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Planning out the next few months on my project.

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Johnny M

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After much delay my container of precious parts will finally get moving this week and when it arrives in 18 days my project should start moving once again.

Once I have the metal work finished off I plan on blasting the body again then getting a coat of Etch and High Build primer onto it. I will then coat the underside, seam seal it, spray the interior and engine bay before taking it back down off the Rotisserie onto the dollie. At that stage should I just go straight into the FG and Body work or should I get the suspension, steering and drivetrain test fitted for panel alignment and to ensure there are no major structural issues that may need to be looked at?

As far as I know bigger shops like Classic Recreations go start to FG, bodywork after metalwork and primer have been applied.

I would very interested to hear how other people have gone about it..

Thanks,

Johnny
 
Just like the big shops do, get all of your bodywork/panels installed/fitted first. After the car comes back from paint it's a down-hill run installing ALL of the parts.
 
"daveSanborn" said:
Just like the big shops do, get all of your bodywork/panels installed/fitted first. After the car comes back from paint it's a down-hill run installing ALL of the parts.
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Exactly right. It took 3.5 years for me to get Midlife all patched up and square away all of the structural rot, find doors, etc., then 1 year in paint jail, and about 6 months putting everything together. Being careful when assembling fenders and such is relatively easy: just put painter's tape on the edges and be patient.
 
The logic behind my thinking.....

I thought I read somewhere that I may need to modify the transmission tunnel as i am running the TKO600. So a test fit would be necessary before paint.

Letting the car sit down on its tires with motor installed will allow the car to sit "naturally" which will be necessary for bodywork to line up.

Testing clearance and checking for tire rub on the front and back before paint in case i need to modify any bodywork to create better clearance.
 
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