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John Hoffman
Member ID: captnjohnny1618
Member Status: Free Member Carrboro NC/Blacksburg VA, USA 
Last Login: 2012-01-25 18:34:33
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1 Vehicles --
Total mileage: 105,000 mi (168,981 km) --
Average age: 1964
There are 18 total entries in this Journal.
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Posted on: Friday June 26, 2009
Bleeeghhh. SOOOO close now, or at least it feels like I am. Today I dug the bondo out of the trim lines, and drilled out the bondo from the trim snap holes. I also started working on the the floor pans or... I should say "floor pans" given that they're nowhere close to the originals. Someone has screwed and welded pieces of sheet metal as a new floor. Ok, so it's not original but it'll have to work for the time being until perhaps one day I have the money and welder to replace the floor 'e...
Posted on: Friday June 26, 2009
Ok. So on the 24th I finished most of the list! Here's the original list, and the stuff with a check next to it is what I finished: Straighten the hood Bondo the dent in the top left corner of the hood √ Sand the engine compartment seams √ Grind down the rocker panel welds√ Sand down the trunk seams√ Sand the door sides and handle areas Strip and sand the rear apron √ Remove the taillights √ Dig the bondo out of the trim lines in the front fenders Remove the hood...
Posted on: Wednesday June 24, 2009
Painting is now in sight. I've been able to condense what is left into a shortish (two post-its) list. Stuff like sanding out all of the hard to reach areas, the door jambs, etc. I took the windshield off tonight (oh lord) and took the vinyl dash covering off. I found the original color of the car (under the vinyl that is)! As was suspected, it was red. It's kinda cool to think about how old that paint is. Just a little memento I masked off two small areas of it so if down the road s...
Posted on: Tuesday June 23, 2009
Major milestone tonight: I finished all of the major body work! I patched up over the new welds and my dad patched up the door cracks of dooms. I pounded the new front apron out a bit, stripped and sanded it, and finally wrestled it onto the car. I've also made the decision to do the priming/sanding/painting myself. As I said on the forum, the opportunity to have done everything myself was too exciting to pass up! The next step is to finish all the tiny little minor stuff: straighten the ...
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