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Mike621 09-30-2007 09:29 PM

Some bodywork progress...
 
This weekend Eric and I had a chance to tear into my Claret which has been sitting, so that I could finally put it in for that long-planned and eagerly anticipated paint job. Another weekend and she'll be ready. Here are some photos of this weekends progress:

http://simplepic.net/thumbnails.php?album=36

(the reason certain plates and lights, etc are back on the car is due to the fac ti need to drive it to and from storage in order to work on it.)

Pics in next post.

94SubieSVX 09-30-2007 09:35 PM

Nice license-plate-bondo-tray:lol:

Mike621 09-30-2007 09:42 PM

My connection is lagging very badly. More photos are being added to the album. Paint is slated to happen within two to three weeks time.

Edit. No pinkstuff on Claret :) Shes getting only the finest fillers/glazings for the best results.

SSSVX 10-01-2007 01:31 AM

you do this job yourself?

Mike621 10-01-2007 04:49 AM

Yes. Eric and I are completing the bodywork almost entirely by hand. The paint will be done by a reputable shop.

Nine more pictures placed in the folder.

gwarusee 10-01-2007 05:44 AM

How the heck did you get the rear upper plastic pieces off without breaking the crap out of them. When I pulled mine off for paint they cracked at almost all the clip holding points.

It's Just Eric 10-02-2007 12:18 PM

Ahem..."we"??
Lol, "Eric, you just make sure everything is nice and smooth within 1/64th of an inch, Ill take car of the hard stuff like painting this tranny resitor"

In all seriousness..Mike is in charge os the stuff I hate, like...removing rusty bolts from bumpers, ect. While Im doing prettymuch the rest. as we speak, thedrivers side of the car is getting a nice healthy coat of primer from the body shop..Which, I wish I had an air compressor, otherwise Id be doing this part myself. The passenger side has MUCH less filler work to be done, so hopefully this project rolls along at a decent pace now that the hardest part is done

Mike621 10-02-2007 04:02 PM

Team effort :-P . It is true though, if Eric hadn't convinced me to start randomly sanding the car in the first place, I probably would have been too afraid to conquer this project myself. Its shaping up quickly, and Im quite excited.

crazyhorse 10-02-2007 04:41 PM

That's some REALLY good work going on there guys!!

I can't wait to see it finished. Are you going back Claret with it or, are you changing colors?

Mike621 10-02-2007 08:01 PM

The color will be Claret once again, but instead of the traditional two tone, Im going for an All-Claret with a tan interior, and several small visual improvements.

Mike621 10-02-2007 08:02 PM

On another note.. THERE ARE SVX PARTS EVERYWHERE I TURN!

In my Legacy...
On my desk at work...
Stacked in my bedroom...
In my moms garage...


...and a storage unit full as well!

:-P

Mike621 10-02-2007 08:59 PM

I just ordered a few things from subaruparts.com . :D:D:D Im so excited.

Mike621 10-09-2007 04:08 PM

This past weekends progress:

-Picked up car from Primer
-Blocked left side and trunk and removed any hard edges
-stripped hood to bare metal and filled three tiny imperfections
-filled and smoothed imperfections on right quarter, door, fender and roof
-dropped car off for primer

The bodywork is almost complete!

I will upload photos after I get my camera back from leaving it at my friends place. I just need to prep the remainder of the body cladding/garnish and it can go in for a spray within the next week! :D:D:D:D

I'm very excited!

94SubieSVX 10-09-2007 06:22 PM

This bodywork going from Wack....to Mack, courtesy of Mike and Eric.:cool:

Mike621 10-09-2007 08:19 PM

You saw the work in progress this past weekend.

I cant wait to show the finished product :)

After Eric blocked off the existing primer late Monday, it was glossy! :D Everything seems to be coming together!


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