1965 Fastback restomod

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Left side trunk floor welded to the rear frame rail

New rear panel with package tray test fitted and also the quarters and taillight panel installed before the rear crossmember is welded. We wanted to make sure everything lines up in the rear before the rear crossmember is installed.

Rear crossmember welded to the trunk floor and rear frame rail

Rear trunk floor prepped for epoxy primer

Epoxy primed

 

[jtfx6552]

How do you guys great ready for the epoxy? The same grit roloc you use for grinding, a higher (numerical) grit (finer) roloc? A DA?

 

[classicdoug]

Any idea how many hours you have in this project already?

Doug

 

[tarafied1]

as Darth Vader would say...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VWDekbIaJE&NR=1

 

[GPR]

Any idea how many hours you have in this project already?

Doug

A little over 300.

 

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Brian started patching the right quarter and roof inner structure

The outer structure was removed so he can repair the rust under it.

Brian made the first patch

 

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Brian made a few patches than cleaned everything and epoxy primed

Starting to put the puzzle back together

 

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More pieces of the puzzle added.

 

[tarafied1]

I am in awe of the skill and level of effort put into this car! Nice work. Love the updates!!!

 

[janschutz]

+1 :thu Update like this keep me motivated to do my projects

 

[Sluggo]

Brian=Bad Ass!

Great work.

 

[jtfx6552]

As Frank Barone would say "Holy Crap" That is nice work!

Looking forward to more updates...

I'm still trying to decide if I'm up to removing the roof on mine. After seeing what is doing under the roof on this one, I'm thinking maybe I should go for it.

Wish I had Brian's skills, then I wouldn't be as terrified as I know I'm not up to removing the existing skin without ruining it, and if the repro roof doesn't fit right, then I'm up the proverbial creek without a paddle...

 

[Ponyman66]

Super work! Brian has some super metal working skills that I'm in awe of! :thu :thu

Thanks to the pics posted of his rebuilding the upper corner of the windshield opening it helped me out immensely in laying out and rebuilding the same area on my coupe project! Keep those pics coming, can't wait to see the car done! :yah

 

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Brian has to make or patch the inner structure since it is not available.

Next epoxy before making another patch

 

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Since you cannot get this Brian had to patch the original

 

[janschutz]

Very Nice fab work!

 

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Brian is replacing part of the left outer rocker

This is what was inside

He also cut a hole in the front so it could be cleaned out and epoxy primed

 

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Brian replaced the left rocker

Starting to repair the left quarter panel inner structure

 

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More rust repair

 

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Test fitting the sheetmetal before welding in the rear package tray panel

Rear panel is welded

Marking the area that needs to be cut out for the Graverobber wheel wells