Chevelle updates

[Jonesy]

<span style="color: #3366FF"><span style="font-weight: bold">Deepwater Blue</span></span> [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img]

[budnate]

not sure what was used for product but Denis DWB 67 Z has to be the most accurate color I have seen of all the variations.

B.

[VintageMusclecar]

Only a brief update for this week.

Bodyguy #1 wound up flying solo this week as body guy #2 has been out of town for his work. Still, he (#1) managed to get the pass. side fender done and ready to block out and was hard at work on the drivers side fender when we arrived today.

Here he is blocking out the &quot;Icing&quot; finish filler coat.



Pass. side fender back in place.



Still amazes me how he got these lines back so well.



Bodyguy says the DS fender should be in DP90 tomorrow and he'll be starting on the windshield filler panel repair and getting the hood dialed in next week.

More later.

[njsteve]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: VintageMusclecar</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

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That's an amazing set of stands the car is bolted to. Are they vintage bodyshop equipment or are they available commercially? I'd love to get a set of those. They'd be perfect for detailing/cleaning the underbody.

[VintageMusclecar]

Back at it again.

To wrap up the last update, may I present one drivers side fender ready for final prep.



Bodyguy called today to let me know the windshield channel filler was out and ready for me to photograph. We arrived just as he was pulling the steering column for a little additional working room.



As was noted during the last visit, there was some rust at the DS corner of the dash, but all things considered, this will be an easy repair.





The passenger side was in good shape.



It's so encouraging to see how thorough Bodyguy is when it comes to making sure everything is right. Since he was already this far into the job, he went ahead and pulled the dash chassis all the way out so it can be fully repaired and prepped.



Here are the remnants of the old windshield filler panel, and the new replacement beside it.



More &quot;rust free&quot;...er...&quot;free rust.&quot;



Upon initial fitting, the replacement panel *appears to* fit pretty well.



I'll be calling the glass guy tomorrow to get a new windshield delivered to the shop so the filler panel fit can be verified before they start welding things back in place. Bodyguy says he has 1 1/2 days worth of cleaning to do before anything can start going back into place anyways, so things should time out OK.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
That's an amazing set of stands the car is bolted to. Are they vintage bodyshop equipment or are they available commercially? I'd love to get a set of those. They'd be perfect for detailing/cleaning the underbody. </div></div>

I asked Bodyguy where he got this unit, and he told me he bought it off the Mac Tools truck back in the mid `80's. He doesn't know if this particular make/model is still being made, but here's the company info tag on the unit--maybe they're still around?



Hope that helps. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

More later.

[VintageMusclecar]

Not much to update for this week.

Body guy #2 had surgery on one of his hands so he's out of commission for a while. That and the winter storm and resultant power outages pretty much put the kibosh on any significant progress for the week.

Current status: the fenders are basically done, and the A pillar covers are off now so we could assess the dash channel rust issues. Turns out there are a few small rust holes at the base of the dash itself on the drivers side, while the pass. side appears to be OK for now. The windshield filler panel should be out in a few days, so hopefully I'll have some more pics shortly afterwards.

[VintageMusclecar]

I'm not sure. I'll ask Bodyguy the next time I see him.

[427TJ]

Great choice on Deepwater Blue.

[VintageMusclecar]

Moving right along...

Glassguy was on site to drop off the new windshield when we arrived today. (he'd tried to deliver it Thursday but he got there after hours)

Glassguy and Bodyguy go way back but hadn't seen each other in a while so it was old home week for a little while after we arrived. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

One new tinted windshield.



Bodyguy was hard at work this week getting the replacement cowl filler panel and cowl panel ready to install. Turns out the cowl filler panel needed to be cut and widened a little bit to make it perfect, but that's obviously a re-occurring theme with this project.

The filler was sectioned down the center lengthwise and a filler strip of material was added and everything was welded back together. A little finish work and it will be ready to weld in place.



Bodyguy was in the process of cleaning &amp; prepping the inner cowl for repairs today when Glassguy arrived.

The rust holes will be addressed shortly.



Back-tracking just for a moment to wrap up some previous updates: Two quick shots of how the DS body lines are coming in. Still a little ways to go, but a <span style="font-style: italic">vast</span> improvement over what we started with!





Bodyguy swung by the paint store and picked up a quart of color to verify it was what I wanted, and he said his paint guy was familiar with the difference between the `67 and `68+ color differences and made sure he mixed the correct `67 shade.

I'm seriously diggin' this color. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

(just a quick dip with a stir stick to draw out a sample)



(Props to Rachel for the above pic [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img] )

Bodyguy is going to prep &amp; paint the cowl panel shortly so we can see exactly what the product looks like on a panel before he buys in quantity.

More later.

[JoeG]

Very cool coverage of body work raisin' a car from the &quot;brink&quot; I've seen in a while....My popcorn bill is overbudget........ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]