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jims69camaro 03-26-2007 03:05 PM

remember the class i was taking?
 
i'm now in the auto body II class, which is basically hands-on job training: you bring in whatever project you have and you work on it. if you need help, the teacher is always within shouting distance.

so, i got all of the dents roughed out of the two fenders, shaved the turn signals and antenna hole, removed all paint by sanding (about 6 layers in some parts), and am currently doing a skim coat of filler in order to get the fenders straight. i thought long and hard about the paint and decided on black with a flame job not unlike the goodmark chevelle.

off to class...

maroman88 03-26-2007 03:07 PM

:drool:

good luck too

Tru2Chevy 03-26-2007 03:48 PM

Good to hear from you Jim, and nice to see that your making some progress with your car.

- Justin

Teds89IROC 03-26-2007 04:32 PM

awesome jim, good luck with it!

unstable bob gable 03-26-2007 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jims69camaro (Post 327162)
off to class...

But Jim...you have no class!:mrgreen:

jims69camaro 03-27-2007 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by unstable bob gable (Post 327405)
But Jim...you have no class!:mrgreen:

that's why i avoided saying "i have class"... this we know to be an etched-in-stone truth. :mrgreen:

justin, i am around occasionally. with the amount of work i have been doing on the car (am i a real car guy yet?) and only being able to use the computer in the library still... you know.

thanks for the well wishes, guys.

JL8Jeff 03-27-2007 08:39 PM

Can't wait to see it when it's done Jim. Hands on experience with your own car is awesome!

Fast92RS 03-27-2007 08:51 PM

where are you taking this class. I took a similiar class at piscatway vo tech but it was very basic..

Rich189 03-27-2007 09:18 PM

sounds like a cool class i got to do the crash and burn method myself (my grandfather used to build circle track cars and my dad learned from him i learned from dad) but anyway good luck with the car post up some pics of the progress

jims69camaro 03-28-2007 11:44 AM

pics of the progress might take a while, since i won't have a working computer connected to the internet until after june sometime. patience, it will pay off in this case.

the class is offered by the ocean county vocational/technical school, continuing education department, adult evening school. the location is in jackson, but if it were in trenton it would still be worth the commute.

the class costs $175 per semester, 12 weeks long, one night a week. a bargain considering all that i've learned and accomplished on my car since i started back in november (i think - the past is always a blur).

they are offering an inter-session come may (last class this semester is april 30th) - 6 weeks, two nights per week, same price, but i don't know if i'll be attending. right now i am getting the most out of the tools and clean environment to get the filler done and then get it shot in epoxy primer (they have two state-of-the-art booths available for painting). until i am ready to shoot the entire car (or at least the jambs and the fenders/doors/hood) i think i will hold off and invest some of the money i would use for tuition in tools, instead. there is still a bunch of work needed to prep the car, and i can do that in the driveway.

BonzoHansen 03-28-2007 11:47 AM

So non-Ocean Country resident can sign up? Do you think it is better to wait until I have a car in the 'ready for bodywork' stage?

TAdan 03-28-2007 12:01 PM

Any legal/inspection issues with shaving the side markers?

jola 03-28-2007 12:28 PM

That sounds awesome. What a good way to perfect a skill and make your car better at the same time.

Mike 03-28-2007 01:10 PM

bonzo if you wanted to do it and it were a tuesday or wednesday night i would commute down with ya

BonzoHansen 03-28-2007 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by cbrrmike (Post 327826)
bonzo if you wanted to do it and it were a tuesday or wednesday night i would commute down with ya

Cool, we can definitely discuss that.

jims69camaro 04-02-2007 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TAdan (Post 327806)
Any legal/inspection issues with shaving the side markers?

of course. the car is an '87, tho, so if i decide to get it back on the road (doubtful) it will be exempt by the time that comes around.

i'll be doing the driverside door tonight (shaved handle and lock), and i need to see what's behind the sideview mirror to decide if i will be getting rid of them or not.

Tru2Chevy 04-03-2007 08:13 AM

Are you building this up as a show car or a race car? Because the shaved door handles won't fly with tech at the drag strip....

- Justin

jims69camaro 04-11-2007 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen (Post 327800)
So non-Ocean Country resident can sign up? Do you think it is better to wait until I have a car in the 'ready for bodywork' stage?

i would look for a class in your area. i don't know the policy on out-of-county residents - might be as simple as a hike in tuition. the class is jammed, always is. if you don't call by 9:30 a.m. the first day of registration, you're outta luck.

jims69camaro 04-11-2007 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy (Post 329882)
Are you building this up as a show car or a race car? Because the shaved door handles won't fly with tech at the drag strip....

- Justin

show/street. i was going to think about bracket racing, but my ideas for the car - as you pointed out - fly in the face of track regs. door handles can always be put back on, as i am not cutting the door skin, just welding a plate over the hole. sideview mirrors are gone, too.

i haven't decided what to do with the gas filler door, yet. i might hide it under the license plate, like they were on '60/70s cars.

i have a vision of what the car will look like, now i am just doing what needs doing to get it there. it's quite a bit of fun making my vision a reality.

Knipps 04-11-2007 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jims69camaro (Post 332639)
show/street. i was going to think about bracket racing, but my ideas for the car - as you pointed out - fly in the face of track regs. door handles can always be put back on, as i am not cutting the door skin, just welding a plate over the hole. sideview mirrors are gone, too.

i haven't decided what to do with the gas filler door, yet. i might hide it under the license plate, like they were on '60/70s cars.

i have a vision of what the car will look like, now i am just doing what needs doing to get it there. it's quite a bit of fun making my vision a reality.

and last gen caprices ;)

jims69camaro 04-26-2007 05:36 PM

the doors are welded and grinded. i have a major amount of filler to do (doors, fenders and hood will all be skim-coated - no dents outside of the typical minor door dings). everything gets a coat of self-etching until i am ready for the epoxy/sand/epoxy/sand/epoxy/sand... (etc.) process to begin. lots and lots of work ahead of me. i am probably not going to pay much attention to the car during the summer months, since the weather cuts the working time of any filler in half and i like to take my time spreading it on nice and thin...

i will be driving the '69 this year and hopefully making an event or meeting or show/cruise in a town near you.

maybe another round of school in the fall (i haven't made up my mind just yet, but i did pass on intersession). in the meantime, i will stay sharp due to the internship. and of course i still don't have an internet-connected computer at home. although that could change shortly.

c ya,
-jim


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