"aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe" (emaxxbl)
08/13/2019 at 21:10 • Filed to: None
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"aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe" (emaxxbl)
08/13/2019 at 21:10 • Filed to: None | 5
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spray can color match 10/10
Yesterday I had nothing to do to the jag so I turned my attention to the alfa namely, the previously fixed front end damage it sustained sometime in the 80's. Funny enough I started working on this dent back in 2016 but stopped do to equipment and knowledge constraints, also laziness, mainly that part.
So after grinding way my previous body filler that I wasn’t too thrilled with I was left with this.
For reference this is what it looked like back in 2016 when I peeled back the 30 year old filler.
Lots of waves and numerous holes from what I assume was a non-weld style slide hammer repair job. Obviously I welded all the holes up and proceeded to beat the metal into submission with my small set of body hammers, which also happened to be the same time I realized that I should of shaped the metal before welding the holes up because while 40 year old Italian sheetmetal may bend very easily, properly done spot welds do not. So I just kind of slapped some bondo on it and let it sit for 3 years.
which brings us back to the present day.
After a bit more metal shaping and a tad bit more grinding
the welds down I was able to slap some of the left over filler I used on the jag’s hood scoop onto the car. The process went about the same, fiberglass filler to level it out and regular filler just to fill in any leftover imperfections. Is it perfect? No, but it’s good enough to where I’m happy with it and considering what I use this car for I’m more confident I’ll twist the unibody before it get’s any kind of decent paint on it lol.
Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
> aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
08/13/2019 at 21:40 |
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Hella yeah!
I had a set of lights like that on the bumper of my Vanagon. If people didn't respond to a polite flash-to-pass I'd fire up those buggers, complete with 130W bulbs, and melt the plastic off their bumper.
sony1492
> aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
08/13/2019 at 22:25 |
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Was there any way of telling if the metal s too high in any given spot before filler and sanding?
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aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
> sony1492
08/13/2019 at 22:32 |
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For this specific spot and with my limited tools, not really due to the contour of the panel but for any other time any kind of straight edge tool would tell you all you need to know.
Aremmes
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
08/13/2019 at 22:59 |
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TIL a Vanagon can pass other cars on the highway.
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Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
> Aremmes
08/13/2019 at 23:09 |
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It wasn’t easy...
Mine was jokingly badged as a ‘Vanagon GTI’. Base model, so no a/c, power steering o r anything that could be considered a feature - relatively lightweight . It was l owered and had an air dam, so the aerodynamics were better than stock. MetalMaster brake pads really improved stopping distance (once they were warmed up - before that they were kinda scary). For only 82hp it didn’t do too bad. It was no real GTI, like I had before I traded it in for the van, but for a big box on wheels it was actually kind of fun.
I still miss that thing...