73' B3 340 Duster pro touring build

t-granger said

I like the look, but man that tire looks so close to the front of the fender. I am sure it is the way the picture looks maybe your neighbor moved it forward when you were not looking. lol

Question for you, Not being a body filler person, having never done it, do you have to sand the primer down to metal or can you fill over the primer? I know dumb question but hey gotta ask.

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Good eye T-,
If you look at the pics without the brakes being held in place you'll see a 1" diameter socket at the front being used as a spacer, once the neighbor got under the car he bumped the tire and the spacer fell out and the tire rolled to the front of the wheel well. With socket in place I have a little over 1" front and rear and since the tires are radials I figure that should be enough. Also once the tires were mounted on a 11" rim the section width is only a little over 13.5" so that gives me over 1 1/8" frame to quarter.
As far as body work goes the rep from Southern Poly coatings he said I could apply right over the epoxy primer but I still scuffed it with 80 grit just to give it extra bite.