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Yeah, the light stuff can give you fits!!! Sometimes just a dingin' spoon is all you need, hammer and dollie can cause more damage then it cures!

I knew I should get a slapper .

Spent some time (with no interruptions!!) working on the Cutlass RF fender today. Got the patches welded in. On the big one on the bottom I tacked things in place, then slowly did the welding thing on the outside, flipped the fender over and used a hammer and dollie to get the flange flat and welded the inside. After that was done, I took the bottom brace off the fender and ground all the rust off of it then treated it with Phix, primed it, and welded it back in place with some seam sealer between the two pieces. Got most of the trim holes welded shut and ground down, called it a day.

If you can figure out what went in first you can generaly get them back out. As I recall that is rule one. Nice work Dave

Yahoo! Got the Camino masked off and prepped. Tomorrow will be pant day. Sorry no pics yet. Taking my wife's camera with me tomorrow.

David

So whats the color of choice...?

Way kewl David!!!!!!!!!! Waiting for the pics! I would imagine the kid is just downright giggly by now!!!!

Paint is always the coolest transformation in any restore/build. The anticipation is fun too!

I have the right fender put back together with a few new pieces of 20 ga. and in primer---seeing as how it's Friday think I'll give myself the rest of the day off and watch NASCAR qualifying!!!!!

I built a piece to replace the rusted out area on the inner brace on the rear of the fender, cleaned things up, did some sanding and shot some epoxy primer on it. Also shot some primer under the brace before I installed it. Should keep the old Cutlass from rusting out for a few more years!!!! I also got one of the doors taken apart and started sanding on it. Not in too bad of shape but there was some real poor body work done on it some time prior, so I've got a bunch of work to do on it to make it right!!!!

WOW, That fender is coming out very nice Dave! Yep, you deserve a rest, watching NASCAR sounds like a good break!

Thanks Mike----and the other fender is a bit worse!!!!! Oh well, it's for friends so it's worth it!

Always enjoy watching your work Dave , I still see those T fenders you did for Tom . You made some great repairs to that T .

I just keep telling myself it's just sheet metal, if somebody made it a guy should be able to fix it!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

I just keep telling myself it's just sheet metal, if somebody made it a guy should be able to fix it!

I like that idea, Dave, and it hales back to older times when people actually repaired things as opposed to R&R. A guy in the next town over has been retired for thirty five to forty years started rebuilding old cars, bought the old Ford garage on Main Street, and evolved into one new car per year. He does everything the way the guys did it back in the twenties & thirties - his "break" is the edge of a workbench, a piece of angle iron and a handful of clamps! The white "Mercer" replica in one picture is one he was particularly proud of, as he formed every piece by hand, including fenders and brass. He's about 87 or 88 years old, and seems to be early 70's at most, attributing it to doing something he loves to do.


Grandpa's Old Ford Garage - DeSoto, Kansas

Originally Posted by rspears

I like that idea, Dave, and it hales back to older times when people actually repaired things as opposed to R&R. A guy in the next town over has been retired for thirty five to forty years started rebuilding old cars, bought the old Ford garage on Main Street, and evolved into one new car per year. He does everything the way the guys did it back in the twenties & thirties - his "break" is the edge of a workbench, a piece of angle iron and a handful of clamps! The white "Mercer" replica in one picture is one he was particularly proud of, as he formed every piece by hand, including fenders and brass. He's about 87 or 88 years old, and seems to be early 70's at most, attributing it to doing something he loves to do.


Grandpa's Old Ford Garage - DeSoto, Kansas

Roger,,probably one of the reasons Bill Hine and Gene Winfield are still out there doing it..They are doing something they love doing,,in fact,,John Mayall,blues musician,said at a rock concert we went to a couple of years back..He still enjoys performing,and at the age of 70,he wasnt going to stop,while he did enjoy it..Good philosophy..