Our first bit of sanding!

First things first. Our battle with the driver's side exhaust pipes is not quite over. With all of the force we could muster, we were unable to make the final bend needed to line the exhaust pipes up with the headers pipes. The white pipe in the picture that's closer to the camer needs to bend just a little toward the bottom of the picture. Then we can rotate the pipes a little and slip them over the header pipes. It looks like I'll be taking this to a muffler shop (again).


We removed the last of the items attached to the hood, and marked and sanded both the hood scoop and the air inlet in the front bumper. They both look great now. We also cut the two openings near the latches to make them more uniform.

We've removed all of the windows, and drilled for wipers and side view mirrors. Next week, we'll get it back up on jackstands so we can re-attach the hood, tape up the chassis to try to keep the dust down inside the car, then we're ready to start sanding.

Body work will require several different products. We need to us a green High Strength Resin Filler to fix any problem areas. You saw us use this to reattach the bottoms of the hood. We will then use a product called Rage Gold to contour the body where it needs it. This includes areas where the doors meet the fenders, and any real low spots in the body. Next we will spray the car with a sprayable filler called SlickSand. This will be carefully sanded to get a nice level surface, otherwise you'll see high and low spots in the paint. We'll save the ingredient list for painting for another day.