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Last edited by Fleetw00d; 08-02-2017, 10:08 PM.90 LX 4dr 5 spd 396,014 (sold 1/1/2022) - MRT: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=201450
08 Element LX FWD AT 229,000 - MRT: fleetw00d : 2008 Honda Element LX - CB7Tuner Forums
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Thank you
I'm gonna be using this thread for reference some day for sure. My car cancer isn't as bad but it'll have to go under the knife soon enough...
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Major talent going on here ..
Originally posted by fleetw00d View Post
Driver side opened up.
Atleast in terms of body restoration ... WoW!
I'm pulling up a chair and grabbing some pop-corn, this is gonna be sooo awesome!
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First rough trial fit of the quarter skin. Still need to trim for butt welds at the C pillar and rocker, make weld backing plates for those two welds, and clean up and apply rust preventative coating to the inside of the quarter panel and all surfaces of the wheel housing. I'm doing the rear corner a bit different than the right side, just a bit of overlap at the corner instead of several inches in from the corner I did on the right (the corner seam was rusted). This side looks like it will line up better with the door.
This is one of those days I wonder why I'm doing this. I found a 93 EX sedan auto with only 71,000 miles in Dayton and a 93 EX sedan 5 spd in Waynesville with only 92,000.Last edited by Fleetw00d; 08-02-2017, 10:08 PM.90 LX 4dr 5 spd 396,014 (sold 1/1/2022) - MRT: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=201450
08 Element LX FWD AT 229,000 - MRT: fleetw00d : 2008 Honda Element LX - CB7Tuner Forums
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Last edited by Fleetw00d; 08-02-2017, 10:08 PM.90 LX 4dr 5 spd 396,014 (sold 1/1/2022) - MRT: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=201450
08 Element LX FWD AT 229,000 - MRT: fleetw00d : 2008 Honda Element LX - CB7Tuner Forums
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Made A LOT of progress over the weekend. Did final trimming of skin and body, installed backer plates for butt welds at C pillar and rocker, then applied adhesive to the wheel well joint and where the quarter meets the trunk floor on Saturday. Let that dry overnight, then welded the door jamb, rocker along the bottom, rear window opening, and rear corner. Door and trunk gaps turned out very well. The trunk lid itself sits slightly high at the left rear corner, not sure why at the moment.
Clamped after applying adhesive .......................................... Welded window joint
Yesterday I went over all the area that will be hidden by the bumper with a wire brush, cleaned it with brake cleaner, applied rust conversion to a few spots with a little surface rust, then applied Eastwood Rust Encapsulator over the entire area. I still have to fashion one patch plate for the end of the rocker box section in the wheel well (I must have thrown the piece from the donor quarter out with some other scrap metal). (Update 1/12/2013 - oh well, while trying to consolidate all the parts from the wreck, I found the piece I thought I threw out.) I'll use the adhesive to install this piece.
Next I'll get it to the shop to complete the butt welds at the C pillar and rocker. Then figure out how much of the paint job I want to try to tackle.
Added July 21:
Had the butt joints welded. Now I need to strip off all the trim before paint.Last edited by Fleetw00d; 08-02-2017, 10:09 PM.90 LX 4dr 5 spd 396,014 (sold 1/1/2022) - MRT: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=201450
08 Element LX FWD AT 229,000 - MRT: fleetw00d : 2008 Honda Element LX - CB7Tuner Forums
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nice work my hats off to you sir . shes comeing along perty good ive been reading through your hole thread from the start and you have made some dam good progres . hats off man hats off.this was put together by evil_demon_01 . You can also fined all this and more by him in the Common Beginner Technical Info can be found in here. PLEASE READ HERE FIRST
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Originally posted by fleetw00d View Post
Fleetwood .. you are one talented individual .. that looks simply amazing.
I've only known one other person who could do this kind of work.
A friend of mine had a shop in Costa Mesa, and he got a Porshe 911 that got sand-witched.
Literally, it looked like an accordian. It may have taken him a year and 10 months,
but he not only brought it back to life, he actually turned it into a 930 turbo!
Blew minds! An amazing talent, and a huuuge amount of passion! Major props!
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wow great work here
Lou's Build Thread!
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=181377
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Trying to get ready for paint. Unfortunately found a few more rusted areas up front. Pulled off the front bumper, grille, headlghts, windshield trim, door mouldings, door chrome, chrome above the windows, door handles (how does the handle housing bend down so that the handle touches it and rubs off the paint?).
Treated this side with rust conversion, probably fill with body adhesive.
May have the body shop deal with this.
Last edited by Fleetw00d; 08-02-2017, 10:09 PM.90 LX 4dr 5 spd 396,014 (sold 1/1/2022) - MRT: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=201450
08 Element LX FWD AT 229,000 - MRT: fleetw00d : 2008 Honda Element LX - CB7Tuner Forums
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