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> CptTripps' Real Progress Thread, :: Not that I'm making *real* progress :
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post Apr 3 2005, 09:37 PM
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Here's the section I decided on removing.

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post Apr 3 2005, 09:39 PM
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I fit the new one and braced it. I had a little lerger gaps than I wanted, but that's what happens some times...

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post Apr 3 2005, 09:39 PM
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Got it all ground down, and filled in with filler.

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post Apr 3 2005, 09:42 PM
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Here is my dad helping with the filler. We had to use a little more than I thought, but it's still thinner than that section we took out.

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post Apr 3 2005, 09:45 PM
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Here's me grinding some welds down. It was cool to have someone else in the shop with me to take pics...

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post Apr 3 2005, 09:46 PM
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awsome job! i kinda wish i had a quarter to stick on mine, but i think ive finally got it all straightened out.


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post Apr 3 2005, 09:48 PM
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I spent all day sanding and blocking...and didn't take a single pic. I'm going to wait till Wednesday when it's warmer. I'll prime the whole thing on Wednesday, and spend thurs and fri wetsanding. HOPEFULLY I'll paint it next Saturday and then I can start putting humpty back together again...
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post Apr 3 2005, 10:19 PM
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Nice work, keep going! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)
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post Apr 3 2005, 10:27 PM
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Got that thing on the road yet? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

Looks like a full weekend. It's cool seeing "Dad" helping you out.
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post Apr 3 2005, 10:35 PM
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Tell me about it...

The frustrating part is that it LOOKS THE SAME day after day. With the floors, there was visable progress all the time. If ALL GOES WELL I'll be on the road by the end of April. If I get it painted next weekend, it could be sooner. Then all I'm really doing to putting the weather stripping and seals back on and at least I'm driveable while I do the rest of the stuff.

I donno...I'll get there.
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post Apr 3 2005, 11:50 PM
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Looks great, keep up the great work. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)
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post Apr 4 2005, 08:38 PM
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Forgot to show a pic of the quarter I took off the junkster...

File this under 'You shoulda seen the OTHER guy!'

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post Apr 7 2005, 05:30 AM
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So I think I'm going to chicken out of painting it my self. I just spent the better part of 6 weeks stripping and doing body work. If I mess it up, I'll be back to square one. I'm going to go look at a few body shops today and see what I can come up with...
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post Apr 7 2005, 05:51 AM
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what kind of paint are you thinking of using? If its eurathane base/clear then i MAY be able to come up one weekend and spray it for you. Here is an s2 i sprayed for a buddy last summer, won first place in a concours the first show we went to. Mine is getting closer every day to paint, still have the ps door and all of the jambs to do, and trunks. Seems like every corner i sand i find some more surface rust to POR15 or another ding, knick or something to work on. I spent the better part of last nite grinding out the place were i welded my fenders in and rewelding over everything w/ the new welder to double check that nothing was going to come back on me... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) would have to be the 23-24th or 30-1st or anytime next month.


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post Apr 7 2005, 06:04 AM
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DAMN! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif)

I was going to let your car be the test case Doug, and after you figured it out you could come down and paint mine (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)

Seriously, I have a friend that owns a body shop down here. He painted my MGA. I did the same thing you're doing. Did all the body work up to primer and then turned it over to him. He does awesome work, but he is slow as hell on the non-collision work.

Maybe we can bribe Dan into a two-fer.
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post Apr 7 2005, 07:01 AM
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I got PPG Omni single-stage in Saturn Yellow. I bought all the stuff they guy said I needed. (The thinner, hardeners, filler, and everything else.)

If I can find someone local that I can drop it off, have them finish up any body work, and shoot it for $1,000ish, I'm just going to have them do it and get it over with. I'll either keep the paint till next time, or sell it to someone else that wants Saturn Yellow.
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post Apr 7 2005, 08:43 AM
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I'm like 99% sure that I am going to paint the car Signal Orange... was light Ivory.

I am going to do my own paint in the trunks, engine bay, interior and jambs. Probably let my buddy do the rest. Just not confident that I can lay down a paint job that I'd be proud of (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)
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post Apr 7 2005, 09:03 AM
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I think I'm going to try the primer in the trunks and see how that all goes.

Maybe I'll wait a week and see if I can convince xsboost90 to come up and help me lay it down...
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post Apr 7 2005, 06:58 PM
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Ok...so here's tonights' installment. I talked to a half-dozen shops today, and the last guy told me "You've done all the hard stuff, now is the fun part. Go home, pick a quarter-panel and prime it. You'll see how easy it is..."

SO home I went to paint a quarter. Here's before...

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post Apr 7 2005, 06:58 PM
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And 20min later...

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