Beater status update: Body work

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem) 09/21/2015 at 11:30 • Filed to: Bullmobile

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As many of you know I drive a beater Ford Taurus. We’ve bonded and I love it so I don’t want to hear any of your nonsense about it being crappy or boring.

The car has over 200k miles and is mostly mechanically sound but there are some rust issues I was hoping to stop before it became an issue.

This wheel well was pretty good just a quick sand and a lick of paint. Behold my shiny sway bar link!

This side was bad so I cut out a big chunk of the rusty stuff.

Cut a chunk out of an old sign I had. This is test fitting.

Cleaned it up and drilled a bunch of holes. I filled the holes with silicone and the edges of my cut as there are two layers back here. The two layers also hindered me from pounding out my big dent but I did make an improvement there.

Painted behind it and riveted it in place.

Complete! You can hardly even tell it is there.

EL_ULY > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 11:33

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I.LOVE.THIS!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 11:35

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I love the rivets. You should rivit a line around every seam on the car, they just look cool as hell.

$kaycog > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 11:36

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It blends in perfectly! Good job!

CalzoneGolem > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 09/21/2015 at 11:40

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That’s making my hands ache just thinking about it!

CalzoneGolem > $kaycog 09/21/2015 at 11:40

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Thanks! I put a lot of work into it!

JGrabowMSt > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 11:41

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One of my coworkers used to have one of these. The rocker panels didn’t exist.

+1 on riveting every seam and body line. At least make it look like you have riveted fender flares. That would be badass. Then you can use the leftover metal for making a wing.

CalzoneGolem > JGrabowMSt 09/21/2015 at 11:42

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I think my car would weigh 200lbs more after that.

deekster_caddy > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 11:43

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Time to get a pneumatic rivet gun!

JGrabowMSt > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 11:43

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Winter traction level +20

No more adding sand bags!

CalzoneGolem > deekster_caddy 09/21/2015 at 11:43

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You’re absolutely right.

deekster_caddy > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 11:44

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I’m happy for this because it reminds me that auto body class starts tonight! Back to school!

Meatcoma > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 11:48

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Should have used wood screws. I hear people use them for everything. Either that or sheetrock screws, they last about 10 seconds anywhere else.

KatzManDu > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 11:51

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Awesome. SHO suspension upgrades?

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 11:58

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Then cheat. simulate it with bubbles of epoxy of some sort and then paint over them. Much easier, same look and easily replaceable.

CalzoneGolem > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 09/21/2015 at 12:09

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Brilliant!

CalzoneGolem > KatzManDu 09/21/2015 at 12:10

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I don’t believe Sho parts fit my car. It is a 2004.

CalzoneGolem > Meatcoma 09/21/2015 at 12:11

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I like the rivets because they match the cars paint better.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 12:14

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A real man would have used roundhead girder rivets... and replaced the whole side with a section of W-beam guard rail.

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/21/2015 at 12:15

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Finally outed as the impostor that I am!

KatzManDu > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 12:19

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There are SHOs from that generation... I’d assume springs and struts would pop in place as would sway bars.

Moenica > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 12:23

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This makes literally no sense.

Meatcoma > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 12:33

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They sell gray screws!

CalzoneGolem > Moenica 09/21/2015 at 12:49

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I think you might be on the wrong website.

CalzoneGolem > Meatcoma 09/21/2015 at 12:49

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Now you tell me!

Moenica > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 15:55

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You’re just going to get more rust now.

CalzoneGolem > Moenica 09/21/2015 at 16:09

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Nah, It’ll be good.

Moenica > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 16:18

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lol

CalzoneGolem > Moenica 09/21/2015 at 16:25

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Why don’t you go drink some Bud Light Lime Straw-Ber-Ritas unless you’ve got something constructive to offer me.

Moenica > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 16:32

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Ok.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > CalzoneGolem 09/21/2015 at 16:56

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An excuse to buy a new tool?

Sounds like one to me!

Off to the store!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > KatzManDu 10/23/2018 at 13:48

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along with the Jag engine !

not really a jag engine.