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435 hits | 72.42 KB | Posted: 9/28/07
1/4 panal in progress
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 2)

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408 hits | 69.92 KB | Posted: 10/1/07
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456 hits | 84.63 KB | Posted: 10/1/07
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426 hits | 75.11 KB | Posted: 10/1/07
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475 hits | 93.21 KB | Posted: 10/1/07
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525 hits | 89.71 KB | Posted: 10/3/07
after using an entire 20 oz can of Rage working on this fender and just sanding it all off - i came to the conclusion that body men are sculpters and way under paid for what they do
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 2)

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408 hits | 67.58 KB | Posted: 10/3/07
patch work - took me a whole freakin can to get it right

(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 2)

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470 hits | 61.89 KB | Posted: 10/3/07
finishing up on the door
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100_1947.jpg
439 hits | 87.87 KB | Posted: 10/3/07
door done - ready for clean up and primer
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100_1948_edited.jpg
432 hits | 78.34 KB | Posted: 10/3/07
too nice of day outside to be spending it covered in sanding dust... im done, ready to just ebay this damn thing
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 2)

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424 hits | 61.04 KB | Posted: 10/4/07
fender in primer - and i still feel waves - just not cut out for this,,, i need to shrink it in several areas - it tin cans real bad on top, and I have to brows that i been fighting since this project began. think i will take the fender to the body s...
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 2)

100_1951.jpg
514 hits | 77.61 KB | Posted: 10/4/07
just need to finish grinding the welds under the fuel filler and remove the rear bumper and this side is ready for primer
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 2)

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430 hits | 49.06 KB | Posted: 10/6/07
this fender is killing me
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 2)

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427 hits | 36.33 KB | Posted: 10/6/07
brow and flat spot

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399 hits | 41.67 KB | Posted: 10/6/07
this area was badly wrinkled, when i straightened it, the metal is badly streched - so i just pouned it in and filled it... still cant get it right
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 2)

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463 hits | 34.03 KB | Posted: 10/6/07
it felt good until i dry guided it
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 2)

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423 hits | 54.87 KB | Posted: 10/6/07
i did it
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439 hits | 36.14 KB | Posted: 10/6/07
i think i got it right for once
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456 hits | 67.17 KB | Posted: 10/12/07
ok last try - i only used a gallon of filler and sanded off most of it
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462 hits | 64.57 KB | Posted: 10/12/07
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432 hits | 65.37 KB | Posted: 10/12/07
this is it just about done
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463 hits | 77.63 KB | Posted: 10/22/07
removed the antenna - they look ugly and its only an am radio
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 2)

100_2103.jpg
479 hits | 54.16 KB | Posted: 10/22/07
mig welded the trim holes in the passenger door
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 2)

100_2109_edited.jpg
476 hits | 88.63 KB | Posted: 10/22/07
need to strip this panal and try and save it, it was pretty bashed in at one time, there is a brow just below the b-pillar and another brow all the way behind the wheel
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 2)

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445 hits | 78.67 KB | Posted: 5/26/08
cleaning up the smashed right side qtr
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442 hits | 69.67 KB | Posted: 5/26/08
trim holes welded closed, dent pulled, brows straightened and lots of z-grip filler...
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485 hits | 84.03 KB | Posted: 5/26/08
tail gate needs to be sanded, the cowl, the valence and some other items plus I need to get going on the bed,
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503 hits | 77.26 KB | Posted: 5/26/08
one last small repair in the bar that goes between the frame rails and under the tail gate
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491 hits | 43.28 KB | Posted: 6/7/08
purchased for $119 with a 1.3, 1.5 and 1.5 tips gun lube holder and regulator from Devilbiss
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517 hits | 49.06 KB | Posted: 6/7/08
close up of my new gun FLG-646
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603 hits | 64.9 KB | Posted: 6/7/08
bent rear cross member under tail gate... pulled it out best i could but it used alot of filler
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 2)

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484 hits | 55.96 KB | Posted: 6/7/08
all better
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100_5013.jpg
468 hits | 60.51 KB | Posted: 6/7/08
left rear rocker had some damage - she be straight now
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447 hits | 81.95 KB | Posted: 6/7/08
stripping the tailgate
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524 hits | 79.01 KB | Posted: 8/4/08
fit fenders and doors and masked for primer
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 3)

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545 hits | 82.19 KB | Posted: 8/4/08
cleaned with PPG DX579 & used TSP wax & grease remover on the panels with filler and oem paint
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 3)

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572 hits | 92.8 KB | Posted: 8/4/08
my paint shop
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647 hits | 79.12 KB | Posted: 8/4/08
Remember that fender i used a almost a full gallon of filler on and sanded it all off because it was my first time doing body work... Not so bad looking now is she?
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 3)

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659 hits | 88.29 KB | Posted: 8/4/08
ready to block
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pcl.jpg
620 hits | 49 KB | Posted: 8/4/08
the Primer I am using
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Gun & Compressor.jpg
550 hits | 48.25 KB | Posted: 8/4/08
I used a Devilbiss Finishline 3 with a 1.8 tip and a cheapy desecent ball from Harbor Freight. and a Craftsman 25 gal compressor... and I did not have to panal paint, I ran out of paint before I ran out of air... I used a Heavy Duty "HUGE" coupler at...
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 3)

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596 hits | 58.13 KB | Posted: 8/14/08
the color I will shoot
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609 hits | 80.76 KB | Posted: 8/29/08
my home made sanding blocks
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592 hits | 78.08 KB | Posted: 8/29/08
sanding scratches that the 2k has not filled
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727 hits | 75.98 KB | Posted: 8/29/08
after blocking with 320
(Posted in: Project Ranchero stage 3)