October 6th workday

Dave Folk, Dave Mullen, Al Salhoff and Ray Graham...prepared and Dave Folk applied primer to rear of car.  Decided that it will soon be too cold in Dave's garage to continue painting so once car is primed...move to Ray's to do the mechanicals this winter, the back to Dave Folk's in Spring for final painting.

Busy summer but back at it

Been over a month since an update, and been about that long since work was done.  Body work continues, the doors are now in primer.

The passenger side fender has the "dog leg" welded in place and Dave is starting the filler over the welds:

The hood is in final stages of body filler for the numerous dents to be addressed:

Today was just Dave and Vince working.  Vince decided to start evaluating the engine.  The compression looks reasonable - 130/90/120/130 then we put more motor oil plus some WD40 in cylinder #2 and it increased from 90 to 110.  These are close enough to warrant starting the engine later.  We also checked the oil pressure while spinning on the starter motor (no plugs) - measured 60 psi using mechanical gauge directly on oil port.  We did not register a reading on the electrical gauge on the dash, so this will need some further investigation later.  But the good news is the motor appears to not need any major work.

August 4th workday

Report by Al Salhoff - Dave sprayed the first coat of primer on the doors. It was a learning experience for Dave, dealing with a primer he had not previously used . I think they turned out OK. We learned a lot.

June 16 work day - Bodywork Continues

Four pictures courtesy of Ray Graham, Clay and Dave Folk also there.  Fitting and welding of floor pans plus sanded fender and door.

Body Prep Continues

Dave Folk says we are getting too far ahead of him as we prepare body sections for filler and paint.  Good problem to have!

Usual participants on 5/26 - Ray, Clay, Dave M, Dave F, Al, and Vince.  We temporarily installed the passenger side fender so Dave F can weld the lower replacement panel into correct position.  And did more prep work.  Coming along well.

Vince installing those nasty bolts on the backside of the fender under the dash

Dave F continuing to do bodywork while Al and Dave M have some kind of serious discussion in the background

Dave F again doing bodywork.  He's got a nice selection of neat tools for bodywork, Clay particularly enjoyed playing with his plasma cutter to prepare the passenger side fender adder panel.

May 12 and 16 Pictures

Body work is progressing and Dave Folk welded a bar on the backside of the" crack of doom" and then welded the crack. This should be a great fix for a common problem.

More welding pics

Work Day #2

Here's the report from Ray:

Another good day and progress made.  Dave Mullen, Dave Folk, Clay Robinson
and Ray Graham working.

Continued to sort
Began sanding...good progress...on bonnet, replacement fender, rear 1/2, and
driver side front fender
Dave F. had cut out the driver side outer sill
Straightened some minor body damage to rear passenger side valance edge
Plugged air pump holes engine intake
Continued to use POR 15 neutralizer spray prep on any bare metal and (or)
minor rust spots

Next Tuesday at 9:00...plan to roll the car into driveway to degrease and
power wash engine and engine compartment.

And pictures: