my 69 build

[jwells1993]

not much has changed since the last time i posted been doin body work that never seems to end

[Kern Dog]

It is SO tempting to take shortcuts to speed things along. The problem is, when you are done, it will look like you took shortcuts!

[CDN72SE]

Nice work you are doing, keep it up. 

[jwells1993]

thanks guys plan on havin a coat of primer on it by the weekend then more sandin and body work and so on

[darbgnik]

well over the weekend i scalped her to put on some new skin and some new drip rails hard to believe how rotted the rear end of the car was that the frame rails are beautiful and the underneath panel structure is in such great shape 

Yeah, that's awesome. Right now you're just doing cosmetic surgery. Inner structures and frame rails add a lot of measuring to the fitting you're doing.

Looks like it's going pretty quick by this sites standards. 

[jwells1993]

well over the weekend i scalped her to put on some new skin and some new drip rails hard to believe how rotted the rear end of the car was that the frame rails are beautiful and the underneath panel structure is in such great shape 

Yeah, that's awesome. Right now you're just doing cosmetic surgery. Inner structures and frame rails add a lot of measuring to the fitting you're doing.

Looks like it's going pretty quick by this sites standards. 

Ya I'd take good frame bad body over vise Versa any day of the week and thanks I wouldn't not be this far along but I've been on 12 hour days since December so the extra change really helps with the panel prices but it also makes it harder for when I wanna get this thing painted before fall and winter seein as it's being painted in my garage

[jwells1993]

so i bought these fiberglass fenders off craigslist for 200 bucks in new jersey my old fenders are whooped and im not feelin paying for amds yet anyway they dont have side marker cutouts as anyone grafted metal ones in    kinda have an idea how to do it but just wanna pick others brains first

[Baldwinvette77]

i think napa has a panel bond adhesive that can do that, i used it to bond metal brackets to fiberglass 70 fenders i had for a bit, they have different grades like locktite

[jwells1993]

well i got car in primer over the weekend i also got the fenders and the trunk lid in primer still to come work on the doors and hood 

[jwells1993]

i swear to god this is the best lookin rearend on a vehicle ever made 

[Baldwinvette77]

i swear to god this is the best lookin rearend on a vehicle ever made 

it sure is, All the work you've been doing helps too 

[jwells1993]

i swear to god this is the best lookin rearend on a vehicle ever made 

it sure is, All the work you've been doing helps too 

thanks shes gettin there

[jwells1993]

So I bought a Winnebago that had a 440 and 727 with 40k on the dash for 600 kept the motor and tranny junked the rest what do I have to do to the transmission to get it to work in my car??? Anyone know?

[jwells1993]

over the weekend i got my hood hinges and door hinges and engine compartment all painted up

[jwells1993]

 

[Kern Dog]

If that RV transmission has a bolt on yoke or a big brake drum on it, forget using it. A standard 727 isn't hard to find. The RV transmissions are not compatible with fitment into a car due to the weird tailshaft housing and/or the huge brake drum.

[jwells1993]

If that RV transmission has a bolt on yoke or a big brake drum on it, forget using it. A standard 727 isn't hard to find. The RV transmissions are not compatible with fitment into a car due to the weird tailshaft housing and/or the huge brake drum.

It's a slip in yolk tailshaft it's out of a dodge van Winnebago not the full blown Winnebago I'll post a picture of it later

[Kern Dog]

A slip yoke long tailshaft? Good news.

[jwells1993]

Ya pretty long I'll post a pic when I get into work gotta use computer cause It won't do it off my phone

[jwells1993]

thats it right there any idea?

[darbgnik]

So by the engine bay, I assume you've decided on black as the color?

[jwells1993]

So by the engine bay, I assume you've decided on black as the color?

no i painted black on the engine bay cause i figure ill be tinkering with her for a while before im happy and its easier to touch up

[darbgnik]

So by the engine bay, I assume you've decided on black as the color?

no i painted black on the engine bay cause i figure ill be tinkering with her for a while before im happy and its easier to touch up

Yup, it would be. But it's sure a lot easier to paint it body color now, before motors, wiper motors, wiring, etc go back in. Just a thought

[jwells1993]

Ya I know I'm planning on flat black for the paint so I'm thinkin that the flat black on the gloss black will look good

[darbgnik]

Ya I know I'm planning on flat black for the paint so I'm thinkin that the flat black on the gloss black will look good

I agree. And if you don't detail it, it'll be matt black soon enough!