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I haven’t posted on this in a while but we’ve been working on it here and there. Just have the driver side floor board and the trunk pan to finish and it can come off the frame. We put a lot of metal...

Yeah we used the panel bond on the long top edge. Those aren’t rivets; they are self tapping screws holding the bonded seam together while it cures. Then you take the screws out.

Thanks, this is my first try of using panel bonding instead of welding in some spots. Seems to work pretty well and those long seams don't get distorted from the heat.

Just about done with both quarters and rockers; floor and trunk pan next.

I wish I could get him to stop changing his mind on the drivetrain. First he was going with the stock 6/three speed, then he wanted a late model 4.2 GM straight six/ 5 speed, then a small block/four...

Man, if it was my car I’d consider it. Doing my first section job on someone else’s car? I’d be way too scared of trashing it.

Got this side ready to weld up. The other side is not as bad.

Yeah it’ll be a cool ride. Not sure how often we’ll get to work on it; he manages a local body shop and plays in a band on the weekends. I’ll try and keep him motivated; it needs to be on the road.

Sanding is worse for me, I’ll take patching and welding over sanding any day

So the payback for my buddy helping me with the bodywork and shooting the color on my van is this. His late dad owner this 54 Chevy 2 dr and cruised it around town for a few years before it got...