Last night I get out to TG's shop, fully expecting to be painting the jambs of the new hood and fender for the little japanese suv.
I got there and no new parts? He has to get them this morning, the dealership had to get the parts out of OKC.
Oh well, i get to work on the Impala then. TG had worked on the fender where it was low in the middle and I helped to fit it back to the car.
TG pisses and moans a bit about the difficulty of fitting the fender on because of the metal splash shield. Admittedly, it is a pita. I'm thinking that it doesn't need to be there while the car isn't moving, take the SOB out, right?
TG doesn't think like I do....
He complained about how can I expect him to put the fender on without scratching the paint i'll put on it.
So, after me gently explaining to him that he must be fckin' kidding me, I realize this fella will fck up my paint job in the effort of taking fifteen minutes less in the rebuild.
This car keeps getting to be less incredible and less incredible by the moment.
Ok, I've got to make lemonade....
I'm going to jamb the door openings and door jambs with the doors mounted on the car just so the hinge bolts are smoothly covered. Then I'll jamb the fenders, and we'll put them on the car.
I will finish the bodywork on the passenger's fender on the car. "Don't weep for me Argentina" keeps running through my head. (If you know the reference, you know the reference).
Anywho, got the passenger door pulled off and I will get the bodywork done on it. It is now the "standard" part for the sides of the vehicle. We will make the fenders and quarters match them.
The jamb of the passenger's door needs to be stripped, so I took off all of the attaching seals, bolts, etc... It appears the PR had done the exact same thing to this jamb as the other side.
I figured I would get it stripped and in epoxy last night, but TG didn't have anymore sand for my blaster. I shared with him that they still sell fifty pound bags at the same store he bought it from before. He said, "Ok, tomorrow".....
I swear to God I'm going to go insane.
So, trying to do something constructive, I turned the door over and figured i'd get after the outside. It's very ugly along the bottom. I'm not too shocked there, I beat the living hell out of it to get the bodyline to match up to the rocker panel.
I hammered down the few outies and started to strip off the primer so I could pull the low areas out.
This is when I found out TG had not ordered any new studs for his spitznagel gun.....Ok......He shows me his new to him dent puller similar to the one I used on my blue car's hood. Similar, just fourty years older. He got it at an auction for cheap, cheap, cheap.
What the hell, I'm willing to give it a go. We get it all hooked up and TG tries to zap it to the door. No joy. I look at it. The electrode is completely shot, to be expected with a well used part. I ask TG if he has a new electrode for it......
What did I accomplish then? What a fine question. Not much.
Luckily, today we will have a heat index of 112. I'll have a chance to work on the japanese car and the impala. I'll be out there till probably about 7:00 tonight and then I'll need to pick up my son who returns from camp tonight.
I'll post an update tonight if I haven't sweat my fingers clean off of my hands during the day.