3/4 the car smooth

I have been around the car doing little touch-ups for hours on end. I did one final walk around again before grabbing the grill and setting it in the car. It isn't bolted in yet as I need to adjust the horns that sit right behind it. The driver's fender can't be put on yet until we get the door fitting right.

Sanding, and sanding

One of my former students, Buddy, has been stopping by to look at the car for the past couple years. He loves the car almost as much as I do!! He usually just comes over to chit chat and tell me how good the car looks, and how he can't wait until I get it done. This day I told him no more sitting in his wheel chair, or standing doing nothing with the walker... I put a piece of sand paper in his hand and told him time to chip in!! (kidding ofcourse. He worked long enough for me to snap the photo.

I am almost done with the door and the driver's side, as well as the back channel panels. I'll throw primer on it to help me see the imperfections easier.

Enter... "Sandman"

Like a wrinkled potato-chip, Rusty is due for a smooth massage. Looks like I'll be working this stuff until my arms fall off, then I'll use my legs... somehow. If I see that fire again I'll kick it right in the mommy-daddy button...somehow.

Check the Grill

Honestly I didn't realize how many hours it would take to assemble this thing. All the little nuts and bolts on each compartment and chrome. Now that it is done I can say I'm proud if it. I only wanted to throw 5 tools during the build. It is much easier on the eyes now though!!

Really wanted to hang the doors and start adding filler to the body to make it smooth again. Check. After that I spent hours getting the roof nice and smooth.

Believe it or not, but the last piece of metal work BEFORE the fire was going be this splash shield. Could have dished out 115 bucks for the whole thing, but felt it was time to try my first fabrication piece. I used the original piece for my tracer and measured things out. We have a complete piece of metal now. Sanded, smooth, painted, snug... Moving on.

Side Windows

First on the weekend's agenda was to take Marley's side windows and put them into Rusty. Everything went pretty smooth.