2687 Bluestreak@bluelake.com

First up, prepare new fender for install. This is the fender I got after that woman backed into my truck. I've been driving around with fender 'o dent for several months now.

I purchased primer, fiberglass kit, and fiberglass reinforced Bondo. Woot!

I sanded the back side of the emblem mount holes and applied three little patches of fiberglass. Tomorow the fiberglass Bondo will go on the outside.

no pics tonight, its too dark outside.............

Sounds good Bleach. cant wait to see the pics.

actually, why don't you pass that new fender my way, Bleachstreaker.

Sanded and applied fiberglass patches on the back side of the emblem mounts.

Sanded front body seam

Applied fiberglass reinforced bondo to front surfaces. This stuff sure is not as smooth and easy to apply as regular bondo. Maybe I will end up using a final thin coat of the smooth bondo before primer.

Also applied underbody coating to the inside of the fender to keep the rust away a couple more years. This stuff sprays on like really thick paint. It was easy to aim and smells bad too!

And then there's the 620 air dam. I cleaned it and primered the first coat tonight.

you're putttin that on!?

Yes, the air dam. Not the L28 turbo in the background.

Hell yes, i think the air dam will give it the 70's look! & yes the mar glass body filler doesnt go on that pretty but its stronger than regular body filler, just apply a few coats of regulat bondo or glazing putty on top of it.

sweet, you're finally gonna do it! then drop in the l28 in the background. right before bluelake.

I like the Air Dam I say slap it on, Hopefully when I get my old 521 back I can manage to buy the air dam that Garry6k put on the 521.

Originally posted by Ryan in Seattle

sweet, you're finally gonna do it! then drop in the l28 in the background. right before bluelake.

You know, if I buy myself a welder and some good metal cutting tools I could do some nice fabrication work. I might be able to run an L28 some day. It would be so nice if my 620 could get up on the freeway like my Z does right now.

Of course, a KA24DE might do about the same thing as an L28... and the KA would fit much better.

that air dam is gonna look sweet. again not ryan sweet, but what is.

...still working on the air dam and fender. I got the fiberglass bondo smoothed out pretty good and then applied a thin layer of regular bondo to finish it with. That stuff is drying and will be sanded tonight.

The air dam is just getting a couple more coats with light sanding in between.

On the body seam of the fender I put a small amount of the fiberglass bondo on it. Then I'm going to coat that part heavily with the undercoating to prevent any water from getting in on the backside. On the bed, I'm going to do the same thing. Clean up all the inside body seams and then coat them really good with several layers of that undercoating. Then I'm going to re-do the front of the seams smooth like the fender.

another day, another 3 cans of primer....

Blue got some more sanding done finally. RIS ground off the welds for the bed hooks.

Sanded the roof to the metal. This was full of surface rust

Front end off the truck for now...

...that stuff there.. its primered already

Bondo on truck, Z in yard

metal spots 'n stuff

More bodywork

RIS dropped the bumper

The 620 is looking good! Is the dock bumper history?

The dock bumper is history. I do have a 620 trailer so I'd like to get a hidden hitch hooked up some day to tow a trailer with.

well, where are you at now? front fascia on? whole thing gray yet? new signals? l28?

you gonna be ready???????????????????????????????????

Well, I have had some minor delays this week but still got some good time in on the truck. Its not looking good, but it might still be ready by the weekend.

All of the passenger side, front, and almost all the driver's side is ready for primer. ...except for the bed. The bed only has a couple minor things left to do and then I'm going to remove the tail light housings and prepare those. I'm prepping the whole truck first, then I'll mask it off and do several full coats of primer in one evening. Oh, that means tomorrow evening if I hope to have Friday to work on the exhaust.

I quickly changed out the wiper arm bushing as we had previously seen done. It was easy and described well. I got more pics myself for a future article. I fit the new fender and it fits pretty good. Its an aftermarket one.

Lookin better every day ,, i see you have a helper too!

Originally posted by pac. coast 521

Lookin better every day ,, i see you have a helper too!

