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Today I started with the media blasting. What a dirty job! I think I spent more time sweeping up the sand and sifting out the chunks to reclaim it than I did actually blasting! I think for the next session, I’m going to just stock up on 4 or 5 bags of new silica sand… Continue reading Blasting the Body Part One
Today my Dad came over and we got the Impala mounted up to the rotisserie. Didn’t take long at all. Once we got it adjusted and balanced, you can turn it pretty easily. A ton of dirt and crud fell out of it, and continues to fall out of it. In the little animation below,… Continue reading Twirlin’ 60!
Since I can’t get the body mounted to the rotisserie until the rusted out rear body mounts are fixed, I tackled that job the other day to find that it will be much easier than original thought. I cut open the rear facing side of the brace near the mount to see that there is… Continue reading Rear Body Mounts