Edie: The Dart
So for the past few weeks I've been working pretty diligently on body work. I have to say, it's time consuming but rewarding.
The game plan:
Strip off the goodies.
Take out the glass.
Work from the top down to the hood, the fenders, the doors (passenger side replacement), the trunk, and finally quarter panel skin replacement.
Stripped & in plastic:
Roof dent cut out, fixed, re-installed.
Before:
In the process:
After
It doesn't look like much, but it had a decent sympathetic pull on the area. I could have filled it, but I decided to take the high road and fix it. The affected area was a inch or two beyond what I cut out. I floated the body line in best I could, Its not perfect but what panel is? The roof side portion is very close, and the line now is about 1/16 or less in a mild curve. It is nice and even when I feel the roof, no stiff areas.
As for the curve? That's what filler is for!
So for the past few weeks I've been working pretty diligently on body work. I have to say, it's time consuming but rewarding.
The game plan:
Strip off the goodies.
Take out the glass.
Work from the top down to the hood, the fenders, the doors (passenger side replacement), the trunk, and finally quarter panel skin replacement.
Stripped & in plastic:
Roof dent cut out, fixed, re-installed.
Before:
In the process:
After
It doesn't look like much, but it had a decent sympathetic pull on the area. I could have filled it, but I decided to take the high road and fix it. The affected area was a inch or two beyond what I cut out. I floated the body line in best I could, Its not perfect but what panel is? The roof side portion is very close, and the line now is about 1/16 or less in a mild curve. It is nice and even when I feel the roof, no stiff areas.
As for the curve? That's what filler is for!