Thanks!
Yes, I taught my little helper all about the evils of rust. She colored some pictures for me while I sanded.

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Bleach Guru Joined: 04 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 4806	Topic: Bluestreak@bluelake.com Posted: 25 May 2005 at 12:38am
	First up, prepare new fender for install. This is the fender I got after that woman backed into my truck. I've been driving around with fender 'o dent for several months now. I purchased primer, fiberglass kit, and fiberglass reinforced Bondo. Woot! I sanded the back side of the emblem mount holes and applied three little patches of fiberglass. Tomorow the fiberglass Bondo will go on the outside. no pics tonight, its too dark outside.............
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pac. coast 521 Expert Joined: 17 November 2003 Location: United States Posts: 1427	Posted: 25 May 2005 at 8:12am
	Sounds good Bleach. cant wait to see the pics.
	My 1965 L 320 {all original} 69 L 521 w/KA swap 94 Hardbody [custom] 74 620 project
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Ryan in Seattle Expert Joined: 08 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 2701	Posted: 25 May 2005 at 5:55pm
	actually, why don't you pass that new fender my way, Bleachstreaker.
	1973 620 "Prerunner" L20B,A87,5spd.Lynx,40dcoe, header,cammed & bored. zx oil pump,starter,headbolts & water pump/pulley.
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Bleach Guru Joined: 04 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 4806	Posted: 25 May 2005 at 11:55pm
	Sanded and applied fiberglass patches on the back side of the emblem mounts. Sanded front body seam Applied fiberglass reinforced bondo to front surfaces. This stuff sure is not as smooth and easy to apply as regular bondo. Maybe I will end up using a final thin coat of the smooth bondo before primer. Also applied underbody coating to the inside of the fender to keep the rust away a couple more years. This stuff sprays on like really thick paint. It was easy to aim and smells bad too! And then there's the 620 air dam. I cleaned it and primered the first coat tonight.
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Ryan in Seattle Expert Joined: 08 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 2701	Posted: 26 May 2005 at 12:37am
	you're putttin that on!?
	1973 620 "Prerunner" L20B,A87,5spd.Lynx,40dcoe, header,cammed & bored. zx oil pump,starter,headbolts & water pump/pulley.
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Bleach Guru Joined: 04 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 4806	Posted: 26 May 2005 at 12:54am
	Yes, the air dam. Not the L28 turbo in the background.
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pac. coast 521 Expert Joined: 17 November 2003 Location: United States Posts: 1427	Posted: 26 May 2005 at 1:02am
	Hell yes, i think the air dam will give it the 70's look! & yes the mar glass body filler doesnt go on that pretty but its stronger than regular body filler, just apply a few coats of regulat bondo or glazing putty on top of it.
	My 1965 L 320 {all original} 69 L 521 w/KA swap 94 Hardbody [custom] 74 620 project
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Ryan in Seattle Expert Joined: 08 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 2701	Posted: 26 May 2005 at 8:41am
	sweet, you're finally gonna do it! then drop in the l28 in the background. right before bluelake.
	1973 620 "Prerunner" L20B,A87,5spd.Lynx,40dcoe, header,cammed & bored. zx oil pump,starter,headbolts & water pump/pulley.
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The620Kid Enthusiast Joined: 25 November 2003 Location: United States Posts: 224	Posted: 27 May 2005 at 1:00am
	I like the Air Dam I say slap it on, Hopefully when I get my old 521 back I can manage to buy the air dam that Garry6k put on the 521.
	NOS is like a hot chic with an STD, you wanna hit it but you know the consequences
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Bleach Guru Joined: 04 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 4806	Posted: 27 May 2005 at 9:44am
	*Originally posted by Ryan in Seattle* sweet, you're finally gonna do it! then drop in the l28 in the background. right before bluelake. You know, if I buy myself a welder and some good metal cutting tools I could do some nice fabrication work. I might be able to run an L28 some day. It would be so nice if my 620 could get up on the freeway like my Z does right now. Of course, a KA24DE might do about the same thing as an L28... and the KA would fit much better.
