Bodywork in progress
10-26-2010
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I did the trip in 2 days. Only overnight stop was in Denver, CO. I did have my sister driving with me
10-26-2010
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hmm its not bad but im actually in the auto body field and thats totally the wrong way but its the cheapest so i guess whatever works. it looks nice but it would be alot better if you remove the paint in the area and then pull the dents(the best you can) then apply fiberglass filler sand that down apply regular body filler and it runs alot smoother and it works alot better in the long run just my 2 cents
10-26-2010
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2500 miles from my old address in Saratoga Springs to my address here in Vegas 
10-27-2010
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a write up on how to do body work would be a nightmare, it is like an art to get it right without getting frustrated, so i'll stick with mechanical or the car will end up having more dents before i was finished
10-27-2010
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The slide hammer you insert into the hole and use the free-floating handle to slide and ram against the stationary handle, the hammer as a whole. The pull hooks you just stick in and pull out manually. Brute force. lol no cheesy jokes please
10-28-2010
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lmfao! haha. Good to know man. I'll have to look around for some of those tools. I have hammers and dollies only but am pretty sure that those are overkill for this job.
11-08-2010
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Hey it's gettin cold over here in NY too! Which is telling me it's time to finish up lol. Front fender is done, rear fender is nearing completion, door line is done, just toying with the lower body line and gotta hang the new bumper cover:
02-10-2011
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Here's how my car sits now, I got bored in class so I figured I'd restart this to get opinions:
Front lip
Left side w/lip
Rear w/ lip
Rear Right Quarter where damage was
Right side with lip where damage was
Front Right quarter
Front lip
Left side w/lip
Rear w/ lip
Rear Right Quarter where damage was
Right side with lip where damage was
Front Right quarter
02-10-2011
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Looks damn good!!! Props for that ****!!
I only do MC 'body' work, cause its tedious as hell, like you said.
And did you have the whole car painted? Masked and everything? Or just the spots needed or an overspray? If it was just the spots, did it blend nice? Either way, from the pics its top notch!!
I only do MC 'body' work, cause its tedious as hell, like you said.
And did you have the whole car painted? Masked and everything? Or just the spots needed or an overspray? If it was just the spots, did it blend nice? Either way, from the pics its top notch!!
02-10-2011
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nice work man... im currently repairing my rear bumper after someone ran into the back of my car while i was at work then took off without leaving any of their info 
02-10-2011
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looks great... just outta curiosity what kinda front lip and side skirts do you have? sides look like the factory ones to me but that lip i never saw before
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Same thing happened to me at school. $1300 for a repair
. Thank goodness I had insurance and a cheap deductible!
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^ that sucks.. pretty much the same damage on my car except only my bumper was hit... insurance wanted 500 deductible. i can do it for way less so im doing it myself at my buddy's shop
02-10-2011
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It did suck. Parts were $300 (Bumper, tail light, and badges). Paint was $300, labor $300 and paint labor $300. The trunk was dented in on the bottom and had to be bent back and painted. That was the most expensive part.
It sucks that there are bastards that do this kind of stuff and don't leave a note or anything. Going to a school with 40,000 people, its kinda hard to look for the car that did it too.
It sucks that there are bastards that do this kind of stuff and don't leave a note or anything. Going to a school with 40,000 people, its kinda hard to look for the car that did it too.
02-10-2011
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[QUOTE=lollygagger;4517765]Here's how my car sits now, I got bored in class so I figured I'd restart this to get opinions:
Front lip
Left side w/lip
Hey is your car dropped?
Front lip
Left side w/lip
Hey is your car dropped?
02-11-2011
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Not dropped.......yet. Had the whole car repainted. And Muirsy had it right with the lips since they're his anyway haha Thanks a lot guys. I really appreciate it after all the work
