1973 Bubbled Rear Apron & Restoration Thread

[fredybear]

Alittle Front Apron Stretching

Let is sit for awhile

For the perfect hood fit

[fredybear]

OUCH, Just came from paint store, $1100 Gal, $300 Qt. OUCH

Glasurit...


Ill see how much I can spray with a Qt.......OUCH


Anyone want this Ill prime it for you


Just found out. There is an Aftermarket rear fender, on my buggie, my life is now over

How much can I get for scrap metal

[fredybear]

Aftermarket, and comes with dents.......

Drove over an hour for the apron.....another hour one way to check fender. and another hour the opposite way for a fender.....

[fredybear]

Back to the Hack-Sleeze Buggie

aint it beautiful

[fredybear]

WHoOOOAAaaaa


Never seen this before.....an original access hole coolness

Usually everythings all rotted....

Me Luv Easy Access


Time for the acid

than the black goo

[fredybear]

These pics make those rust bucket owners cry

Bidding Starts At 50Gs

[fredybear]

Passengers side channel had some water in there at one point.....Must cleanse before the priming starts....Almost spotless

[fredybear]

The blasting is back and better than ever......No water with this rig/setup

Half hour to an hour straight running the compressor...

How to turn copper into gold.....175 degrees

Cleansing my rear....ooooOOOlLLaaaLLLAAa

After some blasting

ACID SCRUB The Colors The Colors

[fredybear]

Blasting the death foam makes it look pretty

Now I have to remove all the foam BOOHOO

All the sealer removed

Looking Clean

A little more, than a good acid scrub

[fredybear]

After the Acid Bath

Boy Thats Pretty

[fredybear]

A painful process

Death Foam Removal........
Before

After

Air Compressor, Wire Brushes, Vacuum
Suck The Foam Right Out
Sluuuurrrrrppppp

[fredybear]

I was refusing to subject all humans to these photos.......

WHY WHY WHY ME ME ME HELP HELP Call 922 Help

The Termites attacked, call the exterminator...help help

[vamram]

Wow, the totally bare steel is something to see. Like seeing a baby bird faitherless, fresh out of the egg.

Brother, I feel your pain on that death foam rot. You have to cut a lot more than what you see to get to good metal... but hey you know that better than me!!!
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[fredybear]

Thanks, Awesome

Just fill in the holes like so,,,yo yo yo

Its just melts the crap metal away

[fredybear]

And I bet yalllll aint thinking....he so crazy, lets see him fill that big hole in.......aint know way hose aaaa

Boy U B Crazeeee

[fredybear]

Th Inside........Home Depot or HF for a mini inspection camera. Make sure all is beautiful

Cool Pic

[fredybear]

Dent Pulling


See the dent Now how to get it out...Hmmmm

Ahhh Laaaa Peanut Butter Sandwiches

Thanks Gene

What moisture does when stored

Almost Perfect

[fredybear]

If the body is gonna look good, guess my pan needs some Love & Affection

How to hold you pan and move it around. The tire caved

Time to weld and bring it back to life
No need to replace these beautiful originals. Watch & Learn.

Who Hacked this Nasty Torched

Front Beam...Jim Beam....Beam Me Up Scotty..

Trans...I put that in in 2009...Look at the filth

Im goin Insane.....

[fredybear]

Cleansing the Filth. The dipping Station

Im kinda disorganized

[fredybear]

The VW Pan in the Chevy Van ----- Haaaayyyyyy

Before

After

The tack welds before the blasting to hold the pan together

The brass plate for flatness

To the Blaster.......