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Old 11-17-2020, 12:23 PM   #351
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Re: Starting 1966 Factory Short Bed Build, Bagged, 383 Stroker and Muncie M20 4-Speed

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Exactly. LOL .... I have been working on the upper windshield outer panel and damn... i got it in, looks good except for 1 small area that decided to be a pain in the cab to weld! Kept blowing through. I got mad and kept trying to add more filler and, well, finally i stopped, laughed and said just cut that little part out and use the extra filler panel i still have that i did not use. LOL But damn was i mad. lol
All in all so far, the outside repair panel is not to bad. Now moving to the inner panel to roof, not excited about this one.....
There is always that one section that just refuses to cooperate!! I have had many days that I just had to walk away
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Old 11-18-2020, 11:26 AM   #352
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There is always that one section that just refuses to cooperate!! I have had many days that I just had to walk away
Yep that is what happened. LOL

Next are pics of progress and a pic of that damn blowout area.
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Old 11-18-2020, 11:28 AM   #353
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Ok, so here are pics of the progress so far on the outside Windshield repair panel... and blowout area.. lol
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Old 11-18-2020, 11:29 AM   #354
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Old 11-18-2020, 11:30 AM   #355
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Old 11-18-2020, 11:34 AM   #356
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Lookin' good!
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Old 11-18-2020, 11:35 AM   #357
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i have a few areas that i need to still work a bit, but overall the fix is in. Honestly the hardest part is getting the panel to separate, AND anywhere that they would use that damn "bond", that really sucks! It sticks together and is not easy to separate, heck it is almost easier to remove spot weld areas. This is how it was for me at least.
Now i must work the inside area... this is where i get a bit nervous. The outside part i just did is just one cut and match that was short, the inside, well that is a longitudinal cut and i am not happy about that... but quitters never advance .. so .... lol This weekend you may hear alot of screaming from Washington State!!
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Thank you sir! I appreciate it.
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Old 11-18-2020, 11:36 AM   #359
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i so want to get this rust repair done so i can get to what i like to do..... anything but body work!! LOL
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Old 11-21-2020, 12:42 PM   #360
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The patchwork on the front looks great. I'm glad I didn't have to do that area. It looks difficult. Keep it up.
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The patchwork on the front looks great. I'm glad I didn't have to do that area. It looks difficult. Keep it up.
x2. Very clean work. Impressive!
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Old 11-21-2020, 04:55 PM   #362
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The patchwork on the front looks great. I'm glad I didn't have to do that area. It looks difficult. Keep it up.
Thank you. It was not really too bad, but he next area has me a bit nervous
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Ok Here are some updates to the outside part with filler going in
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Now for the one that has me worried a bit. Any thoughts here are welcome. So i am going to do this patch, but trying to keep the passenger visor area as is because there is a panel behind the small holes that i want to keep.
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and finally, the firewall. I am trying to figure out what holes must stay and what can go, so i can clean it up.
I am getting vintage air, hyrdolic clutch (Captfab) and Hydroboost. Any help here?
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Old 11-23-2020, 11:04 AM   #368
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Ok, well so the inside rust repair was not really that bad, just had to make sure i made small adjustments until it fit good, really not bad. Thank goodness! Now it is cleanup time and start the filler part....
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Can you guess where i bought the patch panel from.... lol
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That's weird, the exact same inner roof area was bad on mine too. Looks great.
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Ok, well so the inside rust repair was not really that bad, just had to make sure i made small adjustments until it fit good, really not bad. Thank goodness! Now it is cleanup time and start the filler part....
Fantastic work on the inner (and outer) repairs!
Ours was so far gone we had to do the entire inner/outer panels...from A-post to A-post. The outer was not bad. But I will say for those considering doing the complete inner...stop, measure thrice, then re-consider. I found the inner patch panel to be too short in the A-post area. The original piece reached further down and tucked into the A-post with a complex lip/bend; the patch panel was way short, ended up burning a lot of time cutting and bending small patches out of stock to tie everything in. Another consideration, when you cut across the entire inner roof area (opposite of the window lip), the roof panel will sag making the final fitting a real bear. I'm sure my inexperience played a part in the circus but...just a suggestion.
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Old 11-30-2020, 07:02 PM   #372
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That's weird, the exact same inner roof area was bad on mine too. Looks great.
Strange how that happens... LOL
Honestly it was not as bad to repair as i thought. Here to help if you need any.
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Fantastic work on the inner (and outer) repairs!
Ours was so far gone we had to do the entire inner/outer panels...from A-post to A-post. The outer was not bad. But I will say for those considering doing the complete inner...stop, measure thrice, then re-consider. I found the inner patch panel to be too short in the A-post area. The original piece reached further down and tucked into the A-post with a complex lip/bend; the patch panel was way short, ended up burning a lot of time cutting and bending small patches out of stock to tie everything in. Another consideration, when you cut across the entire inner roof area (opposite of the window lip), the roof panel will sag making the final fitting a real bear. I'm sure my inexperience played a part in the circus but...just a suggestion.
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Damn, sorry you had to the entire thing. I was lucky and only had to about 1/2 of it. I am by no means a body guy, AT ALL. I am trying to get it as nice as i can, but i know i am not a body guy, so as good as i can is what i will get. LOL
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Well...looks good. Attached is the A-Post areas that were such a bear
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Well...looks good. Attached is the A-Post areas that were such a bear
Looking good sir! I have just a bit of tack welding yet to do then mine is done. Ran out of damn gas again. lol
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