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06-26-2004 08:56 AM #1
Tim, you've got lots of company. Just about anyone who's ever gotten into refurbishing old cars has had the same experience. Underestimating the amount of work necessary is a national pasttime. It even happens to the pros. That show on Coddington's shop went to the wrecking yard to get the '56 Chev body for their second project. When they got it back to the shop and stripped away all the interior and trim they found out it was a real blivet. Ended up going back to the yard to get a "better" one. Better in this case means it still needed a lot of patching, but less than the first one.
Here's another frustration you'll have somewhere down the road. Some day someone who's just getting into doing a car will ask for advice. You'll relay your experience to them and be generous about warning them of the realities of old car repair. Most often they won't believe you, might even argue with you. They've got it figured out!!! If they aren't too stubborn they'll learn something, maybe, just maybe, they'll even thank you. Or, they'll learn the hard way.........and you won't ever hear from them. That's life! I'm reminded of our new buddy looking at the '34 coupe when I suggested that he might be looking at some engine expense to undo the boy racer mods. At first he said everything was fine with the engine. Later, and fortunately for him as he passed, he learned it had 15/1 compression ratio!!
Just to tack on to Spray's comment, the weld through primer is really a necessity for overlap welds to avoid future corrosion. It's available at any wholesale/retail automotive paint supply house.Last edited by Bob Parmenter; 06-26-2004 at 08:58 AM.
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