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hahaha nice pun

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Well, the teardown has started. Was able to get in a couple hours today. Got the electrical disconnected to the headlights and turnsignals, removed them along with the front bumper, horn, the grill and the radiator hood latch panel. Will see if I can get some more done this week. Here's a few pics...Jim

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Looks good. One of those 1 step forward and 2 steps back kind of projects...It will look like new again before you know it.

Marc

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No doubt you guys will have it spot on and finished in no time. Jim, is the grill a reproduction piece?

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Thanks guys, at my speed it may take awhile...Jim

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Jim, Slow and Steady! We are getting older I think that will work for a excuse

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Hey Ray, Been using it for an excuse, more than I want too...Jim

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Lookin good man. Those rods that tie the core support to the lower grill, are they stock? My 49 didn’t have those and my 54 front end (changeover due to 54 cab) doesn’t have it either. Although it sure would firm things up.

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Great!
You will be up and running again in no time!!

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Slow and steady is fine, spring is months away.

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Yes, they are stock and they help lift up the lower panel, that is attached to grill...Jim

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Thanks Kees and lower. Seems my months go by as fast as weeks:lol:...Jim

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Was finally able to get back into the shop on Saturday for about 3 hrs. I removed running boards, small aprons, both front fenders and drivers inner fender.

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Back to the shop in the afternoon on Sunday.

Pic 1 show how dirt and grime built up over the last few years.

Pic 2 About an hour later, using Windex and lots of paper towels, in looks good again.

Pic 3 Hard to see but, when I had the accident the deer also hit the drivers side door, but heres the crack in the paint.

Pic 4 Here's the fenders all mounted to my fender horses, for work, etc.

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After supper I went back to the shop and removed the interior door panels, disconnected the wires to the power windows, etc.

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Tomorrow I will get Mark to help me remove the doors. I didn't want to just paint the parts that needed painting, just in case the paint isn't and exact match. So my plan is to paint both doors and from the cowl forward, including the hood. That way it should look good.

I plan on removing 90% of the paint from painted parts, so that way all the panels will have about the same thickness of paint.

Will keep you update as I go along...Jim

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outstanding attention to detail jim!


I read something about this the other day, seems if you do new stuff all the time the time dilation slows down, routine really is the thing that makes time accelerate.

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Thank you...Jim

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Extra work and I am sure the results will be worth it. Those horses are working well too.
Going to be nice.

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Thanks Doug, I'm hoping it will...Jim

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Real quick update. Mark helped me with the doors and hood today. They are off and ready for me to get to work. Here's a couple pics...Jim

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Looking good I like the painting plan.

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Thanks lower...Jim

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Well I got started on removing paint today. It's going to be slow going, but I think it is worth it. I'm sanding with 320 grit wet paper, then using the palm sander with 1200 grit wet paper, then repeating until I'm happy. I'm using lots of pressure with both the hand sanding and the sander. Here's a few pics...Jim

Pic 1 and 2 Box and pad to use with palm sander.
Pic 3 Here is a small section I did with 320 grit, to see how it worked.
Pic 4 This is what I would like to see all over the hood, almost breaking thru to primer.
Pic 5 Half hood at a time.

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looks good Jim. ..curious though...why the jump from 320 to 1200 paper...i would have thought 1200 would be to fine...but I'm not a real painter either..