"rusty ol cuda" nightmare on any street wheelstander project

Yepp I borrowed my neighbors flanging pliars (vise grips) to do the filler patch on the fender, the rest has been just tack welding meta i formed or robbed from another car onto this thing...may not be the best restoration work but it will carry me to the scene of the CrAsH!!!!!...makin patches ain't all that hard, Kinda like plumbing it has simple instructions hot on the left cold on nthe right and **** runs down hill...patch panels is more like...cut it to fit tack it in,anything thats too high beat it down anything that's too low beat it up and if that dont work.......filler!!!!....I'm kinda treatin this like a race car cuz there is a chance it could get crashed....I did put some metal in everywhere it needed but didn't look to make perfect patches but yet did add the strength for longevity...the fender flares i took off were made of 1/4" steel the pop riveted on and fiberglassed into place and they have been on there since 1975 with all the bondo and glass it's amazing how long it lasted, i'm using duraglass, ospho, direct to metal primer and really cleaning up the bad stuff where I can so it' should last for some time...the car was in pretty bad shape I still have to do some repairs to the passenger side rocker and drivers frint framerail.today I got the car completely wired but I guess I picked out a starter that wasn't any good even though it tested good so tomorrow she gets a new starter and install the rocker arms and pushrods and an oil pressure line and she's ready to start when I get the fuel tank mounted and hooked up....all the systems I hooked up for the electric is a go...spark....power to the starter,fuel pump and the electric fan and gauge lighting and tachometer work, small water leak needs teflon tape, trans needs speedometer gear o ring...the rest looks good and got most of the parts to install the disck brakes on the rear but haven't mocked any of that up yet....got started on making the firewall today and tinkered with several other Lil' do dad's....

TXDart said

Curtis,Are you using flange pliers when doing your patches.You really need to start another thread some day on patch panels for people less skilled in bodywork ...like me.
Looks like I am having to do mine myself.
Love the car and can not wait to see it run!!!

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