Another 1951 Hoffman Standard, Dick Christensen's First Splt

[DSweinhagen]

[T2]

I am so glad to see you finally working on it. Looking forward to seeing the progress.

[DSweinhagen]

[52HoffmanSplit]

Man Dave, That rear fender/apron curve without exhaust holes gets me every time. Just some serious old world design greatness there.. and you do it justice. A true artisan.

You know I probably owe you some cash because when I sold my split I LIBERALLY splashed all over the ads "Paint Matching by Dave Sweinhagen".

Thanks for the inspiration to get working on projects.
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DB

11/1966 Porsche 912
7/1968 Type 265 Double Cab
4/1955 Type 117 - 3 Fold

[Two Glove Boxes]

Killing it! Keep knocking stuff off the list and it will be ready to go. Plus those carrier sections are a pain, but looks like yours turned out great.
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1950 Deluxe Sedan Build

1951 Split Standard Hoffman Build

1960 Dove Blue Double Cab Patina Build

Two Glove Boxes IG

[DSweinhagen]

Thanks again guys! This rear clip felt like it was never going to end.

With the welding finished on the clip, I moved to the fenders, fit the taillights and finished any misc welding they needed.

Then I went to body work and primer on the decklid and rear clip. Just keeping things small and manageable as I go. I'm using PPG DP50 on the bare metal then Evercoat G2 on the high build areas...

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David S

[DSweinhagen]

I had dropped off the fenders at the blaster and got them back. There were a couple of welded in nuts buried in the bodywork that I missed on one so I fixed that, did some rough bodywork and got them in primer...

Then I dropped the doors off. With the amount of blasting they would need on the inside, I was worried about blasting the exterior panels also. I quickly DA'ed them and didn't look too bad, so I asked the blaster not to hit the panel exteriors. They came back better than expected...

Only one came back with some pinholes and rust on the bottom. It was rainy and humid that week and I was dealing with some flash rust, so I knocked down the remaining filler and sprayed a coat of epoxy. I also worked these in a couple early mornings, late nights and guess I didn't take many pics. Hopefully enough to get the idea and can see some of what I was dealing with...

Here's checking fit of parts again including a rear bumper. The bumper is an NOS one I got from Dick along the way. It has some shelf wear and light pitting but should be good enough for what I'm doing. The bumper brackets are from Mika(virtanen).

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David S

[DDub]

Looks like the doors would have been a candidate for a molasses bath.