Take your time. Just paint it Easy one…. NOT!

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  • Dennis B.
    March 16, 2009 at 5:39 pm #13390

    This was the first project I got talked into, it has been ongoing for a while now. One thing leads to another as we all know.
    Well this is were she stands, or whats left of it.
    In the beginning I knew the floor’s needed major work I didnt know that I was going to have to remove the frame to do it though :blink: :huh: :blush: 🙁
    I had my Padawan’s over here this weekend and had them studying hard this weekend on Sandblasting and stripping an 87 Chevy pickup so while they were practising destroying pieces parts I attacked the Old Studebaker In Between yelling at them! 👿 I mean coaching them.

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    Dennis B.
    March 16, 2009 at 7:13 pm #13391

    By the way any one ever replaced the rocker panels on one of these?
    I have never done one yet any way I know the pinch welds at the bottom need to come out but how is it held in there at the top? I know they are spot welded but I cant find them.

    nick
    March 16, 2009 at 8:30 pm #13394

    I love seeing the end result from this type of work and it really does separate the men from the boys.

    But how do you make it pay, the hours involved must be just about endless when you see it in its raw state as it is at the moment.

    I mean there will be hundreds of hours on a project like this.

    Will be satasfiying to see it roll out the door though. and it get’s another oldie back on the road

    Dennis B.
    March 17, 2009 at 5:16 pm #13423

    Mechanics lien that’s how
    If he doesn’t pay I will auction it off!

    Well I got the rest of the remaining old rotted floor out of the trunk yesturday, Now it looks like I have some patching to do before I can put the new floor in it.
    The new floor isn’t done being Sand blasted yet any way.
    My Partner Skip should have that finished up about the time I start welding in the Patches.

    Still dont know what I am going to do about the rocker panels or the floor’s up front it will be interesting though.

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    jackcarlson
    March 17, 2009 at 8:30 pm #13424

    gotta luv pics like that:blink: :blink: that thing just keeps gettin nicer an nicer the more ya work on it:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: ever notice how much nicer they are before ya start working on em an it all seems ta go downhill from there:S :S :S

    Dennis B.
    March 25, 2009 at 5:03 am #13550

    Finished stripping it out and found more Rust go figure….

    Oh well ready to start some serious Sand blasting

    jackcarlson
    March 25, 2009 at 5:10 am #13551

    well hurry it up so i can get ya on this falcon:lol1 :lol1 :lol1

    Matthew Smith
    March 25, 2009 at 8:29 am #13555

    Rust, UGH..Im doing my best to get away from them.. Think bondo is headed in the collision direction.. More money and not nearly as time consuming, quicker turn around etc etc etc..

    Get er done Doright.. Good times good times :blink:

    Dennis B.
    March 25, 2009 at 4:37 pm #13562

    I always planned on doing Restoration work and Rust is part of it. :S But if this was my car I would have scraped it :exci The owner came over the other day all he could say is I had no idea :blink: gee what did you think? :wak
    I told him repeatedly it wasn’t even a good parts car as there weren’t any panels on it that were good for parts!

    Oh well It’s out of the shop for a while waiting for some blasting, If he had the cash I would say send it to Vegas and get it done, be done in less than a day.

    By the way next time I start a project of this size for some one I am pulling a credit reference, And having them leave a Visa card on file.

    This guy told me the other day he was going to put my name on the title and sell the car when it was done to pay me, I told him no way as I will own the car 30-60 days after its done if you fail to pay the bill.
    He didn’t like that :whistle:
    Dam car wont be worth the paint I put on it let alone all the labor.

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