SWPruett 83 Report post Posted April 18, 2014 Finally! We have the right rear quarter panel smoothed up and ready for primer! http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2014/04/smoothing-up-right-rear-quarter.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waketek516 10 Report post Posted April 18, 2014 I love your car... can't wait till I'm at that phase! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jandj1970 13 Report post Posted April 18, 2014 Coming along nicely Sven. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted April 18, 2014 I love your car... can't wait till I'm at that phase! Thanks very much and I have an eye on your build too! Diggin' your avatar pic also! :devil2: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted April 18, 2014 Coming along nicely Sven. Much appreciated. Enjoying your updates from "way over there"! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jandj1970 13 Report post Posted April 18, 2014 Yeah Sven, its not easy restoring cars with family, work and the rest of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted April 24, 2014 Just a quick update tonight: finally got the right rear quarter panel in primer and it looks great! looking forward to fitting the rear valence and fitting and gapping the rear trunk lid and quarter extensions! http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2014/04/right-rear-quarter-in-primer.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rd49221 14 Report post Posted April 25, 2014 Beautiful work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bossed 10 Report post Posted June 1, 2014 I've been away for a little while, so I thought I'd come check out the progress you're making. How's it going Sven? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted June 1, 2014 After about a month of almost zero progress due to some unfortunate family matters, I am back on it and making smoke! I am working on an update and will past new progress info shortly! Thanks for helping me stay on my game! VERY much appreciated! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangstofear 608 Report post Posted June 1, 2014 What primer are you using ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
69droptopgt 10 Report post Posted June 1, 2014 Look forward to the updates Sven! I hope the family issues are better whatever they may be. Paulo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rcodenewf 44 Report post Posted June 2, 2014 Excellent work there! A man after my own heart doing finish metal work. What brand is that spot blaster Sven? Looks like it works well. John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted June 2, 2014 What primer are you using ? Rich, I am pretty much a die-hard PPG DPLF primer user. Miss the old "leaded" DP, but have gotten pretty comfortable with the LF in the last few years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted June 2, 2014 Look forward to the updates Sven! I hope the family issues are better whatever they may be. Paulo Paulo, Thanks for the thoughts. Unfortunately, I lost my uncle to cancer at the end of May (VA took over a year to decide he was a "classic" Agent Orange victim from his tour in Viet Nam) and it threw a wrench into just about every aspect of family life. He was my hot rod mentor from as far back as I can remember and it just hammered the steam out of everything for a while as we had to scramble to make travel arrangements and other pieces of business related to the whole ordeal. The good news is that his suffering is over and we can concentrate on looking after my aunt going forward. This we can manage..... All the best, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted June 2, 2014 Excellent work there! A man after my own heart doing finish metal work. What brand is that spot blaster Sven? Looks like it works well. John Thanks John! The spot blaster I use is made by Zendex and called the "Speed Blaster". It is the best quality spot blasting tool I have found and works very well with many different types of media. I especially like using it with their Hot Spot abrasive recovery fixture. Worth the $$$. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangstofear 608 Report post Posted June 2, 2014 I use PPG's Epoxy primer and there DTM 271, they work great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted June 6, 2014 Hello Everyone, After an unfortunate delay in the progress of life in general, we're back in the shop and making smoke! New trunk lid and rear valence work is well on its way and things are looking pretty good! Gapping panels ain't much fun, but it sure is worth the effort! http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2014/06/rear-valence-trunk-lid-fitting.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rd49221 14 Report post Posted June 6, 2014 Looking good, Sven. Great progress. The weather has been much more conducive to working, I'm sure. My car had major issues on rear valance as well. Really sorry to hear about your uncle..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangnet33 88 Report post Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) I have yet to even attempt to install my rear valence but I see you mention about moving or removing the bracket tab. I'm not clear on what you did there or with it. I removed my valence awhile back and seen that when I last had my car done that they cut one of the tabs right off. Wasn't impressed as it was a new NOS piece. Now I need to find just a tab to replace it. But curious what you did first :smile: Great work !!!! Edited June 6, 2014 by stangnet33 spelling Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted June 6, 2014 Looking good, Sven. Great progress. The weather has been much more conducive to working, I'm sure. My car had major issues on rear valance as well. Really sorry to hear about your uncle..... Much appreciated! I have been slobbering all over the progress pictures on your car! That thing is going to be double-tough when it's finished! :w00t: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted June 6, 2014 I have yet to even attempt to install my rear valence but I see you mention about moving or removing the bracket tab. I'm not clear on what you did there or with it. I removed my valence awhile back and seen that when I last had my car done that they cut one of the tabs right off. Wasn't impressed as it was a new NOS piece. Now I need to find just a tab to replace it. But curious what you did first :smile: Great work !!!! I probably could have been a bit more clear on what I did on the mounting tabs. Sorry about that. First thing to do is tack weld the tabs/bracket and the folded flange to the valence from the back side. This glues down these points and lets you freely work the edge to shape without having everything fall to pieces. Second, the tabs on the mounting bracket get trimmed back from the edge about 1/4" so they don't clutter up the look of the gap when everything is pulled up into position. Hopefully that makes things a bit more clear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted July 7, 2014 Had some time in the past few weeks to make some good progress on the rear body panels. Gapping and smoothing of the trunk lid was the latest on the menu and is shaping up nicely! http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2014/07/gapping-smoothing-trunk-lid.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted July 26, 2014 Finally got the trunk lid straight as an arrow! A hearty shout-out to the folks at Evercoat and PPG for making awesome products for this type of work! Also started to spice up the quarter extension / end cap gaps. http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2014/07/trunk-lid-finish-work-beginnings-of.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SWPruett 83 Report post Posted September 4, 2014 Details, details! Lots of hours spent in the shop working on the rear quarter end caps and valence getting everything gapped and smoothed just like we want it. Lots of work left, but it's really starting to look great! http://1970boss302.blogspot.com/2014/09/quarter-end-cap-rear-valence-work.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
