is
And that picture dosent even do justice.
The worst spots were infront of the rear wheels
That, and both rear 1/4 pannels needed work.
The drivers side had been smashed in and subjected to some hack body work. In some places there was up to an 1" of bondo plastered on. I almost died grinding off what wouldnt chip off
So i straightened it out much better, then i only needed to put a thin skim coat of bondo over it, mostly to cover up some tooling marks.
The other side was another story. Unfornatualey i have no before pix, but it was pushed in like you wouldnt believe. and right on the upper body curve too
It took us several days, but we got it fixed preety close.So then it was just a bit of bondo and it was straight again.
The hood was another nightmare. Aside from the rust on the front lip, there was literally a million stone chips in the paint that when thru to the metal. So i sanded them all down and feathered them out so that it was smooth again
There was also your standard rust on the bottom of the doors/fenders, aswell as a few dozen minor dents everywhere
Once everything was straight again, it was time for paint.
Thats right, no fancy paint here. @ $35 a gallon the price was right
To paint, i took the doors off because i wanted to paint the door jambs too.
It quickly took shape, and after a few weeks it looked like this
But you could still see the bondo spots some places, so on whent a few more coats.
Then it was done.
It isnt no show quality paint job, but for what it cost, im happy.
I got a new back hatch, because my old one was too far gone to fix. Ill paint it too but for now theres other things i have to work on first.
Waxed and cleaned up;
Since that picture ive finished my grille mod and painted it.
And i still need to find some glue to put my moldings back on
Thats it for now. Today im going to put the interior back in then i will post picutres that show how minty my new interior is
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