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Other side has the same issue starting but could be spot replaced at it's current stage. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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More body work. The rockers were tricky to make since they have a slight arch in them. Our body guy was trying his hardest to not sand any hard edges into them. So he found working on his side gave his hand the right motion to avoid this. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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Completly agree, Ed, Ken and Wayne. Red (resale red, not the burgundy) is the most unsiutable colour for this model. Would also vote for a dark blue, for example blu pozzi would make a perfect contrast to the wire wheels and all that chrome... But, finally the decision of the actual owner. Exceptional work Bradan.
What did you do to protect the inside from rusting again? Strenghtwise doing this kind of hole-and-weld technique is OK, appearance wise I personally prefer it when a spotwelder is used as per original. The little dimples it produces are telltales of originality imho. I think the red looks rather good on her.
We normally only do bare metal paint jobs especially on older cars. On this car we had to balance the budget between mechanical work, paint, and minor rust. So we ended up just spot repairing the rusted sections and respraying over the existing paint. The paint job was $22,000, rust repair and rockers was an additional $7,500. I'm doing a bare metal paint job with minor metal work on the same model now, cost is $50,000. Once you go above that number most of the money is towards metal fabrication. We bill time and material normally but that should give you a good ballpark.