Quality Repair.

[hemi-hampton]

Would you call this a good quality weld or repair? Had lots of duraglass & bondo hiding this work LEON.

[Dino]

Poor weld + excessive grinding = cracked metal next to the weld.  I've seen it a million times and it still makes me cringe.  Cut all that crap out and section in a new piece of fresh metal.   

[hemi-hampton]

Yes, your 100% right. Not my work though, some hack body man before me that quite or got fired, bondoed this heap up & it was a mess when I got it. Now I gotta bail him out again. See the stuff I gotta deal with LEON.

[Dino]

Not for a second did I think this was your work.   

Sorry to hear you have to bail out a hackjob wizard.  I got mighty tired of doing that myself.   

The scary part is, what else did he touch on that car?

[hemi-hampton]

After he bodoes car & leaves & they then have me prime it. They say hay Leon what do you think we oughta do with this rotted out rusted engine compartment. I say it's such swiss cheese it should get replaced. SO, They take my advice & buy nice solid original 99% rustfree inner fenders. Problem is all this should of got done first, not afterwards. SO, I bring in my Cherry Picker & Engine stand to pull motor. They say why should we use your cherry picker & engine stand when we can just rig up a chain fall from Ceiling & we don't need no stinking engine stand, we'll just prop it up on some 2x4's & 4x4's & whatever else we got laying around,  Real Professional like  don't you think LEON.

[Dino]

I worked for cheapskates like that and never will again.  As much as I loved doing body work, I'm glad I'm out of it.  It's the people around me that made me quit it altogether.  Health care is much better environment to work in.   

[hemi-hampton]

Yeah, I know what you mean, I feel the same way. I had my engine puller (cherry picker) & engine stand right there next to the car. They refused to use it, said would take to much work & time. Well just Earl Scheib it instead. LEON.

[hemi-hampton]

I'm having fun now.

[Dino]

What a mess!  I hope your boss will let you dismantle that engine bay so you can do it right.

[hemi-hampton]

The Passenger side not much better. Here some pics. Not done yet LEON.

[tan top]

Would you call this a good quality weld or repair? Had lots of duraglass & bondo hiding this work LEON.

  soo many idiots in this body & paint game 

The Passenger side not much better. Here some pics. Not done yet LEON.

[Kern Dog]

Sounds like you work for some real dip shits.   

[hemi-hampton]

Sounds like you work for some real dip shits.   

I never worked for any body shop that wasn't. Only worked at One Body shop I really liked alot but he went out of Business. Bummer. LEON.

[hemi-hampton]

One side mostly done. Since the inner Fenders & Frame bolt to the car this rusted peice pretty much holds the hole front end together. It was so rusted & weak one big pot hole & the hole front end might of caved in. Why Didn't Mopars just bolt theres in instead of welding them? LEON.

[hemi-hampton]

Finally got this Firewall Painted. Looks better then big rust holes. LEON.

[Dino]

Much better!   

[hemi-hampton]

Getting Closer. LEON.

[Lennard]

Looks great, another one saved! 

[Silver R/T]

Excellent craftsmanship, just excellent.

[hemi-hampton]

Got the engine back in today. Not a Mopar. Just a 66 Nova SS L-79 Motor. Muncie Rockcrusher 4 speed. LEON.

[tan top]

    you sorted that out !!  nice work  

[hemi-hampton]

The guy wanted it painted black. Then he said Bright Red. Then he said a factory 1966 GM Dark Blue. Did spray out & not enough pizzazz for him. SO, Customized the Factory dark blue with some White Pearl & Course metallic, He liked that. Painted the Cowl & cut in parts. LEON.

[Dino]

Oh man that is a beautiful color!   

[Dino]

Oh man that is a beautiful color!   

[hemi-hampton]

Looked like somebody replaced the Fenders with NOS back in 1983. But then oversprayed the backs in candy red. LEON.