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1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard
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The next challenge was fitting up and body working the fenders. I wanted to hang these on the car to fit and align and find any surprises before paint. So that meant putting the subframe and rad cradle onto the body.
I figured out a way to reverse the front side of the rotisserie and be able to hold up the car by the subframe. Doing the majority of this work alone did not make things easy. Believe me, I carried that subframe around like a horse collar several times. Attachment 222874 Loaded onto the rotisserie Attachment 222875 Slid under the car supported by the engine crane. Attachment 222876 My buddy Dereck did give me a hand bolting the subframe in... and voila first mock up of the NOS fenders Attachment 222877 |
Great work & ingenuity :worship:
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Looking good.
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1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard
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Rough hanging Left front fender...
Some bumping and filing of some dents. (and a little bit of shrinking) Attachment 222940 Lower reinforcement behind wheel was welded in crooked on the NOS fender and there was some very rough formed metal at the opening. Attachment 222941 Cutting it loose to reweld correctly and repair. Attachment 222942 Attachment 222943 rough alignment and shimming done Attachment 222944 This will clearly need some work on both the fender and door (this was found before the prior post of the door work) Attachment 222955 Attachment 222946 |
1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard
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The rough mud work
Attachment 222956 The Nervous drilling work Attachment 222957 Attachment 222958 The "MONEY" shot Attachment 222959 Always fit all trim before final prep work. Amazing how many times parts have to come apart and go back together !!! Fender on fender off, door off door on fender on door off etc etc etc :rolleyes2: |
1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard
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Finishing Work
Attachment 222961 Gap is a little wide but... loooots of clear going on this job ! Attachment 222962 Attachment 222963 Attachment 222964 Attachment 222965 Attachment 222966 Attachment 222967 And a little surprise for good measure Attachment 222968 |
Oh man...loving those panel gaps there Ken.
I need to come over and see that green bastard before you get it finished. Very nice work!!! |
1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard
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Another extended hiatus... Sorry Guys. Work has continued... time to catch this up as these photos are from late 2020.
Found a couple lost pics of the Right fender work (getting better at extracting from the icloud). Rough fit up. Need to work some high spots forward of the rear edge. Attachment 226321 Attachment 226322 Attachment 226323 Working on some NOS storage bruises Attachment 226324 Getting them stripped down to begin mud work (sorry no bodywork shots) Attachment 226325 |
1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard
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Original hood on the car was rusted along the front edge. A friend had a California Nova on which he had installed a cowl hood so... with some persuasion and cash I had a solid California hood. Good news and bad... "It is ready to block and paint" Umm, well looks like someone may have been a little aggressive when originally stripped so some extra work was definitely required.
As purchased Attachment 226330 First hit with the blocking Attachment 226331 In the mud work. Hoods are difficult, large flimsy areas require a huge spread of filler and it takes forever to block off with minimal pressure and lots of fresh paper. Attachment 226332 Sealed up in epoxy Attachment 226333 Underside re-sprayed in satin black Attachment 226334 Later shot of final prepping the hood and trunk lid Attachment 226335 |
1970 L-78 Nova Restoration; Saga of The Green Bastard
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The hours... The Hours !!!!
Stripping about 4 coats of paint from my best candidate cowl fller Attachment 226339 Underside... yes each fin was carefully sanded, scraped, prepped and straightened. Attachment 226340 First round of epoxy and sanding (NOS bumper filler in the back). Yes there was some small filler work required on both pieces ! Attachment 226341 Another round of priming... fins taped off to prevent excess build up (AND RESANDING) Attachment 226342 |
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