kaputtwagen 1982 rabbit AAZ swap/build - page 11 - General - VWDiesel.net The IDI, TDI, and mTDI source.

• #150 by jack's lack on 14 Sep, 2016 09:39
• On to the rain tray shaving.
  
  
  welded a panel in
  
  
  Then started filling and sanding again.
  
  
  There was a nasty hole that rusted through the inner fender, and the firewall. Wasn't an easy place to get fingers to work either.
  
  
  heat delete! No turning back now!
  
  
  cleaned up inner fender. Wow that was too much work.
  
  
  
  
  Epoxy primed the inner fenders. The first of a lot to come.
  
  Engine bay cleaned up and ready for primer.
  
  
  Freshly primed.
• #151 by jack's lack on 14 Sep, 2016 09:45
• On to the cowling A-Pillars & Roof.
  
  Finally sanded! Again more time consuming than expected.
  
  
  And the payoff. Wet paint action!
  
  Here it has cured.
• #152 by jack's lack on 14 Sep, 2016 09:47
• Next up C-pillars and rockers.
  
  First up shaving the rear repeaters.
  
  
  cleaning up the rocker.
  
  
  cleaning up the rear fender wells
  
  
  check out my sweet new wheel
  
  
  getting the passenger side C ready for paint
  
  
  here is the only major floor board issue that I found. It was directly under the hole in the firewall/raintray. A real "there's yer problem moment.
  
  
  There was a fair amount of cancer in front of and behind both rear fender wells.
  
  
  There was also some black waterproofing gunk applied all around the car. I wonder if the previous owner did this, or something offered by the stealership. You're gonna want that true-coat!
  
  
  Filling the dents. Apparently quite a few people opened doors into me.
  
  
  filled the trim holes and smoothed the panel seam below
  
  
  
  
  
  
  grabbed some gas piston hood openers, so went ahead and deleted the brackets for the old stick. I'm gonna miss that stick. We spent a lot of time together over the years.
  
  
  
  primer gray potential is finally setting in.
  
  
  On to the driver's side. Sand fill repeat. I can hear the air compressor droning away in my dreams.
  
  
  and more cured primer
  
  
  On to the back
  
  
  had some real issues behind the wheel wells. Especially at the exhaust cut out.
  
  
  stitched in a panel. Clearly I am yet to become an expert. I am thankful for kevlar strand body filler.
  
  
  Started the POR 15 in the spare tire well. Found a couple more rust holes to weld before finishing up, hence the unpainted spots.
  
  
  Lightweight fill ready to sand. I have since sanded it and will prime tomorrow after work if all goes well. Then it's on to doors and fenders. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but it is still faint.
  
  
  also in other news I scored a little piece of Unobtainium!
• #153 by jack's lack on 17 Sep, 2016 05:16
• Oh my gosh, look at her butt!
  
  
  
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• #154 by jack's lack on 18 Sep, 2016 12:42
• Spent 4 hours stripping the paint off of the outside of one of the doors.
  
  
  
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• #155 by libbydiesel on 19 Sep, 2016 08:40
• Lots of work.  Very impressive. 
• #156 by jack's lack on 19 Sep, 2016 19:36
• Put in another 2:30 today. Sanded the door with 80grit. Pulled a dent and welded some pin holes in the bottom aft corner.
  
  Finished up the evening with some Everglass filler (not pictured). A couple more hours and this one will be ready to prime. I will tackle the jamb and interior of the door at a later pass, but regardless this has been the quickest panel by far.
  
  
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• #157 by jack's lack on 23 Sep, 2016 19:25
• 320 grit sanded here and ready for paint.
  
  
  Und mit primer
  
  The gloss of the wet paint highlighted a couple more little dings. I'll catch them in the next round.
  
  
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• #158 by jack's lack on 26 Sep, 2016 19:55
• Today's progress
  
  
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• #159 by jack's lack on 30 Sep, 2016 20:58
• Sanded to 320
  
  Primered
  
  
  
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• #160 by jack's lack on 20 Oct, 2016 18:56
• On to the next door. The passenger doors were not this car's good side. I found some evidence of previous repairs and a really large dent. It took quite a bit of filling and blocking to get it smooth. This was the most difficult panel yet.
  
  
  
  
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• #161 by jack's lack on 23 Oct, 2016 09:39
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  got the dents at the aft of the passenger door as flat as I could with a hammer, dolly, and slide hammer.
  
  And with the everglass filler.  Hopefully I can carve out some time to block it and move on to lightweight filler this week.
  
  
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• #162 by libbydiesel on 25 Oct, 2016 21:09
• Again, very impressive.  Thanks for sharing.
• #163 by ORCoaster on 25 Oct, 2016 21:50
• Someone with a lot of dedication and time to do the kind of work we all would like to do but are too busy with our engines all the time.
  
• #164 by jack's lack on 28 Oct, 2016 18:00
• Thanks for the encouraging words. I think that I started down this road grossly underestimating how much time it would actually take. At this point I'm just taking it one panel at a time.
  
  Regarding the current panel, I was hoping to prime it today, but the dent needed yet alas at least one more layer of rage gold was required.
  
  
  
  
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