Jayson's Build

[sixty8charger]

Alright!  I stripped everything myself, and now it is finally getting blasted (tuesday)  followed by some primer!!!  then i will patch up what is leftover...  I have a feeling I am going to have to replace the roof skin...

[tan top]

  been busy  !! keep the pictures coming  , love looking at this kind of stuff 

[sixty8charger]

hard to believe that 9 months ago, it looked like this....

[sixty8charger]

Progress!   Need some new metal...

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.......This week I'll get her epoxy sealed and primer'd up, then i will have to have it stationary for a while so I can save up for some of the necessary metal.

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[4cruzin]

I love that after you have your car blasted . . . You know exactly what you have to work with and there are no hidden surprises.  Looks great!   

[tan top]

   looks pretty good  now all blasted 

[71ChallengeHer]

Keep up the good work and the updates. 

[lexxman]

Looks great,now the fun of body work begins.

[sixty8charger]

dug out the mud and applied some primer...  interesting finds under the mud.
Primered up everything and applied Rust Shield under the car.

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just need the new polyurethane bushing kit now.  (this is the open 2.73 gear diff though, I have another 742- 3.91 loaded one that needs to be cleaned up... that "might" go in there..  depends on if i get an overdrive!

[Charger-Bodie]

Youve been busy! Keep it going!

[sixty8charger]

Alright I have a question....

I am saving up money so that I can buy the needed patch/replacement pieces.

When I paint the car I want to spray the entire car at once, would it be safe(or smart) to get a matching paint in a spray can and spray all the hinges and seams where I bolt back on the fenders, hood hinges, doors... stuff like that?

[sixty8charger]

Not much progress since my last posts.  Been busy!!  But I am itching to do more this holiday season.

The big project is the roof skin.  I am intimidated about cutting it off and attempting to weld a new one in.   All these little holes everywhere.

I plan on putting that vinyl top back on (I like the look of it)..

what to do, what to do. 

The bigger holes I know I will have to patch.
but what about the smaller ones....Could I just slap on some good quality filler all over it and clean it up?  or would that be prone to more problems later?   
Sure the holes won't be fixed.  but this car is to be a driver, any chance I can get to take it out and go.  So probability of it getting dings, scratches and more rust is pretty much a definite.

(pics from this morning)

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more.

[lexxman]

Hey Jayson.I think you no chose but to replace the whole roof.There's a lot of holes.Around the bottom of the rear window could be patch up,I think.But the front of the roof(swiss cheese anyone).Keep the pictures coming,I'm around the same stage with my 69,I hope to send it to paint be fore the end of the year,

[sixty8charger]

Would it be safe to strip the paint on the roof and then use a gelcoat fiberglass to seal up the holes?  Trying to avoid the pain of putting on a new roof.

[The70RT]

Would it be safe to strip the paint on the roof and then use a gelcoat fiberglass to seal up the holes?  Trying to avoid the pain of putting on a new roof.

You probably could but who knows how long it will last. It would be a bitch to redo later after the cars all done and bubbles start to appear again   I would be putting on a new one....you won't regret it 

[Patronus]

Your gonna be bringing that one back.. 

[hemi68charger]

Keep at it... That's very good of you tackling this all on your own......