[Adrian Worman]

"Fillet O'Fish"...............on the menu every day at Drews plaice (funny) till end of summer

[drewcrane]

"Fillet O'Fish"...............on the menu every day at Drews plaice (funny) till end of summer

Yea wes fries em burns em ,boiles em,and lick em

[RedRaven]

One word folks...............

BURDOCKS...............

Wait for it!!!!!!!!!!!

[drewcrane]

One word folks...............

BURDOCKS...............

Wait for it!!!!!!!!!!!

did you say BURDOCKS??????????????,ahhhhhhhh man savage fried fish, and chips..............went there twice! Love the place jump in get your grub get out and hit the road and,it is right in the middle of Dublin it was blast to mingle with all the regulars ,I had Wayne do the ordering so the dude could understand our order and THE LAD WAS AN IDIOT!, I know this now, cause we went back and the gentle man knew his stuff,so the lad in this vid is AN EEJIT! (its only 34 secs,make sure you read the poem on the door)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBbyfT3p8Mw

[drewcrane]

Trial fit , Doug did alot of work,when I am not there , looks good,I am very happy

[Eddie]

Looks Super Drew! I bet you are really motivated to get it done, No!

[drewcrane]

Looks Super Drew! I bet you are really motivated to get it done, No!

yea we are held up by one part from AMD ,the trunk filler panel or Dutch man panel,so we wait at least a week and a half so they can mine the Taiwan steel and get em stamped

[Eddie]

Looks Super Drew! I bet you are really motivated to get it done, No!

yea we are held up by one part from AMD ,the trunk filler panel or Dutch man panel,so we wait at least a week and a half so they can mine the Taiwan steel and get em stamped

Cool, can you post a close up pic of the quarter panel flange that the valance bolts on to? Mine is missing on one side and the other is buggered up! I gotta make a set of flanges to weld on mine. Thanks Bro.

[Eddie]

Also, I thought AMD was USA made with the same thickness as the original sheet steel? At least that what their ad states. Oh well.

[drewcrane]

Yea Ed I will gab a pic of that next time I am over there, and the AMD panels say "made in Taiwan" not sure where the steel comes from

[Eddie]

Thanks Bro! Wow, those marketing guys are sure creative huh!

[drewcrane]

Thanks Bro! Wow, those marketing guys are sure creative huh!

I have to make some calls tomorrow and I am gonna ask where does the steel come from?

[drewcrane]

Ok still dont know where the steel comes from but to late now ,got most everything welded up and all in all it looks pretty good

[drewcrane]

Have a few issues ,the fender/door gap will need some additional work but it is to be expected.....


It is starting to look like a car now

[Adrian Worman]

Excellent Drew, that car is looking really good

[drewcrane]

Just a few more ,Doug did some brazing around the front and rear windows,and some por 15 on the underside of the trunk....we will let that dry tonite and bring this fish back home

[patrick]

One word Drew,... "Awesome!"

[drewcrane]

Ok getting the little detail things done ,bit by bit, a preliminary fit of the 2nd AAR hood is much better but still needs work , it has a small hump on both sides, workable but just to make a valuable point alot of this after market parts claim they fit but dont fit EVERYTHING needs some work for proper fitment.

I got some INNER FRAME COATING works well ,but makes a mess so to do it on a complete car would require alot of prep work to tape everything off ,

it is really runny ,I used clear tape on the holes to see the coverage ,and that alone made me confident that I got all of the inner frame covered I use 3 cans while the car was upside down and then flipped the car and dumped one more can in every hole I could find

[Adrian Worman]

That's really good stuff Drew, used it on me Chally years ago after we got done blasting the floorpan. Put it in before paint and it came out great

[drewcrane]

That's really good stuff Drew, used it on me Chally years ago after we got done blasting the floorpan. Put it in before paint and it came out great

so there are no long term issues you know of?

[Adrian Worman]

None that I can see, we did mine nearly twenty years ago too
Thought it might block drain holes but no, well pleased with it.
Our stuff was a bit like bodyshutz but in an aerosol, painted over dead easy and as you can personally verify, no rust

[drewcrane]

None that I can see, we did mine nearly twenty years ago too
Thought it might block drain holes but no, well pleased with it.
Our stuff was a bit like bodyshutz but in an aerosol, painted over dead easy and as you can personally verify, no rust

Well dam glad to hear that ,20 years in your climate ,and no rust I will be fine................cause by the time get this fish done, I will need to do the chally,and then I am done unless

[drewcrane]

OK ONE SMALL DETAIL ,this car came with a single exhaust,so a quick run to my mopar buddy and found a correct hanger for the other side,blasted it and welded it on and now it will look more correct with the proper hanger ,I have looked at alot of cars and a large number of them just had bolts running though the floor pan.

After 2 days of prep the underside of the car has a uniform coat of epoxy primer,and is now ready for undercoat then.............the suspension will go on hopefully for the last time

[MLMFLCN]

Looks Perfect. Which brand epoxy primer did you apply?

[drewcrane]

Looks Perfect. Which brand epoxy primer did you apply?

PPG DP90LF,.GREAT STUFF,it can be used on bare metal , or painted surfaces,goes on easy,hardens fast

[RedRaven]

Christ Craner that is clean. Top stuff

[drewcrane]

Christ Craner that is clean. Top stuff

Clean you bet IT IS.......THANKS,

More progress........2 cartridges of seam sealer,15 cans of undercoat/soundeadner

Other areas above the frame ,in fender areas will be undercoated after final assembly of the front clip

[fbernard]

Drew, what's your opinion on the AMD sheetmetal pieces now?

[drewcrane]

Drew, what's your opinion on the AMD sheetmetal pieces now?

AMD parts seem to fit the best they make there connecting flanges longer leaving room for adjustment.

the Goodmark.......well they miss the mark on some parts.

I also made the mistake of buying a deck lid on e bag for $250.00(AMD deck lid is $450.00) ,on the box all it said was "made in Taiwan" and that part didnt fit at all,the dimensions were way off like it was made for a camaro or something.

the AMD parts seem to be the best sheet metal, all of it needs work to make it fit

[Adrian Worman]

A mate of mine imports AMD sheet metal into the UK all the time now, won't even quote for anything else, however he saya that the products are still far from perfect.