Paging Chuck, want to talk about the widebody
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Sure thing, but I would seriously consider having a pro rough in the qtrs!
The rest is pretty easy and straight forward, but those are a bear! I wouldn't recomend what I'm doing to anyone!
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I was replying from my phone, but here's why in a little more detail
If you don't get it right the first time, you will have thrown a great deal of money out the window. You can still save a lot but having SVE rough them in (no body work, no paint, nada) and then take over from there. The rest is very straight forward except the rear bumper. But if you blow that you can always bolt on a different one!
If you decide to do it yourself, there are three basic things I believe you need. A flanging tool, some good heat isolating putty, and experience with a welder. Weld scrap sheet metal together for practice until you get a good penetrating weld and it doesn't warp at all. Make a template to check your warpage and then use that setting when you weld. Also, use sheet metal screws to get everything in place and lined up right. Easy to undo/move/tweak the parts that way.
I'm sure it could be done in fairly short order, I'm just so busy I havn't had time to work on my car. Just remember, I'm going on 1-1/2 years so don't be in too big of a hurry!
If you decide to do it yourself, there are three basic things I believe you need. A flanging tool, some good heat isolating putty, and experience with a welder. Weld scrap sheet metal together for practice until you get a good penetrating weld and it doesn't warp at all. Make a template to check your warpage and then use that setting when you weld. Also, use sheet metal screws to get everything in place and lined up right. Easy to undo/move/tweak the parts that way.
I'm sure it could be done in fairly short order, I'm just so busy I havn't had time to work on my car. Just remember, I'm going on 1-1/2 years so don't be in too big of a hurry!
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