#8 Dark blue metallic bodywork and paint (Lump)

[kelly saad]

The project:
1. Disassemble vehicle, remove doors, tailgate and hatch.
2. Strip paint to bare metal.
3. Remove doors, hatch and tailgate.
4. Close all holes in rocker panels from trim.
5. Remove seam sealer in roof gutters, and windshield area, repair any rust, seal again.
6. New lower door skin replacement panels. Sand blast remaining rust, seal bare metal and new seam sealer.
7. New quarter panels and any rusted sections of inner fenders.
8. New doglegs and rear section of rockers.
9. Replace A pillar gutter sections.
10. Exterior paint, B/C, wet sand, and polish.
11. Installation of Cascade Audio vibration dampening package.

 

[kelly saad]

I am late with posting this thread.

While making panels for Bean, I also made panels for this vehicle too. This 60 is very very straight, No accidents, original paint, little rust. In the second picture here, you can see the small rust spot on the rear quarter. I am about to cut this one up.

 

[kelly saad]

After removing the quarters, There was pretty bad rust growing in there. Glad we caught it in time!

 

[kelly saad]

After sand blasting, these inner fenders and everything else cleaned up nicely.

 

[kelly saad]

Panel fitment day. I made the following panels.
1. Lower quarters
2. Rear rocker patch
3. Wheel arches (quarter panel)
4. Dog Legs
5. Lower door skin patches
6. A pillar gutters
7. Tailgate lower patch

After all these panels and pieces were removed, all the existing, rusty metal was sand blasted clean. Now it's ready for Zinc phosphate coating before the new panels will be installed.

 

[pistonpete]

Amazing work Kelly !!!

 

[Jaric00n]

looking goood

excellent progress

 

[F226continental]

Wow! I’m curious if Kelly thinks he could cut 2 or 3 in Off the bottom of the rear quarter and taper the cut up slightly to the rear bumper and get the inner skin to pull together and look good? I always thought they were susceptible to trail damage in the area.

Just a thought. love watching these get Purdy

 

[Jaric00n]

it is quite amazing how things get better~~

 

[Jaric00n]

I think his hands are quite full at the moment

getting things all pretty again

 

[kelly saad]

Quarters and other panels going on today

 

[Jaric00n]

Look at the work of art

 

[kelly saad]

All done and with fiberglass filler on.

 

[Jaric00n]

Very nicely done~~~~~

I just finished rebuilding the grille that I bought from you that will go on it.

 

[kelly saad]

 

[kelly saad]

Primer ready, almost. I still haven’t done the doors though.

 

[kelly saad]

I actually have a grille/headlight bezel setup that is nearly done. The prototype looks good. I’m excited for this to be completed and on a 60! Then I will alter it and have 62 round headlight conversation bezels too.

Very nicely done~~~~~

I just finished rebuilding the grille that I bought from you that will go on it.

 

[kelly saad]

Super build primer

 

[CardinalFJ60]

Wow! I’m curious if Kelly thinks he could cut 2 or 3 in Off the bottom of the rear quarter and taper the cut up slightly to the rear bumper and get the inner skin to pull together and look good? I always thought they were susceptible to trail damage in the area.

Just a thought. love watching these get Purdy

it's doable, for sure. I had that done after trail damage on those susceptible areas - both sides.

 

[F226continental]

Very Nice lookin,