51 Ford pickup

[wfo guy]

Thanks, Pat.
End of the day. There is a brace that the hinges and springs attaches to that isn't removable. Not being able to work properly over it causes grief! I have some shrinking to do and some hammer and dolly work but it's better than it was. The small patch is a rusty area that I had decided to forget. I never expected this to be bondo free but it won't have any deep spots. The whole hood and front fenders are going to need bondo from one end to the other.

[Gojeep]

Glad you are enjoying driving it around and are still trying the finish it fully.
Should have coated the patch above the brace though so the rust doesn't return quickly.

[wfo guy]

Gojeep, you are correct. Guess who's out of epoxy primer? There's enough space to spray in there, just not real well.

[wfo guy]

I made a t-bar to bolt to some of the hood hinge pins and clamp to the front of the hood to facilitate holding it while sanding. I hammer and dollied some more areas and am ready to start sanding again.

[wfo guy]

I spent a lot of today working on the hood. I hammered and dollied on the last repair some more. I put the hood on the truck for a test fit. The brace at the back is bent some and I don't think I can bend it without causing more problems. It makes the hood wide at the cowl at the bottom. I started to fill the side vents by bending the metal back flat. That proved to be a poor idea. I ended up cutting out both sides and making panels to fill the area. One is tacked in before I quit today.

[wfo guy]

Today's work was finishing the side started yesterday and doing the other side. All the holes are filled and I believe after one more test fit, I'm ready to start bondo.

[Gojeep]

I just put louvers in my hood and you remove them! ;)

[wfo guy]

"One more test fitting". Did anybody just see the tooth fairy? How about 4 more attempts before I quit. I'm finally ready for bondo.

[Dave B]

Awesome as usual! I've had to take some time off, with a change of careers, but this makes me want to get back out to the garage.

[wfo guy]

Thanks for the comments, guys!
Mr. Bondo got started and quit. It's hard to find good help.

[wfo guy]

After an embarrassing amount of time, the hood is finished with bondo, sprayed with epoxy and the first application of high build primer. First of several. For those of you that like numbers, it was 104 degrees in the shop this afternoon.

[windows]

Lookin' good.

[Crestronwizard]

Very nice. Heat sucks, I am not motivated at all with it blazing.

[Gojeep]

You must have great cooling that extra heat under the hood wont bother you.
Looks like a fibreglass one now! ;)

[wfo guy]

2nd app. of high build primer after several hours of hand blocking. Really not very exciting.

[wfo guy]

Today's stopping point

[keepat]

Looks good! I was sanding primer in the heat today also, not fun!
Pat

[wfo guy]

Pitiful update. Bondo is close to the end on the fenders. Hood is ready for the next application of primer. I'm really slow at this.

[wfo guy]

Lunch break. This is the hood in the 3rd application of primer. I believe it will be the last. Meet Mr. Buck. This is one side of the wheel well opening extensions.

[Motown 454]

Any progress in that heat is great progress. The hood looks nice. I like the use of the buck it looks like it worked out nice.