Gerahead's 71 Dart
It has been quite a challenge! After about 3 weeks of fighting to improve the appearance of the largest body line on the quarter panels, I think I have finally reached the point where I have something that I can work with! The lines on both sides are straight and are close to what I was looking for. There is still some final tweaking needed, but at least now I can move on to finalizing this stuff!
Last week I also got the body work on the inner and outer surfaces of the spare tire well done, primed and painted (on the outer side). So that is another item I can scratch from the list. Last night a buddy came over and helped me hang the doors back on the shell and set the fenders on so I could check the alignment of the panels and lines on the car from bow to stern. They will need additional fine adjustment, but I was able to see that they will all line up and will look good. I was stoked to finally be able to visualize the whole thing again. I will need to adjust the radius of the lower rear joint between the door jamb and the rocker because they do not match the door and the gap is pretty tight. That should not be a major undertaking! It sure feels good to be able to see some progress! L8r
Jim
It has been quite a challenge! After about 3 weeks of fighting to improve the appearance of the largest body line on the quarter panels, I think I have finally reached the point where I have something that I can work with! The lines on both sides are straight and are close to what I was looking for. There is still some final tweaking needed, but at least now I can move on to finalizing this stuff!
Last week I also got the body work on the inner and outer surfaces of the spare tire well done, primed and painted (on the outer side). So that is another item I can scratch from the list. Last night a buddy came over and helped me hang the doors back on the shell and set the fenders on so I could check the alignment of the panels and lines on the car from bow to stern. They will need additional fine adjustment, but I was able to see that they will all line up and will look good. I was stoked to finally be able to visualize the whole thing again. I will need to adjust the radius of the lower rear joint between the door jamb and the rocker because they do not match the door and the gap is pretty tight. That should not be a major undertaking! It sure feels good to be able to see some progress! L8r
Jim