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Old 06-02-2008, 06:46 PM   #1
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All questions and comments welcome. Most of the work I did myself and it was my first time at it, so let me know what you think.

Before:




Here's the rundown. After Nopi, I decided to shave my bay and do better wire tuck. Being an amateur welder and having access to just a stick welder, it took me just under a month to weld, grind, and have the bay ready for filler. I worked after hours and on the weekend at work. I had help here and there on the difficult parts. It was then taken to the body shop. There I filled and sanded the bay. Most of the bay had to be hand sanded. I came back and did the same thing after primer. This is where I left off. The rest of the exterior and paint was professionally handled. In the meantime, I finished my harness. Reassembly didn't take long. I had the engine running the day after I got the car back from paint.












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I welded in some plates to cover the two holes behind each headlight. The driver's side was for the a/c and washer reservoir. The passenger side hole was for the oem air box assembly.



Here is a shot of the seam sealer. I just sanded down the factory sealer to make it look smoother and less noticeable.



The support here alone had 25 holes to weld up. This is counting from fender to fender.



Harness and inverted injectors


Tacky or tasteful. I love this beer.


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-Justin-, Brewer, and Chris miller for the pics
Tracy (speeddreamz.com) for allowing me to use the shop (Mobile Electronics and Performance in Tuscaloosa, AL) after work hours
Tracy and Yosuke for helping on the hard welds
Ryan Clough at Automations in Bessemer, AL for the body and paint
Chase with the wire tuck tips
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Old 06-02-2008, 06:56 PM   #2
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Old 06-02-2008, 07:11 PM   #3
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wow i dig the color and i like everything but the sparo seats
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Old 06-02-2008, 07:22 PM   #4
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it looks extra nice and fresh
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Old 06-02-2008, 07:24 PM   #5
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Old 06-02-2008, 07:30 PM   #6
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looks awesome!! great work
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Old 06-02-2008, 07:41 PM   #7
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great job homie!! looks sickk
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Old 06-02-2008, 07:43 PM   #8
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Old 06-02-2008, 07:44 PM   #9
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Thanks guys! I was leaning towards the Chevrolet red, at first, that looks similar to this color. Ryan noticed it had a good bit of purple in it. You've probably seen the color on the new Tahoe. Anyways, Ryan pointed me towards this color. This color is on Chargers, Ram p/u, crossfire, as well as other chrysler vehicles.

Most people would think it was out of a ppg catalog. Did you?
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Old 06-02-2008, 07:54 PM   #11
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Stick welder? You were using my $2k tig welder. Turned out pretty nice. The engine bay looks much cleaner.
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Old 06-02-2008, 07:57 PM   #12
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That bay is gorgeous
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Old 06-02-2008, 07:57 PM   #13
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You can imagine how much faster it would have gone with a wire-feed.
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Sick job dude! looks great in person!
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very clean ride.. i remember seeing in a few weeks back when i was in Bama for Import Face-off




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but, why the black grill? totally kills the front end for me
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Thanks for the comments and pics. That was a nice show with some nice racing. I placed 1st in Import Wild.
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color is amazing. Side shots ASAP!
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Personally, would have kept it white, but your work is very good
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love the engine bay...the shaving and sanding of the seam sealer looks killer
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love the engine bay...the shaving and sanding of the seam sealer looks killer
I wasn't comfortable messing with it and the brake lines like some people do with their tucks. Sanding the factory seam sealer was an afterthought once I got started on the bay at Automations. I wasn't really sure how it would turn out. Thanks for the comments.
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Personally, would have kept it white, but your work is very good
That was the original plan and without a shaved bay. But, I told myself if I was to spend the money, the paint better stand out. And, if I was paint it, I might was well shave the bay. It was a pretty enormous task for someone whose never welded or had to do body work.
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