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Offline eagleman

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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #135 on: July 07, 2012, 04:55:58 PM »
Was just wondering what you do in your spare time? Just kidding! Nice work!
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #136 on: July 08, 2012, 02:55:15 PM »
New bondo added. And I have removed most of that white stuff... It is pain to sand. Paint under it is OK, so I want to save it...  :P



Right side fender had these spots, no paint there...



So why? When right fender was replaced, the painter didn´t remove that black primer before he painted it...  >:D
I removed all paint to prevent new spots in the future.

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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #137 on: July 09, 2012, 09:36:20 AM »
NASCAR called, your missing a right front lug nut, you have to do a drive through penalty. ;D
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #138 on: July 09, 2012, 12:31:40 PM »
Quote from: 68AMXGOPAC on July 09, 2012, 09:36:20 AM
NASCAR called, your missing a right front lug nut, you have to do a drive through penalty. ;D


When I took my Eagle for its first drive it was wandering a bit on the highway.  Got it to my husband's work and he noticed I only had two lug nuts on each wheel and those were put on only hand tight.  The passenger rear wheel was actually wobbling on the drum but fortunately hadn't damaged the rim yet.  I did that while I was working on it in the garage thinking that'll be fine for rolling the car back and forth in the garage, never crossed my mind about it when I went to take it for a real drive.
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #139 on: July 09, 2012, 02:23:50 PM »
Based on the pictures on the "other" projects, I think Juhap should host an International Meet so we can all try out his sauna!  ;D
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #140 on: July 09, 2012, 03:42:38 PM »
Today I tried to get right fender to go together with door. No luck. This taiwan made fender is close, but... something is wrong. I have done cutting and welding before and now it needed new lower corner. I made a new piece and started to weld... Gas regulator of my MIG-weld went broken! Spent most of the day for nothing  >:D

I had to buy new regulator. Couldn´t find it here locally, so I had to drive an hour to get it... There is an IKEA next to parts shops, so... It was late in the evening when I got back home, and I spent much more money than regulator did cost (39,90€)...  :censored:
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #141 on: July 09, 2012, 10:02:08 PM »
I know the feeling. Worked most of the day in the garage and got very little to show for it. I know everybody has days like these but it sure is fustrating.Guess tomorrow is another day.
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #142 on: July 14, 2012, 09:56:50 AM »
Now those fenders look much better.... I sprayed a layer of body filler to them.





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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #143 on: July 14, 2012, 11:03:18 AM »
 Looks great as usual Juhap!
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #144 on: July 14, 2012, 04:19:44 PM »
They may look great, but they are good enough to paint with matt or semi matt car paint...

Right side, that taiwan made, had been damaged in that second crash... a bad fender and a crash, not a good combination = a lot of bondo...  :censored:

Lower corner, testing new sheet metal



Front corner looked like this after I fabricated it... but this is Concord!!!



After cutting and rewelding it is now like this.



I had to remove this support bracket and relocate it... It didn´t fit at all. It had never been in right position!!

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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #145 on: July 18, 2012, 04:10:43 AM »
Started to work with rear corners...

This was the worst. So I´ll begin with it...



What was under that white paint... There were brown paint and some bondo... a lot of it!



Under brown original color there was a huge dent and several kilos of plastic body filler... >:D



That dent is very deep and large...

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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #146 on: July 18, 2012, 08:31:53 AM »
After little hammering... It didn´t take much time or work...



This is that same spot as before... Where is that massive wrinkle?


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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #147 on: July 18, 2012, 08:56:42 AM »
EGGselent job (as usual). Amazing what you do. I'd be happy if I had 1/10 that skill.
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #148 on: July 19, 2012, 05:51:04 AM »
Done bondo job and sanding. I welded one antenna hole...



... and added some lead.



Yesterday I glued bumper end together...

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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #149 on: July 19, 2012, 09:39:21 AM »
Removed some bondo...

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