CDN72SE's Restoration Thread

[birdsandbees]

Amazing what 30 years can change in pricing... and repro stuff at that instead of OEM.

[CDN72SE]

Rear Quarter work:


Lower rear quarter on the drivers side:


Much needed rocker panel repair, drivers side:

[CDN72SE]

Amazing what 30 years can change in pricing... and repro stuff at that instead of OEM.

Yeah pretty amazing, have been going through my parts receipts, I may be brave enough one day to ad them all up, lol.

[birdsandbees]

I cleaned both my cars up in '89 for peanuts, with used OEM parts and a few things from Year One!

Today I have $16K Cdn and change into parts sitting waiting to put my 'Bee back together and have already spent $23k and change on metal and resto labour to date. Damn good thing I only paid my father $3200 for the car...  

[CDN72SE]

Right rear trunk lip area:


After:

[CDN72SE]

I cleaned both my cars up in '89 for peanuts, with used OEM parts and a few things from Year One!

Today I have $16K Cdn and change into parts sitting waiting to put my 'Bee back together and have already spent $23k and change on metal and resto labour to date. Damn good thing I only paid my father $3200 for the car...  

Yeah I used to drop by the dealer and the wreckers and Year One, who seemed to be the only game in town. Bought my repro rallye rims from MCO, Motor City Originals, lol.

That Bee will look amazing. My guy says probably looking at 60 - 80 hours of metal and body work, says it's the cleanest car he has ever seen come back from the blasters.

[birdsandbees]

We'll have to get together when they're done!! After the 53 hours of hand stripping paint and removing windows, mine then had 25 hours of media blasting, 4 hours to epoxy prime and 93 hours of jig frame mounting and metal repairs as of April 1st. So 14 more hours as of yesterday and Drew had today off! Figure by the time rear frame rails and trunk floor are in another 50 hours in metal.... then body work! 

[CDN72SE]

Wow! Now that's a restoration and getting together sounds great.

[CDN72SE]

Been wondering what was behind this rocker panel.


Time to cut it out:


So this is what we have:


Cleaned up and primed:


Template made for new hand crafted part:


The new piece with 20 gauge metal:

[charger chris]

Looks like work is comming along nicely. Looks good   

[CDN72SE]

Before shot:


Inside done:




Coming together:

[CDN72SE]

Looks like work is comming along nicely. Looks good    

Thanks Chris, they are moving along quickly enjoying how little repair is needed.

Originally a North Carolina car.

[CDN72SE]

Funny what gets uncovered, swore this was looking better (drivers side floor):


Another patch made and fitted, like the detail:

[CDN72SE]

A few shots from my visit at the shop this past Saturday.

[RIDELIKEHELL]

 

[CDN72SE]

Thanks Marc.

[CDN72SE]

Some more progress today on the drivers side rocker panel:

[birdsandbees]

Lookin good !! These guys need some hoists!!!.. and face shields. But hey who am I to talk, fished a few metal chips out of my lower eye lid with a magnet an hour ago... 

[CDN72SE]

Yeah they should get that apprentice the proper tools, dropped one of those things on my ankle while working in flip flops, cut right to the bone. And metal chips are never nice, be careful.

[CDN72SE]

Looks like the hood has it's final prep:

[CDN72SE]

Getting the slapstik brackets welded in and shifter and console test-fitted:

[birdsandbees]

Cool !! That thing is in wonderful shape..

[CDN72SE]

[Bob]

Amazing work!

[CDN72SE]

Thanks Bob, I can't wait, well I can but you know what I mean.