I started back on the '62SS project after too much travel and too much work. Talk, about work, lining panels up really takes a lot of finesse, and a lot of time!
First we worked the doors to make sure they line up correctly. They were painted spearately, then hung in the "general direction". The passenger door, not surprisingly, refused to line up no matter what we did. It just has too much in terms of needed repair, and we hammered and dollied as best we could without using a lot of filler. It just needs more time, and a better pair of hands . I think a replacement door may be in my future...
After the doors, we fit up the passenger side fender, then slid the completed (stapled rubber and all) wheel housings in place and lighlty bolted everything together. The driver's side took more time, but it eventually fell into place. OK, we tweaked and tweaked for a few hours until it was just right .
When it came to the hood, I had taken the hinges apart and cleaned them up and used a siver cad on them, which is not the correct coloring. I went with the Yellow Cad kit from Eastwood, and had trouble getting a good mist on it. I had to strip it twice and almost ran out of material, but finally got it right (or as good as it going to get). Then I gave up and spent the weekend working on my son's house.
Tonight, maybe tomorrow, I go back and try to fit the hood onto those new hinges, and see how that goes. Still polishing lots of aluminum pieces, and used ZoopSeal on the finished products.
Here are some pics of the project:
Enjoy!
TomK
First we worked the doors to make sure they line up correctly. They were painted spearately, then hung in the "general direction". The passenger door, not surprisingly, refused to line up no matter what we did. It just has too much in terms of needed repair, and we hammered and dollied as best we could without using a lot of filler. It just needs more time, and a better pair of hands . I think a replacement door may be in my future...
After the doors, we fit up the passenger side fender, then slid the completed (stapled rubber and all) wheel housings in place and lighlty bolted everything together. The driver's side took more time, but it eventually fell into place. OK, we tweaked and tweaked for a few hours until it was just right .
When it came to the hood, I had taken the hinges apart and cleaned them up and used a siver cad on them, which is not the correct coloring. I went with the Yellow Cad kit from Eastwood, and had trouble getting a good mist on it. I had to strip it twice and almost ran out of material, but finally got it right (or as good as it going to get). Then I gave up and spent the weekend working on my son's house.
Tonight, maybe tomorrow, I go back and try to fit the hood onto those new hinges, and see how that goes. Still polishing lots of aluminum pieces, and used ZoopSeal on the finished products.
Here are some pics of the project:
Enjoy!
TomK