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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

Dave 16 years ago we went to Costa Rica on our honey moon. We rented a jeep to drive, but when we got there our jeep was a toyota tercel. Our our way back to the airport, my wife hit a huge pothole in the highway. It pancaked the rim on the car. It was a brand new car(we were the first to rent it!)I was freaking out imagining the cost of a replacement. When we returned it the next day, they said it would be 20 bucks addition to fix it. Labor was cheap there so instead of tossing the flattened steel rim, they actually took the time to repair it! Good lesson in how things used to be done.

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..

I shot primer on one fender, and started cutting on the other...it's just as bad! Had to cut out the inner brace along the back of the fender where the door had gotten into it and creased it. Got the big crease knocked out, shot some epoxy primer on the inside of the brace and the fender and put it back into place. Cut out the nasties on the bottom rear of the fender and welded a new piece in. Still have to cut out and fab some of the bracing on the bottom of it, lots of rust, just wanted the skin back on to hold everything in position!

Nice work Dave!