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Fri Dec 06, 2024 9:26 am

Once I pulled all the stretched material up it is now too high and will need to be shrunk back down into position. I will use this shrinking electrode with compressed air to make that happen. This is somewhat of a time consuming process but definitely rewarding to see the repair come full circle.

Fri Dec 06, 2024 3:24 pm

Awesome project, can't wait to see how this one comes out. I have a boring old 65, but would love to have an early car.

I met Trylon at a show and he commented that his low light wasn't very fast and didn't handle highway cornering very well... but who cares! The car is cool.

Fri Dec 06, 2024 7:20 pm

Peter D. wrote: Awesome project, can't wait to see how this one comes out. I have a boring old 65, but would love to have an early car.

I met Trylon at a show and he commented that his low light wasn't very fast and didn't handle highway cornering very well... but who cares! The car is cool.

My Ghia is fast and handles okay.

Sat Dec 07, 2024 1:32 am

Fantastic work and for me particularly interesting as I am currently finishing my doors too :D

Antoine

Sat Dec 07, 2024 9:54 am

Sat Dec 07, 2024 9:59 am

TRS63 wrote: Fantastic work and for me particularly interesting as I am currently finishing my doors too :D

Antoine

Thanks dude. Doors are always very time consuming. I’m real happy bit the way they fit. One lc it’s in the pan I will do all the gaps.

Fri Dec 27, 2024 1:26 pm

A Match Made In Heaven….

Mon Dec 30, 2024 3:36 pm

Looking forward to seeing the body on the pan!

Mon Jan 06, 2025 1:07 pm

Sneak peak! The body is almost / kinda back on the pan.

Mon Jan 06, 2025 3:26 pm

That looks great. What a transformation! It's amazing how quickly Jason tackles all these repairs and brings these cars back to their original glory.

Mon Jan 06, 2025 6:58 pm

^^^ 8) ^^^

Thank you :D

Mon Jan 06, 2025 6:59 pm

I will sneak this in from the back once I lift the body back off.

Tue Jan 07, 2025 10:18 pm

Wed Jan 08, 2025 8:10 am

Clean way of solving this space issue 8)

Wed Jan 08, 2025 1:02 pm

^^^ Thank You^^^

8)

Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:31 pm

Here are a couple more photos of the Berg / Folts 5 Speed bump cover.

Jason did a little more clean up on the back of the nose. With a little "body work" you won't even know it was replaced.

I decided to go with Stainless Euro bumpers since my car does not have the rear bumper supports under the apron. I bought them from Helen in the bumper thread for $450 plus $170 shipping.
She stuck a surprise $29 PayPal fee on there too. I couldn't justify having Jason weld up the overrider holes on the original bumpers and then have them chromed for $3000.
Plus I like the way they look on the car. Maybe someday I will rechome them and put them back on. At least I have the option now. I had them shipped directly to Jason.
They showed up a day early. The chrome / polish job on them looks good from 400 miles away. He is going to assemble and fit them this rotation so we can get his feed back.

Wed Jan 08, 2025 9:40 pm

Looking forward to seeing the bumpers put together and on the car.

I did the inside grinding on the trans cover this morning it looks rite at home now…. I will post a pic of it tomorrow

Wed Jan 08, 2025 11:32 pm

Clean work as always!

Fri Jan 10, 2025 11:47 am

Jason got the Stainless bumpers mounted up yesterday. The back bumper went on without incident and gaps are really good.

The front bumper is a different story. The driver's side corner bolt tab had to be cut and rewelded in a different postiton. The finish and gaps are great here too after the modification. Next up is welding up the over rider holes in the bracket covers and geting them fitted.

Mon Jan 13, 2025 12:35 pm

More progress from last week. Jason got the GabFab engine compartment panels mounted.