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earwig Enthusiast Joined: 09 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 857	Posted: 27 May 2005 at 4:05pm
	that air dam is gonna look sweet. again not ryan sweet, but what is.
	red'76,620regularcab,longbed L20B,Supertrap,3"shackle4"body 31X10.5X15 chrome pathfinder rims,2tube front,1tube rear bumper,720 5speed&transfercase,Blaster coil,Pertronics ingitor dizzy,WeberDGV,K&N
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Bleach Guru Joined: 04 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 4806	Posted: 27 May 2005 at 5:04pm
	...still working on the air dam and fender. I got the fiberglass bondo smoothed out pretty good and then applied a thin layer of regular bondo to finish it with. That stuff is drying and will be sanded tonight. The air dam is just getting a couple more coats with light sanding in between. On the body seam of the fender I put a small amount of the fiberglass bondo on it. Then I'm going to coat that part heavily with the undercoating to prevent any water from getting in on the backside. On the bed, I'm going to do the same thing. Clean up all the inside body seams and then coat them really good with several layers of that undercoating. Then I'm going to re-do the front of the seams smooth like the fender.
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Bleach Guru Joined: 04 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 4806	Posted: 31 May 2005 at 1:13am
	another day, another 3 cans of primer....
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Bleach Guru Joined: 04 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 4806	Posted: 07 June 2005 at 12:07am
	Blue got some more sanding done finally. RIS ground off the welds for the bed hooks. Sanded the roof to the metal. This was full of surface rust Front end off the truck for now... ...that stuff there.. its primered already Bondo on truck, Z in yard metal spots 'n stuff More bodywork RIS dropped the bumper
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pac. coast 521 Expert Joined: 17 November 2003 Location: United States Posts: 1427	Posted: 07 June 2005 at 12:13am
	The 620 is looking good! Is the dock bumper history?
	My 1965 L 320 {all original} 69 L 521 w/KA swap 94 Hardbody [custom] 74 620 project
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Bleach Guru Joined: 04 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 4806	Posted: 07 June 2005 at 9:17am
	The dock bumper is history. I do have a 620 trailer so I'd like to get a hidden hitch hooked up some day to tow a trailer with.
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Ryan in Seattle Expert Joined: 08 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 2701	Posted: 08 June 2005 at 7:53pm
	well, where are you at now? front fascia on? whole thing gray yet? new signals? l28? you gonna be ready???????????????????????????????????
	1973 620 "Prerunner" L20B,A87,5spd.Lynx,40dcoe, header,cammed & bored. zx oil pump,starter,headbolts & water pump/pulley.
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Bleach Guru Joined: 04 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 4806	Posted: 09 June 2005 at 12:25am
	Well, I have had some minor delays this week but still got some good time in on the truck. Its not looking good, but it might still be ready by the weekend. All of the passenger side, front, and almost all the driver's side is ready for primer. ...except for the bed. The bed only has a couple minor things left to do and then I'm going to remove the tail light housings and prepare those. I'm prepping the whole truck first, then I'll mask it off and do several full coats of primer in one evening. Oh, that means tomorrow evening if I hope to have Friday to work on the exhaust. I quickly changed out the wiper arm bushing as we had previously seen done. It was easy and described well. I got more pics myself for a future article. I fit the new fender and it fits pretty good. Its an aftermarket one.
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pac. coast 521 Expert Joined: 17 November 2003 Location: United States Posts: 1427	Posted: 09 June 2005 at 12:45am
	Lookin better every day ,, i see you have a helper too!
	My 1965 L 320 {all original} 69 L 521 w/KA swap 94 Hardbody [custom] 74 620 project
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Bleach Guru Joined: 04 December 2002 Location: United States Posts: 4806	Posted: 09 June 2005 at 9:47am
	*Originally posted by pac. coast 521* Lookin better every day ,, i see you have a helper too! Thanks! Yes, I taught my little helper all about the evils of rust. She colored some pictures for me while I sanded.
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