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66 Mustang - Align Body Block
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Time to set the body on to a rolling cart during the panel line up phase. |
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Because the structural work was done right it allows the body to line up correctly. |
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Front grille and head light assemblies look great. |
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Panel to panel and edge to edge. |
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Down the side she looks good. |
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Body worked to remove imperfections the head light covers are ready for hi-build primer. |
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Same on the top, over the years the expansion and contracting of the panels in the hot and cold temps eventually stretch and shrink the steel giving it small ripples. A skim coat of fill solves the problem. |
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The stamping on the factory roof had some issues so a skim coat 1/16th thick worked that out. As seen the transparent metal is seen through out the fill thus proving the ultra thin skim coats. |
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Same on the fenders. |
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Doors get the treatment also. |
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Hi-build primer is next. |
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All the parts are primed and re blocked in finer grits. |
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Bob blocks out the taillight area with a round block that fits the contour. |
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In order to get this pony straight and true it required a lot of hand blocking, using a myriad of the 70 sanding blocks we have made over the years. |
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Every line is true and straight. |
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From Rust Stang to Pristang she is looking great. |
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Even the qter extension gap inside the trunk edge is dead on. |
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Fenders are coming along. |
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Extention gaps are nice. |
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Deck lid fits exact. |
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Engine bay is coming along also. |
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Smooth and right is the way we build them. |
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Being careful to keep debris and dry spray out of the drain cowl during our blocking phases is important. |
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The gaps on the head light cover are also exceptional. |
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Top gaps are razor blade true. |
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Another angle shows them just as nice. |
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Trunk lid to qter gaps. Dead on. |
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Thin caulk was in applied to the drain gutter for water proofing and sealing out the over lapped roof panel. |
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We prepped the door back sides for white and red interior colors. |