1/4 Replacment pics...

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stephenspann27

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College Station, Tx

• May 30, 2009

• #1

I don't have permission to post in the paint and body forum.. so here goes.. My dad does awesome work

The reason for these notches is that this portion was bowed out. Our replacement 1/4 panel came from my parts 4 dr jeep. So the1/4 we were welding in wasn't long enough to patch this bowed out section. He cut these notches then welded them up, which drew the metal back together.

I'll have some pics up soon of the completed paint job. It turned out great, straight as an arrow.

Here is what we started with:

 

Ghost

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Hartsville, South Carolina

• May 30, 2009

• #2

Nice job does he do that for a job? Moving to OEM.

 

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stephenspann27

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College Station, Tx

• May 30, 2009

• #3

No he is an electrician He does body work on the side for people occasionally.

 

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stephenspann27

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College Station, Tx

• May 31, 2009

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Crusher16

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Richardson, TX

• May 31, 2009

• #5

Thats a damn good job.

 

redneck

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Prescott/Phoenix AZ

• Jun 1, 2009

• #6

Crusher16 said:

Thats a damn good job.

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90Blue_XJ

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In yer postz fixin yer spellinz.

• Jun 1, 2009

• #7

Very nice work.

 

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stephenspann27

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College Station, Tx

• Jun 1, 2009

• #8

It really takes you back to.... 1987..

 

Smittty9785

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SE Portland Oregon

• Jun 1, 2009

• #9

that thing looks awesome now.. Great work.

 

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stephenspann27

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College Station, Tx

• Jun 1, 2009

• #10

Thanks, I'm really glad to have it looking good on the outside.. its a real shame the motor is close to throwing a rod through the block..

 

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stephenspann27

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College Station, Tx

• Jun 1, 2009

• #11

Here is another before pic.. the drivers door was in bad shape.. it has a pizza sized dent it in.. we also deleted the gay sail type mirrors.. The top was in REALLY bad shape. It was full of holes and a big sag from having a police style light bar, along with two CB antenna's. It also had hail damage all over.. I really cheaped out on the paint and used a single stay urethane that cost $70 for everything you need. It sprayed real thick and didn't lay down that well. Some color sanding/buffing will slick it up.

 

Matthew Currie

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Vermont, land of big clay

• Jun 1, 2009

• #12

Nice. My hat's off to anyone who can do that stuff with a torch. I like the notches for pulling in the wrinkle. Did he hammer shrink them, or just let the welds do it?

 

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stephenspann27

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College Station, Tx

• Jun 1, 2009

• #13

I actually used a angle grinder with a cut off wheel to make the cuts. The notches served as a "relief" your basically shortening the panel, then pulling it in with weld.. and beating it with a hammer (he doesn't own a shrinking hammer).. heh.

 

Last edited: Jun 1, 2009