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Final Winter Project 2020-2021
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<blockquote data-quote="Jr. Corvette" data-source="post: 261189" data-attributes="member: 1906"><p>Hey guys! </p><p></p><p>So I finally got the car back last Thursday. The front end looks great and they've fix the seam. They fiberglassed the front with 3 layers and amazingly you could still see the seam. We found out anytime that front end got hot the seam would show. Even sunlight sinning on it was enough to expose the seam. So I suggested they sand the area while it was hot (with a heat lamp) to allow them to sand down the seam. That seamed to work... Lol. They still primed that section three times and sanded it down, then lifted the front end and painted the entire front clip and headlight housings. Then they finished wet sanding and power polishing the entire car.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately they didn't get to the engine bay but offered to come by and fix it for me. I attempted to wet sand and polish the area which was working but because it was a single stage paint it was too thin in some areas so I have to respray it. I have taken off the latches, wiper motor and all the other little bits and sanded that area in the engine bay. The shop is going to give me 2k primer, paint, and clear so I can do it properly.</p><p></p><p>All in all it's hard for me to be too mad at the shop. Yes they went ahead with the work without my permission or telling me a price but the amount of work that went into what they did far exceeded the price I paid. I'm very happy with how everything turned out. </p><p></p><p>I'm still in the process of reassembling everything so I'll post some more pictures once I'm finished painting the engine bay and correcting over spray that got on the engine. I have about half of the engine bay clean but wanted to finish painting before I clean the rest. I'm also relocating the inline fuses and relays that are mounted on the fender and installing a small fuse box in the engine bay that I will mount near the firewall. </p><p></p><p>This project looks like it'll be extending into this winter a little bit! In addition to reassembling I'm going to be installing upgraded tie rods sleeves as I don't want the originals breaking with the 275 tires. I'm also going to upgrade my rear spindles which are currently those cheap imported ones, to 31 spline spindles from Tom's Differentials so they won't snap with the 325's. Trying not to spend much this winter but I have to upgrade these areas as they are safety hazards.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jr. Corvette, post: 261189, member: 1906"] Hey guys! So I finally got the car back last Thursday. The front end looks great and they've fix the seam. They fiberglassed the front with 3 layers and amazingly you could still see the seam. We found out anytime that front end got hot the seam would show. Even sunlight sinning on it was enough to expose the seam. So I suggested they sand the area while it was hot (with a heat lamp) to allow them to sand down the seam. That seamed to work... Lol. They still primed that section three times and sanded it down, then lifted the front end and painted the entire front clip and headlight housings. Then they finished wet sanding and power polishing the entire car. Unfortunately they didn't get to the engine bay but offered to come by and fix it for me. I attempted to wet sand and polish the area which was working but because it was a single stage paint it was too thin in some areas so I have to respray it. I have taken off the latches, wiper motor and all the other little bits and sanded that area in the engine bay. The shop is going to give me 2k primer, paint, and clear so I can do it properly. All in all it's hard for me to be too mad at the shop. Yes they went ahead with the work without my permission or telling me a price but the amount of work that went into what they did far exceeded the price I paid. I'm very happy with how everything turned out. I'm still in the process of reassembling everything so I'll post some more pictures once I'm finished painting the engine bay and correcting over spray that got on the engine. I have about half of the engine bay clean but wanted to finish painting before I clean the rest. I'm also relocating the inline fuses and relays that are mounted on the fender and installing a small fuse box in the engine bay that I will mount near the firewall. This project looks like it'll be extending into this winter a little bit! In addition to reassembling I'm going to be installing upgraded tie rods sleeves as I don't want the originals breaking with the 275 tires. I'm also going to upgrade my rear spindles which are currently those cheap imported ones, to 31 spline spindles from Tom's Differentials so they won't snap with the 325's. Trying not to spend much this winter but I have to upgrade these areas as they are safety hazards. [/QUOTE]
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