Thread: Work junk, and junk... at work. By 'junk.

Mmmmmm, Camaro.

Mmm, Chevelle-

Been working out the gaps on this black '69 SS396 this week... having good luck so far but the man is picky. I can handle it.








I have got the Biscayne work started in a couple places. SD and BB I know you know how to go see the rest of these if you wish












Oh and holy crap remember the pale blue 67 F100 that was shot for... oh probably "Classic Trucks"? It took best late truck at the Starbird show in Wichita last month and just scored first place in it's class (contemporary street truck or something like that) at Detroit Autorama. I'll be danged. People do love old trucks. I just love to hear of our work making a mark on the show car world

congrats.


and your working on my new favorite car in your shop lol

I want a ride in it after. The authentic retro vibe (stock but stout, like we remember 'em) should be fairly strong in this one.

i can back that plan. the bodys of those cars speaks for its self. aka ill kick your ass written all over it lol

you know when your so confident your like, no, you go first, ill react second, no really, you just hammer it, ill follow.

Mustang dude's reaction there reminds me of my first ride in muscle... a 70 or 71 black SS454 Chevelle that went lazy 12.9s thru muffs. Belonged to my cuz and he had a Camino just like it. I was sold on full frame two doors and big blocks, still am. Got a 72 SS when I was a senior and had gobs of fun with it but a couple friends could stomp on it. Heck the GTP might have given that one a run. I really like all years of Chevelles from 66-72. Had me a 68 Malibu also, woulda kept it but somebody smashed it. They just look great and take whatever ya got, and were a good do-everything decently-for-cheap car. Grand Prixs on the other hand were pure badass always no matter what! You could always wait for the Chevy guy to punch it first then walk him with your Ponch.

For the '33... thats "Caught Red Handed" GM paint code WA132X. Same color as the body will be. Its a pearl red base coat with tinted mid coat.





Biscayne stuff-



It sucks welding to rust like on that floor. Heres some fender stuff. The car had some spots caked with tar so it rusted in strange places.

Bring BILLions!

Bryan came by the shop yesterday, thats our other bodyman who broke a leg in Oct of '16. It is still F'd but he can drive and use crutches some now. He pinged his head on their washing machine pretty hard just falling off crutches so not in a hurry to get back and have a repeat of that. Be a couple more weeks before he even gets the OK to try standing on it. Damn I finally saw the unwrapped injury and man he is lucky lucky to even have a foot still. I am dying for some time off but getting lots of metal work practice.

The 33 is going GM WA132X " Caught Red Handed". Its a red pearl with red tinted clear and body and frame will be same color.







I've been whittling away at patching fenders for the 60 Chevy

Originally Posted by spazzz

Those patches are cool as fck.

What gauge metal do you use?

Thanx. 18 gauge. Most 72 and back domestics are skinned in that, starting in the 30s or 40s. Braces and inner structure 16 gauge. Newer stuff and imports have 20 or 22. Our Beloved GPs are probably 20.

I was just reading back a bit and realized I showed some stuff twice. Derp. I ain't the shiniest apple in the bushel but I'm honest. Look at how caved-in that fender is around the diagonal patch at the rear-



Damn thats gonna have a lot of bondo, you say? Well, yeah! It was crappy! It had some dents plus I warped it. The blue tape here is 1/8" wide. That much is OK according to the instructions. This is the deepest spot.



Area looks like this in wet epoxy primer, and you can also see the flat spot in that lip patch. However it also is "within spec" (mine) and the work was done in the amount of time the boss allocated. Barely, but thats the name of the game. Few wish to buy perfection but this type of work sells like hotcakes.



I'm not a welder or even great at metal work, just so ya know. I just try to give a paint job a sporting chance at long life and not disappoint customers who show their rides and need flat panels with good gaps for the judges (and car buddies).

Yeah more epoxy primer then sweepage but theres still lighter straightening to do, up higher on the front half. And patchwork, the whole bottom of the door shell is ate up and the front lower corner of the skin needs one. I started on it yesterday at 2:30, at the back half because there was a gouge there. Mr Spitznagel is the magician... but there was a ton of whacks done from the inside, along with pulling and shrinking the front with the puller. I worked all day today on it.

Woops had a crap urge and forgot the pics lol

Continued pic dumping-