Can I bring it home now?
So I called the body shop at noon and he told me to call back in a couple hours. Three hours later, I called and he said they were finishing up vacuuming out the sand from when they sand blasted…
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From One Chevy Tri-Five Enthusiast To Another!
So I called the body shop at noon and he told me to call back in a couple hours. Three hours later, I called and he said they were finishing up vacuuming out the sand from when they sand blasted…
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Called the body shop again to see if it was ready. The guy there told me they had just a little more smoothing of the metal to do near where the stainless trim would go. Also, since the windshield drain…
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I was told windshield is back in My ’55 Chevy Bel Air and all that was needed was to finish smoothing out the last rough spots, vacuum out the sand and I should be able to pick the car up tomorrow. So…
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Glass guys did not make it out today as I was informed they would. I was told by the body shop guy they (glass shop) should have the windshield in Monday and I should be able to pick the car up by then….
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When I stopped by today, both sides had the fabricated A-Pillar pieces welded on and the holes in the cowl were patched up too. they also had a been coated front and back with epoxy primer, I was told, and…
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When I stopped by today, the fabricated A-Pillar pieces were on the car, well, one side anyway. It looked really good on there, just like it was meant for the car. I tell you, the man that hand fabricated these…
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With all the cutting and sand blasting finished up, it was time to start strengthening the A-Pillar structures. They told me there was some rust damage on the inside of the A-Pillars that needed to be rebuilt so they would…
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With the majority of the rusty spots cut out, it was time to blast the stubborn rusty parts underneath to give the new metal something to hold on to. It was strange not seeing the rusty part of the car…
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With the stainless steel trim for over the windshield polished up I continued by polishing the pieces of trim that cover the a-pillars. The guy at the body shop said he would need them to make sure they fit properly over…
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With the windshield out of the car, I brought home the stainless trim that goes over the top of the windshield and proceeded to clean it up. After getting all the dirt and crud off of it, I grabbed some…
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